About 270 Robe moving lights were utilised by Gabriel
Pincel to light the 10 camera shoot for renowned Brazilian gospel singer /
songwriter Thalles Roberto’s latest CD/DVD project “ID3” in the Bola de Neve
church in Sao Paulo.
The show was also the live debut of Robe’s ROBIN CycFX
8 fixture in Brazil – with 36 units incorporated into the design and delivered
by equipment and production provider Apple Produções from Sao Paulo.
The Robe products included Pointes, LEDWash 600s,
LEDWash 1200s, LEDBeam 100s, MMX Spots and MMX WashBeams – all from Robe’s
ROBIN series – which were distributed all over the stage and auditorium.
Audience lighting was fundamental to the filming in
order to capture people’s raw emotions and reactions to the performance.
Gabriel Pincel comments, “Thalles’ Technical Director
César Moyses is a big Robe fan and he called Apple around 45 days ahead of the
show to create the set and lighting projects using Robe fixtures”.
Gabriel Pincel then created the lighting plot and
decided to show him the CycFx 8 – first seen in Brazil during the 2014 AES
Expo. He liked the fixture and confirmed that he wanted to use it on this show!
Twelve MMX WashBeams, 15 x LEDWash 600s and 19 x
Pointes were distributed overhead above the stage with 8 x MMX WashBeams along
the front of the stage and 12 x Pointes on the floor.
A special structure was built at the back and to the
sides of the stage making the entire space much wider and giving it an epic feel.
Rigged to this were two long strips of curved LED panels above and one shorter
run of LED either side flanking the stage, together with the 36 x CycFX 8s in
horizontal orientation … plus 60 x LEDBeam 100s and 28 x Pointes.
Around
the audience were 36 x LEDBeam 100s, 24 x LEDWash 1200s and 20 x MMX Spots.
The
show was programmed and time-coded using a grandMA2 full size and a grandMA2
light console plus two MA NPUs and two MA VPUs.
Lighting Designer Carlos Nogueira was also working on
this project but on this occasion as DoP. Working at a colour temperature of
5600K, the 10 cameras were pre-set individually with each camera operator
controlling their own output under Nogueira’s supervision so they could tweak
the colours to be in perfect harmony with the cameras.
With an LED screen centre stage and multiple other LED
elements around the space, photography was challenging and Nogueira needed to
guarantee good intensity and colour control with the lighting.
On the CycFx 8s, Carlos concluded: “It’s a pretty cool
LED fixture! I had already seen these at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt but this was
my first experience using them live. We saw lots of potential!”
Carlos Umbelino, Apple’s Lighting Programmer,
commented, “I’ve always been a Robe fan and when I see them on the plot, I know
everything will be smooth which makes our job easier. The CycFx 8 is a great
device. Its tilt function and the individual pixel control enable the creation
of effects that really stand out from other luminaires”.
João Leite, Apple’s Technical Supervisor, and in
charge of the lighting design together with Gabriel Pincel, said, “Working with
Robe is always a pleasure! We know it’s going to be good, look fabulous and
that there won’t be any problems. The variety of lights we’re using can meet
virtually all show requirements! Robe definitely makes lighting professional’s
lives easier!”
Thalles Roberto has performed over 600 shows in under
four years and sold over a million albums, making him one of the most
successful Brazilian gospel artists.
The “ID3” CD/DVD presents his new songs and features
some special guests as well as being his first for the Universal Music
Christian Group under the artistic direction of Daniel Silveira.
Money made from tickets sales for the filming will go to Missão Cristã Mundial, an association that campaigns against human traffic, assists children at
risk and various communities with the provision of water supplies.
Apple has been in the shows and events market for the
last 25 years and working with Robe for the last five. They currently have over
600 Robe moving lights in their stock!
