We do our very best to design in user simplicity but these are a hugely complex set of special effects systems. What training do you put in place with the local technical crew? This ambitious goal was achieved, being the first of its kind in a Tokyo Theatre. In Tokyo we had to break completely new ground to achieve the approvals we needed for the use of flames close to an audience controlled with a wireless system. More significant that this is satisfying local safety standards and licensing laws. Simple things like ensuring all our hardware is compatible with different voltages has been intrinsically designed in. Our challenge has always been the aim to provide a consistent set of equipment across multiple territories which all inevitably have their nuances. Were there any differences between the two systems? This product has been an instrumental tool in achieving safety approvals across multiple countries. This provides less experienced users a convenient location side of stage where they can monitor all systems in the theatre and enable or disable as required based off the live information they can see. It offers a global E-Stop to immediately stop all systems but also a user-friendly touchscreen control panel with real time data fed back to display flame system pressure, temperature of surrounding scenery and whether a local Estop has been engaged/disengaged. This product is produced specifically to provide users a safety critical device to prevent the misfiring of the flames.
HARRY POTTER LUMINOUS DRIVERS
One of our core value drivers for this project is our Luminet Flame Enable System. How do the systems adhere to the country specific safety requirements? One of our design engineers managed to solve with the final solution coming in at 124mm!
No system on the open market was less than 250mm so this was a very challenging brief. This was further compounded by the limiting requirement that the product enclosures could not exceed 125mm in depth.
HARRY POTTER LUMINOUS HOW TO
This presents obvious challenges with how to supply power and getting a high-pressure nitrogen feed to each product. These products deliver a 10m flame jet across the stage in an emphatic fashion which is no small feat. What design or build features really stand out for the productions?įor us it was always the requirement that the liquid flames had to be mounted on scenery that was automated to track on and off stage. Further to this we prepare safety documentation, oversee on-site commissioning and provide ongoing technical support.
We supply a comprehensive flame package for the theatre productions that includes custom liquid and gas flame jets, a practical real-flame fireplace, specialist handheld props and an extensive networked safety system with wireless controller. In a year which saw the 6 th and 7 th global openings, and audience numbers now ranking over 3 million, that is a huge number of flame effects being fired! Tell us about the flame systems Luminous supply. Here we talk with Luminous Director and Project Lead, Edwin Samkin, about our involvement and aspects of the Luminous design and build which has pushed the boundaries in flame SFX technology. The use of stage flames is a central part of the theatre productions and during 2022 we provided two further systems to the new global shows which opened their doors at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto and the TBS Akasaka Act Theatre, Tokyo. Client: Harry Potter & The Cursed Child Theatre Productions (Toronto & Tokyo)
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