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| Lee Evans, one of the best loved stars of
stage and screen is once again about to enter the record books with the UK’s
biggest ever live comedy gig. Avolites is proud of being the console of choice for Ian Jackson-French and Damian Courage who rented the Pearl 2008 & lighting rig from CoNi Limited for the Lee Evans Big UK Tour performances. Ian, the Lighting Director/Designer explains ‘The console had all the functions that were required, presented through an intuitive interface. In two words: ‘simple and effective.’ |
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| Evans is not only the Uk’s favorites comedian
but also an accomplished actor who has already starred in ‘ There’s something
about Mary’, ‘The Fifth Element’, ‘Funny bones’ and ‘The Martins’. With a total of 460,000 tickets available, 'Lee Evans - Big - UK Tour 2008' has been touring in UK Arenas on 59 different dates. He has been welcomed in the two biggest entertainment venues of the capital city: The O2 Arena and Wembley Arena. By performing in The O2 Arena, Lee Evans has made history. He said during an interview: ‘Being the first comedian to play at the O2 Arena will be amazing. I’m so excited to be able to perform there, it is a big space to fill but I love a challenge!’ |
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| In addition to the
Pearl 2008, Ian
Jackson-French also used an Avolites Art 2000 48 way dimmer,
Avolites FD 72 way
dimmer, Martin lights and for his first time on tour the Martin Mac 700 profile
which were in his opinion ahead of the 550/600s in terms of features and
versatility and pleasantly reliable. Ian explains: In massive arenas where most of the audience are served by close-ups of Lee on the screens, it is important to start with the basics and get the ‘photography’ right. If the image on the screen is poorly lit this will have a hugely detrimental effect on the show. After that, it is necessary to provide a glamorous, but not distracting, environment for the comedy. Throw into the mix some nice dynamic looks for Lee’s songs, and sketches with clever video links; add in some visually exciting intros and outros, job done!’ |
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| Damian Courage, who has been an AVO user for
over ten years, quickly became ‘Mr Can Do’ during the tour. He efficiently
ensured that everything ran smoothly and turned Ian’s design into a working
touring rig. Ian and Damian both enthusiastically agreed on the fact that they really enjoyed touring with Lee Evans. Jackson-French ads: ‘Evans really appreciates his audience and is keen to make sure they experience a fantastic night out with high ‘perceived value’. ‘ And while the Lee Evans Big UK Tour DVD is already going out for sale and will probably hit the number 1 (they pre sold 50,000 DVDs) our Lighting Designer, Ian travels between England and France, working between a new series of ‘Live at Apollo’ in London and the musical ‘On the town’ at Theatre du Châtelet in Paris. |
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