Shining Bright 2011

Category 7:  Commercial displays

35		Joseph Noe, Colton, SD, United States, Category 7, Hello Light-O-Rama crew!  While starting small with a 64 channel system at my home in Crooks, SD in 2006, the show known as "Crooks Christmas" has now moved into the Western Mall in Sioux Falls, SD.  Over the years, it has grown into somewhat of a local and regional sensation, raising about $25,000 a year for our SD Make-A-Wish chapter and has granted over 25 wishes over the years!  It grew so popular while at our home that we would get lines a half mile deep waiting two hours to see the show!  Last year, we decided to move to a new home but wanted to keep the display going, so we were fortunate enough to have a mall in Sioux Falls agree to take the display.  Crooks Christmas has now become “Christmas at the Western Mall”.  For a good 3 minute news article and video of how this has evolved, follow this link:  http://www.keloland.com/news/eyeonkeloland/NewsDetail6403.cfm/Lighting_Up_Holiday_Wishes/?Id=124457  One more thing.... this years show features one song that I think showcases some of our best work ever.  The best part is that the music was created and composed by a relative unknown living in the UK.  He seems just as happy to have  seen his music to lights as I am to have his amazing music available to use in my show!  Thanks and Happy Judging!  Joe Noe  www.westernmallchristmas.com
58		Richard Holdman, Pleasant Grove, UT, United States, Category 7, This was a display I created and programmed for the local mall. All LOR hardware and software is used.
221		Jeffrey Holmes, Clayton, Ca, United States, Category 7, This project was one big, fun experiment. When your Mom asks for a display at her house, the "work" part of it all goes away and the adventure begins.   This display was a challenge because we needed it to be easily and quickly installed and torn down. My solution was to create a show entirely of RGB floodlights, which would emphasize the building itself instead of the lights, and also eliminate the need to put a 60-year old woman on a ladder (because knowing her, if we tried to keep her off the ladder we would be in trouble).  Since Mom doesn't have a lot of neighbors, we were able to use speakers instead of a radio transmitter which really helped to bring the house to life :). The display consisted of one 5-minute Christmas medley that played every half hour.  Sometimes it can be tough to know whether Mom truly enjoys something, but when she came up to me at the end of the season and asked me to start a new tradition where we do a special "mommy-creation" for her every year, I figured she was proud :).
249		Chris Schneider, Brooklyn, NY, United States, Category 7, This was our first commercial display, done using 128 LOR channels and 45 channels worth of RGB (DMX) spotlights. They wanted a classy, elegant yet energetic display. The show is broken in to seven different "sections" of Jingle Bells and with each section we add more lights to build up the excitement and incorporate new looks. To catch them all, be sure to watch all the way to the end! This display was done on the campus of Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ.
259		Chris Schneider, Brooklyn, NY, United States, Category 7, This was our first commercial display, done using 128 LOR channels and 45 channels worth of RGB (DMX) spotlights. They wanted a classy, elegant yet energetic display. The show is broken in to seven different "sections" of Jingle Bells and with each section we add more lights to build up the excitement and incorporate new looks. To catch them all, be sure to watch all the way to the end! This display was done on the campus of Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ.