Over 200 Robe moving lights were utilised in a lighting show designed by Sven Kučinić of LumiLas for a show by Serbian superstar Milica Pavlović at the Zagreb Arena, Croatia.
Kučinić was asked to light the high-profile concert after Pavlović’s show producers saw his light show for Croatian artist Gibonni and decided they wanted to work with him. Kučinić was also contacted by the local show producers Ivan Jurić-Kaćunić, Katijan Knok and Goran Hucaluk.
His starting point for the production lighting design was a set concept by Igor Barberić and Nebojša Milojević, which included three interconnected runways coming out from the front of the stage allowing Pavlović to get close to her fans. The screen design was an adapted version of the set developed for a Milica Pavlović gig staged at Belgrade Arena a couple of months before this one, but adapted versions of these were the only elements retained for Zagreb.
Kučinić took an opportunity to specify his moving light brand of choice which is Robe. The lighting equipment and crew were delivered by MOJO Rental South-East Europe (ex-Promo Logistika), and this show was the first time that Kučinić had a chance to use Robe’s PAINTE moving light and Tetra2 and TextraX linear LED batten products.
Initially, the 24 PAINTES were not on the spec as Kučinić thought he would need something larger to cut through the LED video screens from the 20-metre trim height. However, after in-situ testing, he saw that the PAINTES were up to the job. Twenty-two Robe FORTES were hung on the mid truss in a cluster formation and made excellent effects fixtures for special moments in the set.
36 MegaPointes were dotted around the upstage trusses, together with 24 Pointes. On this show, 24 of Robe’s famous LED wash beams were dotted around the overhead trusses with some on the floor and used for washing the stage as well as for additional and secondary key lighting. “They worked harmoniously with the PAINTES in this context,” commented Kučinić.
26 Tetra2s and eight TetraXs were added to the design, and he found the pixel mapping capabilities “completely mind-blowing!” The Tetra2s were rigged in an arc around the main video screen and used sparingly.
“The audience gasped with amazement every time!” declared Kučinić. “It’s incredible to be able to take a fixture like an LED bar and create ‘beam-of-light’ effects that work in an 18,000-capacity arena – that’s just really special!”
The TetraXs were rigged on small trussing sections flown just below the PA arrays. They were also utilised for some of the darker and moodier songs where even just eight fixtures offered serious punch!
Thirty CycFX8 fixtures (Tetra’s still popular predecessors) were used as the main floor up lighters and along the catwalks. Kučinić has worked with Robe products for over 18 years now, and enjoys a relationship with Croatian distributor, Davor Vujic of LAV Studio.
“That excellent colour collaboration between the Robe ranges saved me at least 2 hours on site for this show,” Kučinić commented.
Also on the rig were 24 LEDBeam 150s and 10 LEDBeam 350s which worked as back of shot fillers for the multicamera shoot. The 350s placed upstage sliced through the 150 square metres of LED screen.
Kučinić concluded: “Crafting a show that has a real emotional impact on the audience is also about knowing when to turn all the lights off!”
