Der 4. November war ein historischer Tag für Amerika. Die Nation wählte ihren ersten afro-amerikanischen Präsidenten. Die Wahlkampagne erreichte ihren Höhepunkt am späten Abend in Chicagos Grant Park. Dort hielt Barack Obama seine erste Rede als frisch gewählter Präsident vor mehr als 100.000 Menschen. Die Lichtinstallation für den Auftritt im Park lag bei der Event-Agentur C3 Presents. Für die Beleuchtung wurden Martin MAC 2000 Wash XB von Martin Professional eingesetzt. Das Lichtdesign übernahm Bob Peterson. Wie die Skyline von Chicago auf die Wahl reagierte, zeigen diese Photos. Mehr>
November 4 was an historic day for America, as the nation elected its first African-American president. The culmination of an arduous campaign came later that evening, in Chicago’s Grant Park, when President-Elect Barack Obama held his presidential acceptance speech before a home town crowd of more than 100,000 revelers. Called upon by event producer C3 Presents to light the rally was the stage lighting rental and production company Christie Lites, the lighting contractor and lighting supplier for the event. „The job was somewhat unusual to light because it was outdoors and at the same time had to be lit for TV in a manner typical of an indoor studio,“ commented Huntly Christie, CEO of Christie Lites Orlando. „As such, it was a real mixed bag of lighting. However, the most prominent fixture on the site was the Martin MAC 2000 Wash XB. They were instrumental in making sure that the world witnessed this historic event.“ Lighting designer for the event was Bob Peterson who described the evening and his assignment as such, “It was a very historical night with a feeling of excitement and also a sense of relief when the results were announced. I received directions from the Obama team that the lighting was to be appropriately conservative with no celebratory effects. The brief was to elegantly transfer from the exuberance of the campaign to the seriousness of the presidency.” Here you can see how the skyline of Chicago changed their colors. More>