Lighting Designer Tim Fawkes shares how STRIKE V delivered the punch to match The Prodigy’s energy on stage, whilst striking the right balance between the live festival experience and the demands of the camera.

“My first gig with The Prodigy was in 2012. I was teching back then and have been designing for them since 2017.”

“The Prodigy songs always lend themselves to creating big, dramatic moves in the intros and outros and breakdowns.”

“One of the challenges of bringing The Prodigy to Glastonbury is finding a good balance between what the live audience sees and what the audience at home sees. The intensity of the live experience demands an equal response from the dynamic in the lighting, which is not always great for TV.”

“STRIKE V was a great choice for this show because, with the electrofrosting, it has the intensity and the dispersion of a Color STRIKE M color strobe, but the native narrow beam of STRIKE V means that you can focus all of that intensity in a controlled way which looks great on camera.”

“The LED dot also adds a secondary gear to that for those moments when you need background fill without the intensity of the main cells.”

“Their powerful beam nature and multi-layer effect was something I quite enjoyed. To have an extra layer on a fixture gives you an extra gear of rhythm that you can create out of one light.”

STRIKE V Light Snacks:

Optimizing STRIKE V strobe effects for the camera

Learn how to build offset strobe looks using the cells and dots on STRIKE V. From dialing in the frost for camera-friendly diffusion to adjusting flash rates independently.

STRIKE V pixel mapping tips and tricks

Whether you’re a lighting designer, programmer, or just getting started, this quick tutorial will help you learn how simple it is to pixel map STRIKE V.

• Apply RGB pixel effects in seconds
• Adjust frost levels for better visibility
• Layer multiple effects for dynamic looks
• Add movement and part control to break up effects

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