Music School is a highly successful Israeli reality TV programme broadcast on
national Channel 2, where 16 young people get the chance to be mentored and
trained by four professional singers, giving their talents an opportunity to shine
through.

Top Israeli LD Ronen Najar created a lighting scheme for the latest series which was
recorded at the Russell theatre in Ramatgan, Tel Aviv, where he included 11 x Robe
BMFL Spots, 6 x MMX Spots, together with 8 x LEDBeam 100s around the back of
the audience … in his design.

All the Robes were provided by lighting rental company Argaman Systems and
programmed and run by Najar on a grandMA2 console.

Now in its third edition, the series has no vote-offs or negative judgements … all the
finalists get a chance to impress the audiences – both live and on TV – who can vote
for their favourite at the end of the series.

The theatre is an intimate venue and the general lighting aesthetic, explains Ronen,
is “soft, magical and all about supporting the participants in their quest to perfect
their singing techniques’ … as opposed to the more hard and glitzy appearance of
the average music or singing reality show.

The BMFLs are hung on the house bars, together with a selection of other fixtures,
and there are also side booms which are loaded with PAR 38s.

The BMFLs are main lights utilised to create the ambience for each performance.
They provide subtle general stage lighting as well as for intricate gobo looks onto
the floor rather than obvious movement cues and hard chases. “The vibe is to be
calm and relaxed,’ says Najar.

The BMFLs are augmented with the MMX Spots – one of Najar’s favourite luminaires
– which are all placed on the floor.

They are used for up-lighting and adding some shaping and interest. “It’s essential
that the performers remain the focus of attention,’ says Najar, and consequently
these floor based lights are atmospheric and understated rather than high-impact –
“It’s a totally different approach than lighting a show like Rising Star,’ he confirms,
adding that he has really enjoyed the challenge.

Najar started using BMFLs in his work as soon as he could get his hands on the
fixtures and was actually the first LD in Israel to use them on TV – for the 2014
series of Rising Star which aired at the end of that year.

He thinks the colours are “Excellent’ for TV. He appreciates the high CRI of 92, the
efficient and accurate colour correction options using the standard CMY mixing
system – without even having to dip into the special colours – including CTB, minus
green and minus half green – on the second colour wheel.

Argaman Systems are one of the country’s leading rental companies and the one
currently with the most BMFL Spots and MMX Spots in hire stock.