VIDEO WALL RENTAL FOR NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
It is with great excitement that we share the feat of a direct collaboration between the NASA Johnson Space Center and Limitless Lights and Sound. We were reached out to by the events coordinator for the Space Center in regard to their 2022 Mars Reveal – a highly important event on their calendar for which they wanted to flex an impressive design involving a large video display and some accent lighting. Needless to say, the Limitless team crushed it and delivered quality in design and execution without missing a beat.
Mars Reveal 2022 NASA Johnson Space Center Houston
When first posed with the opportunity to submit a design proposal for the NASA Johnson Space Center, we moved quickly. Within hours, a ‘first-rendition’ concept and estimate had been generated and submitted to the technical team for their approval. The ground support structure, video wall, and lighting system had a few key marks that it was requested to hit. The system was intended to ‘feel’ large, even next to some of the large-scale installations already at the venue, along with covering a certain area of their floor entirely so that patrons may not see past it. Furthermore, the lighting was intended as an accent, and not a primary piece or draw of attention – but an additional tone and layer of production.
Using Capture 3D, we provided the client with renders, DWG files, and plots with markups to allow them to fit our structural design in their own CAD software to ensure proper sizing and spacing of the production. Considering all the other elements of the production and overhead projections that we did not want to block, this allowed our proposal to have absolute assurance for NASA’s technical team.
Video Wall Systems Build in Houston Texas
Two trucks loaded in with haste, promptly after the end of the Space Center’s standard business hours. While the need to execute the build during the weekday existed, we were able to do so without disrupting patrons or ticket cash flow for the business. Our crew of 10 AV technicians worked tirelessly into the night to complete the build without a hitch.
One small step for an AV Technician, one giant leap for mankind.
The most foundational step for a production like this is to build a solid rigging structure. Our lead rigger and production manager for this job, Edward Luna got the rig up quickly by utilizing tower lifts to raise the grid and install legs underneath it. This allowed us to pre-rig our motor points and lighting system (which was flashed and patched at worked height). These kinds of steps in the build-out process allowed for ease of installation and de-installation.
NASA Video and Lighting Rig System Specs
AV SYSTEM EQUIPMENT RENTAL BREAKDOWN
Video System –
- (144) Video: Lightking Video Panels, 0.5m x 0.5m P3.9
- (1) Resolume Media Server with NVIDIA 3080 TI
- (1) Confidence Monitor Foldback w/ notes display.
- (1) VX4S Scaler
Rigging System –
- (17) Global Truss F34 Rectangular section, 9′ 10.1″ (3m) (SQ-4114)
- (5) Global Truss F34 Rectangular section, 4′ 1.2″ (1.25m) (SQ-4111-1250)
- (1) Global Truss F34 Rectangular section, 8′ 2.4″ (2.5m) (SQ-4113)
- (4) 1-Ton motors w/ motor control & spansets / rigging
- (2) 6’ Pipes with Chez for Banner Outrigging Kit
- (8) Global Truss F34 (ST-UJB-12) 17.0lbs
- (6) Global Truss Base Plates 100lb
- (4) Crank Lifts
Lighting System –
- (4) Robe Pointe Moving Head Beam Hybrids
- (16) Elation Fuze Par Z60s
- (1) GrandMA2 onPC Command Wing
Audio System –
- (4) Channels of Shure ULX-D Wireless w/ Lav/Handheld Kit
- (1) Allen & Heath ZED14FX
- (4) QSC K12.2’s
All around this job was an excellent experience for our crew and our clients. It’s jobs like these that keep the gears turning over here at Limitless, and excite us to continue pushing forward in this challenging event production industry. We look forward to a continued partnership with the NASA Johnson Space Center, and other future clients with similar needs.
AV Crew in Houston Texas
Thanks a ton to our crew that made this happen.
Dash Speer (Designer), Edward Luna (Production Manager & Rigger), Justin Estes (LD/Playback), David Correa (A1), Xavier Diaz (Video Systems Engineer), Tim Harris (V2/L2), Paul Conway, & Cuttler Hill (Stagehands)
