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Robe illuminates BAMMA 24

Irish rental and production specialist Just Lite delivered technical production, including lighting equipment and design, for BAMMA 24, working for production manager Sven Knight and his team from KRS. The mixed martial arts tournament was staged in 3Arena, Dublin, and broadcast live on Spike (UK) Channel 5 in the UK and Ireland, ESPN 3 in the US plus others worldwide as well as streamed live via main sponsor Lonsdale’s Facebook.

The Just Lite team, led by John McGuinness and working closely with LD Andrew Harris, had to light the action for camera as well as the charged large live audience packed into 3Arena, which they did with the help of over 70 Robe moving lights - a combination of BMFL Spots, Pointes, ColorWash 1200E ATs and LEDBeam 100s.

The lighting design for this BAMMA event was developed by McGuinness and Harris - the lighting operator for the last 3 BAMMAs in which Just Light has been involved - based on an octagonal shaped truss flown above the fight ring. All eleven BMFLs were placed around the screen ‘behind’ the fight ring and on the floor beneath it and used to blast the audience with beams and gobo breakup looks.

The 24 Pointes were placed on all edges of the octagonal truss and above the screen and were also used for gobo washes and beam effects into camera and audience. The LEDBeam 100s were rigged on the walk-down steps used by the fighters to enter the ring.

Harris supplied his own Compulite Vector control console to run the lighting, and operated the show from side stage, with one of Just Lite’s Sapphire Touchs as a backup and technical console. For McGuinness, one of the most enjoyable elements of lighting this BAMMA was being able to achieve the vision of TV director Ashley Bothwell from the outset, using the large LED screen, lighting, audio, set, staging and special effects.

(Photos: BAMMA/Marc Moggridge)

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