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See Factor Provides Lighting Services for Pope Benedict XVI's Address
More than 35,000 guests thronged St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers on April 19 as Pope Benedict XVI delivered an address during his tour of the United States. This invited audience of young people and their families were assembled to receive a special message from the Pope geared to the next generation of the Catholic faith-and the seminary entrusted the lighting and rigging services for this historic, private event to See Factor, Inc.
The monumental outdoor event featured performances by Kelly Clarkson, Toby Mac, Third Day and many other Christian artists. Chris Wangro produced the Youth Rally, with assistance from production manager Aaron Leventhal. Marilyn Lowey provided the lighting design, and professional services included lighting assistance by Jared Sayeg, programming by Hilary Knox, and Mike Finocchiaro as the head gaffer. Matt Endicott, Ed Duda and Edguardo Serano were production electricians for the event. The entire Papal Visit was headed by Stig Edgren, executive producer.
See Factor was the logical choice for this event because of the company's experience with the last Papal Visit to the United States by Pope John Paul II in 1987. "We provided equipment for two locations for the last visit," said Bob See, president of See Factor. "We have a long history of events for the Catholic Diocese and for designer Marilyn Lowey-who we had worked for on the Neil Diamond tour for many years-so we did our best to give her everything she needed."
The full package of lighting instruments, truss and other equipment included the following: 33 Studio Color 575s, 46 MAC Washes, 30 MAC Profiles, 6 TMB Event PARs, 21 HMI Arrisun 5 PAR Heads, 2 HMI Arri 4kFresnels, 100 S4 PARs, 7 L&E Strip Lights, 16 CM 1/2 ton motors, 42 CM 1 ton motors, 11 Thomas Moving Light Auto Trusses, 2 grandMA Consoles, 4 Strong 3k Gladiators and a City Theatrical Wireless DMX System.
26th June 2008
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