CINCINNATI – Chad Kuney of Full Spectrum specified four Robe ColorSpot 250 AT moving lights to illuminate the interactive Shark Bay Ray Dive Theater at Newport Aquarium, just outside Cincinnati, OH. The four ColorSpot 250 ATs are rigged off the ceiling grid at the back of the theatre.
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It’s a challenging space which entailed the use of custom brackets so they can be suspended below several large air ducts.
This gives an ideal angle for them to be pointed all around the space and also to light and project onto the new fabric ‘splash curtain’ which flanks the top and sides of the tank viewing area, serving as an eye-catching visual backdrop.
A principle design goal for Stone Mountain, GA-based Full Spectrum was to showcase the marine life in the tank, embrace both education and entertainment and also help create a lively, flexible multi-purpose event space.
“We were searching for a real workhorse 250 series moving light fixture that was cost-effective,” explains Kuney.
Mark Ross of BMI Supply – who delivered the moving lights and LED PAR wash fixtures to the project – suggested they look at Robe’s ColorSpot 250 AT.
The ColorSpot 250 ATs were chosen to meet several criteria. First was to act as spotlights for the presenters of educational events.
Second was for their ability to project patterns and texturing effects onto the Splash Curtain. This is washed by linear LED strips, so the ColorSpot 250 gobos contrast and complement, especially when combined with the prism, so they can move, rotate and create vibrant patterns across the face of the structure.
Third, the lights can ramp up the excitement. In the dive presentations they can be instantly switched between the splash curtain and the audience, immersing guests in color and motion, drawing them further into the action. At night, they can create an intimate club-look for special events and parties.
Read more from Full Spectrum, posted on the PLSN website here: http://plsn.com/wp/news/21-news/11494-full-spectrum-transforms-newport-aquariums-theatre.html
