Robe lights up MacDonnell mountain range for Parrtjima Festival of Light

For this show were used 80 MegaPoints, placed on four scaffolding structures and 12 BMFL Spots, located in the park area and the fairgrounds. likewise, some LEDWash 600s were also arranged for the projection made inside a giant sphere.

The celebration of the Festival of Light 2020 of Parrtjima in Alice Springs, in Northern Australia, Provided a sensitive experience, wrapped in magic and imagination, produced thanks to the art of lighting.

At first it was going to take place in the month of April but the pandemic has made it move to after the summer. The event lasted ten days and was organized by the Northern Territories Major Events Company. (Northern Territories Major Event Company-NTMEC), and produced and curated by AGB.

In the West MacDonnell Ranges a collection was displayed, Carefully chosen, of surprising and fun works of light art, which was accompanied by a night light show, designed by Richard Neville of Mandylights, and a locally produced soundtrack. For lighting and effects were used 80 Steal MegaPoints.

The lighting equipment was supplied by MPH Australia, based in Melbourne, who have participated as event providers for moving lights, Led and other specialized accessories, next to Mandylights, during the last four years.

The first year MPH participated, the Robe BMFL were used to illuminate the mountains. However, in 2018 all of them were in Jakarta at the Asian Games, so the founder and CEO of MPH, Matt Hansen, made a decisive investment in the MegaPointes…

When the new dates of Parrtjima were confirmed 2020, Matt and his team re-prepared everything at their Melbourne headquarters and the team travelled from Victoria by rail., while Matt and MPH Production Manager, Michael Parsons, flew to Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory.

The MegaPointes were placed on four scaffolding structures -20 Appliances each- distanced between 1 and 1,5 km, and between 250 and 400 meters from the base of the mountains. Wide, Its light covered an area of about 2,5 kilometers along the mountain.

The nearby land areas that participated in the light show, including the Festival site, are traditionally covered by projected images plus some additional light sources that this year included 12 BMFL Spots focused on the park area and the fairgrounds.

MPH also supplied around other 200 Luminaires for the event – including some Robe LEDWash 600s-, that were used within a projection surface of a giant sphere.

Luminaire data was transmitted via Art-Net and ACN. MegaPoints used a point-to-point wireless Ethernet network Ubiquiti (Art-Net over Ethernet) comprising an omnidirectional antenna, Located in the main area of the Desert Park, and smaller nanobeams on each MegaPointe scaffolding tower.

The Parrtjima light show in 2020 was programmed and run on a grandMA console 2 of MA Lighting, operated by Richard Neville of Mandylights.

Like anywhere else in the world, the events and live entertainment industry in Australia has been devastated by the pandemic. Businesses have received some support from the government to help them survive the crisis until it is deemed safe to restart the industry..

“Events like this are a lifesaver right now.… apart from the much-needed cash flow, is the increase in mood. It will be interesting to see what the Australian Government has in its roadmap for the entertainment industry path when all this is over.”, comments Matt.

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