Robe Kicks off NBCs Sunday Night Football with Carrie Underwood

A back-wall of 72 x Robe CycFX 8s and Pointes helped create awesome effects for Carrie Underwoods all-action high profile Introduction for NBCs 2014 Sunday Night Football.

Los Angeles based Lighting Designer Benoit Richard was responsible for lighting Underwoods energetic rendition of Waiting All Day for Sunday Night, a re-working of Joan Jetts classic I Hate Myself for Loving You for NBC Sports and San Francisco and New York based producers, Bodega Studios.

Richards design included eight 35 foot high vertical towers directly behind the stage, each of which was rigged with five CycFX 8 fixtures. He then placed 32 x Pointes in between the CycFX 8 for yet more variety, making an impressive Robe back wall of highly versatile fixtures.

It is the second year that Underwood has performed the Opening Intro for NBCs number one TV show, and also the second year that Richard has designed the lighting for her performance, which was directed by Tripp Dixon with a production design by Evan Rohde.

The Intro was recorded at the Raleigh Studios at Playa Vista, a former aircraft hangar near the beach and also near LAX International Airport. The site is also a historical landmark where the Hughes H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose prototype heavy transport aircraft was constructed in the 1940s.

The hangar, which measures over 700 feet long, 102 feet wide and 50 feet tall, was divided into four separate sets. A large main performance stage was built, complete with runways and catwalks. Two green screen areas were also established to film the NFL Players. An interview / backstage area was available for the use of various press and media outlets covering the event.

The lighting brief for the main performance area was to replicate the drama and excitement of a full-on rock concert in the finished Intro Underwood plays to a massive outdoor audience - so Richard thought it would be an ideal opportunity to utilize some of the very latest lighting technology available.

This is why he chose Robes ROBIN Pointes and CycFX 8s.

I looked at what had been launched in the last 12 months and these two products really caught my eye and really inspired me, he explained. It was the first time he had used either fixture on such a project.

He noticed the CycFX 8s right from the start, It has RGBW colour mixing with individual pixel control, a great flood / spot feature and an amazing 135 degree tilt in both directions. This fixture is really unique.

An additional 16 x CycFX 8s were fitted along the sides of the main runway, which complimented the onstage stairs that were trimmed with MR16s.

He found the custom macros of the CycFX 8s Phenomenal as well as time-saving during the programming sessions.

The Pointes worked perfectly as special guests for the CycFX 8s, Richard commented. He thinks they are Fabulous, and was very impressed with the range and diversity of options that they brought to the mix, helping him to deliver the really crisp, crunchy looks that Director of Photography Chuck Ozeas required.

A back-wall of 72 x Robe CycFX 8s and Pointes helped create awesome effects for Carrie Underwoods all-action high profile Introduction for NBCs 2014 Sunday Night Football.

Los Angeles based Lighting Designer Benoit Richard was responsible for lighting Underwoods energetic rendition of Waiting All Day for Sunday Night, a re-working of Joan Jetts classic I Hate Myself for Loving You for NBC Sports and San Francisco and New York based producers, Bodega Studios.

Richards design included eight 35 foot high vertical towers directly behind the stage, each of which was rigged with five CycFX 8 fixtures. He then placed 32 x Pointes in between the CycFX 8 for yet more variety, making an impressive Robe back wall of highly versatile fixtures.

It is the second year that Underwood has performed the Opening Intro for NBCs number one TV show, and also the second year that Richard has designed the lighting for her performance, which was directed by Tripp Dixon with a production design by Evan Rohde.

The Intro was recorded at the Raleigh Studios at Playa Vista, a former aircraft hangar near the beach and also near LAX International Airport. The site is also a historical landmark where the Hughes H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose prototype heavy transport aircraft was constructed in the 1940s.

The hangar, which measures over 700 feet long, 102 feet wide and 50 feet tall, was divided into four separate sets. A large main performance stage was built, complete with runways and catwalks. Two green screen areas were also established to film the NFL Players. An interview / backstage area was available for the use of various press and media outlets covering the event.

The lighting brief for the main performance area was to replicate the drama and excitement of a full-on rock concert in the finished Intro Underwood plays to a massive outdoor audience - so Richard thought it would be an ideal opportunity to utilize some of the very latest lighting technology available.

This is why he chose Robes ROBIN Pointes and CycFX 8s.

I looked at what had been launched in the last 12 months and these two products really caught my eye and really inspired me, he explained. It was the first time he had used either fixture on such a project.

He noticed the CycFX 8s right from the start, It has RGBW colour mixing with individual pixel control, a great flood / spot feature and an amazing 135 degree tilt in both directions. This fixture is really unique.

An additional 16 x CycFX 8s were fitted along the sides of the main runway, which complimented the onstage stairs that were trimmed with MR16s.

He found the custom macros of the CycFX 8s Phenomenal as well as time-saving during the programming sessions.

The Pointes worked perfectly as special guests for the CycFX 8s, Richard commented. He thinks they are Fabulous, and was very impressed with the range and diversit

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