Glorious Illumination by Illuminate Productions
Glorious Illumination by Illuminate Productions
Singapore – With an estimated of an intensive 18 hours shift around the clock, armed with precision in setup planning and coordination, Illuminate Production managed to meet the tight dateline for Kingdom Invasion, an annual Christian conference that brings together approximately 10,000 worshipers around the world. Illuminate Production one of Singapore prominent creative and technical production company was given yet another opportunity in providing their services. “Our success comes from our dedicated team,” explains Huang Muen, creative and technical director of Illuminate. Kingdom Invasion 2017 would be the fifth instalment of the conference, which took place at the famous Singapore Expo Convention Centre from 14th to 17th March 2017.
Glorious Illumination
When it comes to illuminating the venue, Illuminate Production did not hesitate in bringing out the best lighting fixtures they have. “When it comes to huge event such as Kingdom Invasion, it is best to go all out and provide the best for the organizers and audience,” commented Huang Muen. “We are well aware of Glorious AV, an AV supplier which we frequently support. They are efficient and they provide services with a professional attitude,” commented Huang Muen regarding Glorious AV suppliers which provided Claypaky lighting fixture to them. The conference itself consist of 96 Claypaky lighting fixtures. A total of 24 Claypaky Scenius Spot, 48 Claypaky Sharpys and 24 Claypaky A.Leda B-Eye K20 were used throughout the conference. “These lighting fixture came with their boxes and were brand new,” responded Huang Muen praising Glorious AV for their services.
These Claypaky together with 48 Robe Robin 600 and hundreds of standard lighting fixture created a spectacular atmosphere one would appreciate. When it comes to controlling such a huge amount of lighting fixture, the grandMA2 comes into mind. Illuminate Production controlled and coordinated their lighting fixtures with 2 grandMA2 consoles with d3 Technologies media server. “In order to synchronise the video projection and lighting fixture, we used the d3 Technologies media server along with the grandMa2 console, harmonizing the flow of our video and lighting fixture,” explained Huang Muen.
Prominent Visuals
Aside from the stunning colour and lighting effect, it is highly noticeable that the visuals and videos play a huge part in Kingdom Invasion conference. d3 Technologies media server were used to run the main content for the conference. The d3 4×4 Pro with VFC Quad DVI-carddisplayed it full potential that night. The servers comes with 16 full HD outputs via VFC cards which allows the output to be run directly eliminating the need for a switcher therefore reducing the video latency issue.
Months before the event, Huang Muen together with his team prepared a prototype or rather a concept studio by creating a virtual 3D representation of the Kingdom Invasion stage. By using the MA’s grandMA2 3D software along with d3 Designer they were able to rehearse the cues and identify problems with their setup before the event.
When it comes to visual, LED screens are now the rising trend. There were a total of five 3.9mm LED screens were installed at the event. The main screen was a 4K panoramic screen that measures 16m x 4m there were flanked by two 4m x 4m screen on each side. In order to project the projections created by d3 Technologies media server, Illuminate production used 4 Christie HD projectors. These projectors were able to project top notch high resolution projection suitable for the event.
Outstanding Sound System
With such a big setup, one should only expect the best. Illuminate Production deployed myriad Clair Brothers i212 line array speakers for reinforcement at the front of the conference. These prominent speakers were noticeable by the audience. As for the sound console, the Front of House console is none other than DiGiCo SD8. The DiGiCo SD8 with a total of 120 channels, 190 dynamic equalizers and equipped with 16 digital fx certainly was suitable for the job. Yamaha PM5D sound mixers were used as monitor consoles. Being a conference event, Illuminate Production supplied the organizers with Shure KSM-9 for main vocals while Beta 58s were given to back-up singers.
Overwhelming Response
Throughout the event, there were many positive feedback not only from the organizers but the audience as well. “Everybody was raving about the lighting!” Huang Muen recounted. “This choice confirms our belief that good lighting makes a real difference to a show. We are blessed to be able to use Claypaky,” reaffirmed Huang Muen. “Illuminate was pushed to the extreme on the final day of Kingdom Invasion,” Mr Huang comments. “We were working on two other major events at the same time. Nonetheless, with the team and the equipment working together, all three events were executed successfully. It’s only when you’re forced to the limit that you’re able to expand.”