The ETC Eos has claimed another first for the ETC family of lighting control products. Internationally acclaimed Lighting Designer, Declan Randall decided to put the Eos to the test on the South African debut of Starlight Express.
“I have been using the ETC Eos platform for almost four years now, so it was an easy decision for me to make to use the Eos for Starlight Express,’ says Declan.
Specified by Declan and supplied by Prosound, the system includes an Eos RPU (Remote Processor Unit) which will serve as backup and Net3 Gateways to run the 8 DMX universes to support the high fixture count and data distribution required for the show. The desk also utilises a wireless ethernet network hub for remote control.
“Starlight is a big, bold and complicated show, and Declan is known for lengthy cuelists, so we were about to really see what the console could do,’ says Glenn Duncan, Show Programmer for Starlight Express. With more than 923 lighting cues and more than 100 effects in the show, the desk is certainly working hard.
“Starlight Express is probably the most complicated show that I have ever had to light and program – there is so much happening all at once that we needed a console that was able to make this process as simple as possible. There are sections of the show that require several effects to be running concurrently alongside multi-part cross-fades and Eos makes this part of the programming process really easy,’ says Declan.
