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SYDNEY – A rig of Clay Paky luminaires, supplied to Australian LD Hugh Taranto by Sydney-based Chameleon Touring Systems, is beaming a rock ‘n’ roll look into millions of Australian homes as the country’s version of hit TV show ‘The Voice’ kicks off.
Taranto – who has lit some of Australia’s biggest events including Coldplay at the Sydney Opera House, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and Sydney’s Astra Awards – is using 40 Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s and 48 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s to dazzle audiences across the country.
The set and lighting design follow the template of the overseas versions of ‘The Voice,’ which originally hails from the Netherlands. Filmed in daylight color temperature, Taranto is using Alpha Profile 1500 fixtures as key lighting for the various hosting positions on stage. The range of effect and projection options offered by the Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1500 fixtures, along with their features help Taranto’s creative vision become a reality.
“They’re good for that as they have an even color temperature and the shuttering system is useful,” he comments. “We also use them for effects lighting during the performances where their gobos and colors get a work out. It’s a great light, bright and with fantastic optics.”
Taranto also specified 48 Alpha Beam 700s, which he has scattered throughout the rig. Conceived as an automated ACL to create parallel light beams, they are visible even in the brightest scenes.
“The producers wanted a rock concert feel to the lighting and the Alpha Beams really deliver that ACL beam rock ’n’ roll look,” says Taranto. “We’ve used them from the first show and steadily increased their number to 48 to create the feeling of being in an arena watching a rock concert. As an effects and beam light they’re absolutely amazing and can really punch through. They are also quite small and light which makes them ideal for integrating into sets.”
The show is broadcast from Sydney’s Fox Studios and features Delta Goodrem, Seal, Joel Madden and Keith Urban as coaches and mentors in the quest to find Australia’s next great voice.
