Avolites control consoles and Ai media servers powered beat-perfect visuals across
Outlook and Dimensions, two of Croatia’s leading dance music festivals, seamlessly
merging lighting and video to immerse and enthral the crowds of revellers.

The sister festivals are held every year in Croatia’s medieval town of Pula in the
ruins of the town’s 150-year-old Fort, ‘Punto Christo’. Providing the lighting and
video aspects for both Outlook and Dimensions was UK lighting, rigging and
production expert Fineline Lighting, which has been involved in the festivals since
2012.

“This year we looked after The Void, Mungo’s Arena, The Stables, Noah’s Ballroom,
The Moat, The Garden and the main stage,” says Fineline Lighting’s Managing
Director Rob Sangwell. “The two festivals celebrate EDM and soundsystem culture,
so lighting and visuals are always high on the agenda.”

Sangwell and his team’s biggest task was Outlook and Dimensions’ flagship stage
The Clearing, which boasted headline acts such as Stormzy, Andy C, David Rodigan,
Noisia and Lary Heard AKA Mr Fingers. The stage itself was a 10m wide by 10m
high triangle with a clear skin. Alongside the on-stage video and lighting system
were four towers of video and moving lights, with further video panels also installed
on the PA masts.

Sangwell chose 2 x Avolites Arena consoles, 2 x Ai Infinity EX4 media servers and a
multitude of DMX Rack Splitters and ArtNet nodes to power the colossal set-up.

The Avolites Arena is the ideal desk for festivals, theatres and anywhere that a
larger control surface is required. It combines the popular interface of the Tiger
Touch II with more live control than ever before. A second touch screen on the
Arena provided an additional workspace window for Sangwell and his team. An
optical output with built-in Titan Net Switch means the Arena is equipped for fibre
connections, with no signal loss over a large area. This was essential for Sangwell
when dealing with sizeable distances from the stage to Front of House at both
festivals.

Networked up with the Arena consoles for seamless, integrated output were the Ai
Infinity EX4 media servers.

For the festivals’ two medium capacity venues The Void, Mungo’s Arena and The
Moat, Sangwell and his team used 2 x Avolites Tiger Touch II consoles and 1 x
Expert Pro.

Sangwell was also responsible for the lighting at The Stables; a small venue
featuring grassroots drum and bass acts such as Levelz, Lex Luger and Hucci. Due
to the space available, Sangwell opted for Avolites’ most compact console – the
Quartz.

The Quartz, at only 42.5cm wide, provided Fineline’s operators with 10 faders, 20
programmable executor buttons, 16 DMX universes and a 12.1″ touch screen,
mitigating the need for any additional equipment.

Dimensions and Outlook festivals are set within one week of each other.
Dimensions Festival took place on the 25th – 28th August 2016 and Outlook between
the 31st August – 4th September. This year parent festival Outlook celebrated its
ninth year and Dimensions its fifth.