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Herm Schneider and The Design Oasis immerse at Secret Dreams Festival with Chauvet
Fans of Secret Dreams like to say that they aren’t just “at” this summer festival, but are actually “living” inside it - such is the power that this three-day celebration of music, art, culture and solidarity has to draw people into the magic of the moment.
This immersive vibe extended beyond the gently rolling hills of the festival’s 230-acre grounds in Thornville, Ohio, with their interactive art activities and yoga classes. The same absorbing, engaging quality also radiated from its main stage, due to a deep, multi-dimension lighting, video and production design that featured over 100 Chauvet Professional fixtures from The Design Oasis.
Lighting designer Alex “Herm” Schneider of Herm Productions collaborated with John Hollingshead of The Design Oasis, Antic Studios for video, and Matthew J. Kator who did the original concept and drawings, to create a production that drew festival goers into the roughly 160-foot-wide (not including the crowd wings past the video walls) main stage.
With trims ranging from 31 to 40 feet, the roofed stage afforded visiting LDs ample room to create looks for their clients. Directing light against the stage roof accented the depth of the stage. The 3D effect of the stage was also amplified by the arrangement of fixtures with the angled video walls provided by Antic Studios. Positioning the main video wall upstage of the artists created even more depth. There were also downstage video walls, as well as angled side and DJ booth walls designed by Antic Studios.
The lighting fixtures were flown high or positioned to either side of the stage, leaving ample space in the middle. “Given that we had many guest VJs who don’t normally like to see fixtures within their video space, we flew everything out of the way to keep everyone happy”, says Schneider. Playing a prominent role in the lighting rig were 22 Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid, 24 Maverick Storm 2 BeamWash, and eight Maverick Strom 2 Profile fixtures, flown on three rows of overhead truss and arranged along the stage deck.
Also anchoring the lighting rig were 48 Color Strike M fixtures, which filled a variety of roles. “They gave a wash of color that could be tilted to wash the stage roof and video wall”, Schneider says of the motorized strobe-wash. “They also provided the LDs with plenty of strobe options, and they illuminated the aerialists who performed stage left and right. On top of that, we had them behind the upstage video wall to add depth and give a dramatic dimension of light coming through the wall.”
“Rigging was a challenge on the wing fixtures, but John Hollingshead with The Design Oasis made some great last minute decisions on these problems and the rig came together nicely”, Schneider notes. “Credit too to the entire team including rigging lead Will Roth, Bew Productions for the infrastructure, Shpongle rigging and staging, PM Chis Salvato and everyone else involved.”
In addition to transforming the main stage, Chauvet contributed to the dynamic looks on Stage 2 with eighteen Maverick Storm 2 BeamWashes and twelve Maverick Storm 2 Profile fixtures, and eight Color Strike M motorized strobes.
(Photos: Chauvet Professional)
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