They are an ideal luminaire for Blond with the intensity, high CRI, shuttering, the uniformity of the beam with full hot-spot control and amazing colour mixing.Īpart from all these assets, once he did the maths, the ESPRITE’s transferable LED engine was a financial no-brainer for Christiaan. In addition to the ESPRITES, there were 72 other Robe luminaires on the rig.įorty-eight LEDBeam 100s were utilised for rear up-lighting of columns and other set pieces and for back-lighting the audience 24 x LEDWash 300s provided general front and back light 24 x CycFX 4s were positioned for back light onto the contestants.īlond’s owner and founder Christiaan Ballot is delighted with his latest Robe investment in the ESPRITES. Whist doing that, he had to take care not to over-light and distract from the streamlined and super-cool appearance of the set!
The high gloss black floor was very effective and reflective, and placement of light sources was crucial to make this work perfectly on camera.įor Josh, the biggest challenge for lighting was covering the wide area needed to catch all Steve Harvey’s movements – he’s known for energetically using the whole set space – and ensuring that all the different camera angles were covered.
