Dry-hire rental house Main Light has partnered with the USC School of Dramatic Arts to supply Elation Professional Fuze MAX Spot™ LED moving head luminaires for use in the theatrical design program’s light lab for the 2023 spring semester. Used in teaching lighting programming and design, the luminaires allow students to get hands-on with the latest in cutting-edge entertainment lighting.
“Fixtures like the Fuze MAX Spot, as well as Main Light’s generous loaner program allow USC School of Dramatic Arts students to prepare for a career in lighting design,” stated Elizabeth Harper, Assistant Professor of Lighting Design at the school. “Whether in theatre, themed entertainment, events or the emerging world of virtual and augmented reality, our students bring their stories and creativity to the industry backed by the technical skills to do so.”
Light lab
Main Light
Main Light (www.mainlight.com) added the Fuze MAX Spot to inventory in 2022 and made the fixtures available to the university in January. Main Light Account Executive Patrick Bellino was instrumental in the collaboration and underscored the company’s dedication to the education market. “At Main Light, we have made a strong commitment to the students by providing instructional classes and demo gear to USC and working with professors Elizabeth Harper and Nathan Scheuer to provide the Elation Fuze MAX Spots for their light lab.”
He continues, “When I was a student, I was fortunate enough to get connected to the latest and greatest gear in the lighting industry due to the willingness of someone that I consider a great friend and career mentor. In my role here at Main Light, I now have the opportunity to help support and prepare the next generation of lighting professionals. The relationship between Main Light and USC has been wonderful and it has been a pleasure seeing what the students are able to produce in their light lab with the Fuze MAX Spot fixtures.”
Harper adds, “We are thrilled to offer the students the opportunity to collaborate with a rental company with so much experience. As all people in the lighting industry know, working closely with shops is key to a production’s success. As our students graduate, the relationship they establish with Main Light and the time they spend with the latest technology they’ve provided will make their transition to the professional world even more seamless.”
Fuze MAX Spot
“It is such an advantage for students to have access and time to experiment with the kind of new equipment they’ll see in the professional world,” Harper emphasizes. “We offer our programming class not only to lighting students, but to those from all design disciplines and the Fuze MAX Spot is a great tool for young designers. The unit’s wide color array, multiple gobo wheels, and multiple FXs allow all students to express their creativity with ease and precision. These new fixtures give our students not only the knowledge, but the confidence to work in any professional environment where fixtures like the Fuze MAX Spot are becoming the industry standard.”
About Elation Professional
Based in California with facilities in Florida and Mexico City, as well as European offices in The Netherlands, Elation designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of innovative lighting products known for its superior performance, excellent efficiency, and outstanding price:value ratio, all backed by a hard-earned reputation for Total Support. Elation also offers an advanced line of lighting control products through Obsidian Control Systems, as well as a full range of dependable specialty effects called Magmatic. Our mission has always been simple: to provide best-in-class products and service while offering the best value:performance ratio in the industry. Elation products continue to be a part of the industry’s most exciting projects across the globe. We invite you to take a closer look at www.elationlighting.com
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