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Bandit Stands by Shayne Ward
Bandit Lites UK is once again working with Production North on the much-anticipated Shayne Ward UK arena tour. Supplying full lighting production and support, Bandit UK chief executive Lester Cobrin joins production manager Jason Danter and lighting designer Tellson James on this project.
Shayne Ward’s popularity has skyrocketed since winning the 2005 series of X-Factor. "For a relatively small lighting package within the arena environment, Tellson James’ creativity was far-stretched as he had to produce a show with fresh dynamic looks from the outset, and without any duplication throughout the entire set,” Cobrin explained. “Tellson strategically positioned the hardware with precision, and it has certainly paid off.”
The lighting design for Shayne Ward is based around a mid-stage box truss with six vertical floor-to-ceiling truss towers which were hung at regular intervals along the upstage truss, neatly framing and shaping the performance area.
The back wall features a central LED video screen (supplied by XL Video) which is flanked on either side by two projection screens, all of which are fed by a Catalyst system being controlled by the WholeHog II console.
The set, which includes a low-rise staircase and walkways on either side, was designed and supplied by Production North. There’s a central section for the band and plenty of space downstage for Ward and six dancers.
“I am really pleased to be working with Bandit again” James said. “You can rely on the kit being well prepared and in excellent condition, along with great back up and support whilst on the road. Lester ensures we’re well looked after.”
Aesthetically, the rig had to be versatile and dynamic to provide different looks and feels for the four distinct layers of the show – which includes a highly funky Prince medley, soul, rock ‘n’ roll and James Bond sections.
“I wanted it to have a very clean, almost minimalist, overall look,” James added. “I enhanced the different elements and moods of the performance using simple classic beam, colour and theatrical lighting methods.”
James chose Martin Professional 2k Profiles and Washes as the main workhorses of the rig. They were mounted inside the vertical trusses on the rear wall. The floor includes MAC 600s and MAC 500s, some of which are bolted on to the handrails of set thrusts extending the stage areas right to the sides of the arenas.
Other lighting includes 4-lite Molefays, 6-cell ground rows, Atomic strobes and a series of PARs with color-changers used for truss toning, along with 2k Fresnels to illuminate the dancers.
Arranged on the front truss are 26 degree Source Fours with irises for key lighting and 8-lite Molefays.
Bandit is also supplying the entire rigging package and two 2k Lycian FOH followspots. The system was built in record time with the help of crew chief John Wynne and lighting technician Nigel Julian.
19th February 2007
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