PROLIGHTS fixtures lighted the final matches of No Limit Boxing, an event broadcast on Main Event, the pay-per-view channel by Foxtel dedicated to boxing. The lighting system, which met the high technical demands of the production, was realised using PROLIGHTS' EclPanel TWC, renowned for its versatility and advanced performance.

The lighting setup was led by Paul Nardella of On Track Lighting, a highly experienced lighting designer specialising in high-profile boxing events. With the need to meet strict quality standards for the television broadcast, Nardella turned to PROLIGHTS to ensure the lighting met the technical specifications required by the production.

"Foxtel's requirements were for 4400K," Nardella explained. "The Fresnels that we were using were 3600K so we had to look elsewhere, So we decided to hire sixteen Prolights EclPanel TWC and as soon as we used them, I knew we had to purchase sixteen of our own!" The purchase was made through Show Technology, PROLIGHTS' distributor in Australia.

The selection of the fixtures followed a thorough market analysis, during which the colour temperature and video performance of the projectors were evaluated. "I found many units say they'll deliver 2600K to 5600K, or whatever, but they don't," Nardella commented. "We tested these with broadcast cameras to check the Kelvin and make sure that it was doing what it's meant to do. Some brands, when you get to a certain range, they flicker or the cameras don't like it. The PROLIGHTS EclPanel TWC was the only light that we checked with broadcast quality cameras that delivered perfect colour saturation."

Additionally, the EclPanel TWC was used to light the corners of the ring in red and blue, reducing the number of fixtures required and increasing setup efficiency.

Nardella emphasised the impressive performance of the fixtures, stating, "they are crazy, absolutely crazy … so powerful, When you look at one as a single unit in a demo, you're like, it's kind of bright but you put sixteen together and it's like absolute daylight. There's more power than you'd need, which is good because you don't need to push the unit to extremes."

Feedback from both the production team and photographers was extremely positive: the lighting provided by the EclPanel TWC ensured uniform light distribution without sharp edges, making it ideal for high-quality video and photography.


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