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Bandit Lights Lemar
Bandit Lites continues its exceptionally busy Spring supplying lighting equipment and crew for Lemar’s sold-out UK theatre tour.
Lighting designer Arturo Ollandini has created a dynamic, imaginative show from a modest sized lighting rig, proving that size – even when expedient - can be a great creative spur as “every light on the rig has to multi-task and work hard,” he comments.
Bandit continues its relationship with Production North on the tour, which is being production managed by Sarah Hollis, and project managed for Bandit by Lester Cobrin.
The set design was already in place when Ollandini came onboard, consisting of a central staircase and a walkway at the back. He had a large band to light plus a very energetic Lemar, who struts his charismatic stuff using the full stage space throughout his performance.
Ollandini immediately decided on placing four stand-mounted 5k Fresnels with colour changers upstage, to fill the rear-mid-high gaps and get some low level wash lighting along the back. These also add a sense of form and shape to their stage with their large, distinctive shapes.
The rig consists of Martin Mac 500s and 600s, spread across the front and rear trusses as well as the stage floor. These do most of the effects lighting in the show as well as add to the general washes and working in conjunction with the 5Ks. However, having the 5Ks to hand also frees up the moving lights for other tasks.
The front truss also contains Source Fours with scrollers for key lighting and Pulsar Chroma Blocks – purchased for the tour by Bandit – which are used for in-between number ‘link’ scenes. Audience lighting is dealt with by 2-cell DWE duet units.
Other equipment for the tour includes Altman 30 cell battens (Zip Strips), floor mounted half mirror balls and a starcloth.
Ollandini is operating with a WholeHog II. It’s a highly interactive show with plenty of communicating between Lemar and his fans, so Ollandini keeps him well lit at all times with the band illuminated more subtly, and in the background.
With just he and Bandit regular Jim Allison on the crew, “It was vital that the kit came out prepped properly, “ he comments. “And as always, Bandit did a great job and have continued to support us to their usual high standards whilst out on the road.” He adds: “Not that we have needed much as it’s all worked extremely smoothly.”
There’s a 16 x 12 ft video screen centre stage and Ollandini is running a Catalyst digital media server for seven songs. Some footage was supplied by The Field, and he’s also using some abstract stock Catalyst library clips in the visual mix. Video is being tech’d by Ed Moore, and supplied by XL Video/Blink TV. Sound is from Wigwam, front of house engineer is Basil Fernley, working with Dan Stead on monitors.
22nd April 2005
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