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The lighting design needed flexibility to reflect the stage personas and music styles of the wide range of artists who appeared on stage, while still projecting a single unified look
Zomerhit, the annual Belgian summer musical festival produced by the Finnish broadcast network VRT, featured lighting and set design by Michiel Milbou and his team at Never Fear Shadows.
Set on a half-disk stage, evoking images of a summer sun, the design's warm, welcoming look embodied the season's spirit. "For Zomerhit, the lighting needed to support the summer identity of the show from the very first glance," Milbou says. "Because this was a televised summer music program, I wanted the design to feel warm, open, festive, and instantly recognizable, both for the live audience and on camera.
"A central part of that vision was to create a strong visual element at the back of the stage that suggested a setting sun," he continues. "That image immediately connected with the atmosphere of summer and gave the show a clear visual signature. From there, the lighting had to do more than just illuminate the artists -- it also had to help shape the stage picture, add depth for television, and give every pe...