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Los Angeles, November
21, 2008
The votes are in, and Chicago’s Grant Park will never be the
same. Barack Obama’s riveting 2008 victory speech rang
through crowds, as MA Lighting’s grandMA consoles (supplied
by overall Lighting Contractor - Christie Lites) took front row. A.C.T
Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.
States lighting designer Bob Peterson: “The Obama campaign
provided the statement for the directive, which was to elegantly
transfer from the exuberance of the campaign to the seriousness of the
presidency. What that meant to me,” he explains,
“was to deem victory night a serious and strong historical
evening.”
According to Peterson, “we massaged our single look over a
course of three nights. The primary component was to light the
President Elect to his very best advantage, then cleanly illuminate the
100,000+ people in the park, all at exposures that would allow the
skyline and city to be a backdrop in the network cut shot.”
Several disciplines of equipment including Martin, SyncroLite, and
Musco were specified and the team then spent a lot of time programming,
so that the hang and focus of each instrument was carefully layered.
“I worked with programmer/director/operator Kevin Lawson to
decide which consoles to use,” says Peterson. “He
chose grandMAs.”
The MA Lighting grandMA console provides quick-and-ready solutions for
applications such as theatres, concert touring, clubs, television,
musical events, amusement parks or cruise ships. It can control moving
lights, conventional lights, and effects, as well as LEDs and video
– even when working in real time with maximum channel count.
It provides a truly flexible and comfortable programming and operating
environment, and is capable of controlling huge numbers of devices
efficiently and virtually effortlessly.
“I think grandMA,” claims Peterson, “is
really becoming the console of choice for me. The stability of the
platform has proven excellent on everything I’ve had it
on.” He revels in his aesthetic memory of the momentous
occasion: “I honestly believe the images from that night are
going to be in the history books!”
Robert Roth of Christie Lites adds, “It was a tremendous
honor to be involved in this moment of American history. Everybody was
extremely professional. We had a tremendous lighting team and the MA
consoles were as usual the stalwart solid platform that they always
are."
C3 Presents (Austin, Texas) was the event producer.
“To be part of this historical event is an honor. To be part
of this event given the fact that Bob Peterson was the LD is a point of
professional pride. Bob has been a great one for a long
time,” comments A.C.T Lighting President and CEO Bob Gordon.
MA Lighting is
exclusively distributed by A.C.T Lighting.
A leading importer and distributor of lighting products, A.C.T
Lighting, Inc. strives to identify future trends and cutting-edge
products, and stock, sell and support their inventory. The company
provides superior customer service and value for money to all of its
clients.
For more information call 818-707-0884.
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