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Entec lights Portishead summer shows

Entec lights Portishead summer shows
Entec lights Portishead summer shows

West London based rental company Entec continued their working relationship with the band Portishead. Entec first started working with Portishead through their previous lighting designer Tony Austin, who also originally asked current LD Niall Hannell to come on-board, initially as a programmer in April 2008. Niall took over as LD last year.

 

This summer Entec supplied a floor specials, control and WYSIWYG package to Portishead’s three latest shows at Montreux Jazz, Benicassim in Spain and Latitude festival in the UK along with a surprise show at Cardiff University.

 

The rig was a design based around the cinematographic work of video director John Minton. The band like it dark, stark and contrasty. Many of the specific video treatments were produced using feedback and luma key effects.

 

Six washes and six spot luminaires on the deck formed the core of the touring lighting rig, with a first choice being Martin MAC Vipers and Robe LEDWash 600s - all integratable into the overhead lighting packages provided by the venue, for which 16 spot and 16 wash moving lights were requested.

 

Entec further provided 12 x 650 Watt fresnels and a miscellany of grip accessories, magic arms, stands, clamps, etc. that could be assembled around the band’s backline. These provided key lighting for the various cameras.

 

There was a large upstage LED screen and John Minton utilised 10 cameras in his mix, a combination of fully operated, robo-cams and mini-cams, all fed into two big black boxes. There were also a number of gizmos like mirrors attached to speakers connected to bass pedals, etc. Niall Hannell toured a GrandMA2 light console for control with a Wing for backup, also supplied by Entec.

 

Photos: Pete Finn

 

www.entec-soundandlight.com

 

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