Over 100 Robe moving lights made a serious
impact as part of Tom Kenny’s lighting design for the 2014 Teen Choice Awards
(TCA). The show, produced by Bob Bain, Greg
Sils and Paul Flattery was staged at the Shrine Auditorium,
adjacent to the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles,
California.
The prominent event honored the best teen
movies, music, fashion and (new this year), web stars, and attracted many
rising young stars and celebrities. This
year’s presenters included \”Modern Family\’s\” Sarah Hyland and
\”Teen Wolf\’s\” Tyler Posey, and a staggering 164 million plus votes
were cast by young fans through various social media channels. The show was
broadcast live on the FOX Television Network.
This is the fourth TCA that has been lit by
Kenny and his team and again, this year, he worked closely with Set Designer
Steve Bass and Video Designer Eli Kinney to make the show lively, action-packed
and a bit edgy.
Kenny used 60 x Robe Pointes, 24 x LEDWash
1200s and 12 x LEDWash 600s – all from Robe’s ROBIN series. He was also the
first LD in the U.S. to use Robe’s new, bright moving light which will be
launched worldwide in September. He used 49 of these special new fixtures in
the rig.
The Pointes were positioned on the stage floor
and in the roof trusses, and used for a wide selection of looks and effects and
as an integral element of the main ‘lighting picture’.
Kenny is a big fan of the Pointe and, in fact,
was also the first LD to use these fixtures in the U.S. last year. “The Pointes are so bright and soooo multi-purpose, and that’s the
beauty of them , they can be used for anything and in all situations.” he
commented.
The Pointes had to hold their own against a
large video-based set design and hundreds of other lighting fixtures, all
supplied by VER, Los Angeles.
The fantastic original Moorish revival art
deco features of the auditorium – designed by G. Albert Lansburgh and dating
back to 1926 when the current building was opened – were highlighted with Robe
LEDWash 1200s, including the dramatic roof centrepiece complete with an ornate
chandelier.
LEDWash 600s were also used to wash up various
pieces of drapery installed around the stage.
Kenny worked alongside his regular Programmer
Michael Appel who used a grandMA2 console, and Lighting Gaffer Bryan Klunder.
One of the biggest challenges for the
production team this year was the last minute venue change after Pauley
Pavilion, the original location, was closed due to flooding.
With a little over a week to go, the entire
stage, set, lighting and video had to be re-designed to fit into the Shrine
Auditorium, once home to the Academy Awards.
However, despite this additional pressure, the show looked spectacular,
and the technical production has been hailed as one of the best to date.
Show-stopping live performances by Demi
Lovato, Cher Lloyd, Magic, Rixton, Becky G and Jason Derulo, plus a
star-studded line up of awards presenters and guest appearances all helped make
it another memorable Teen Choice Awards.
