Mike Le Fevre Tribute

Soon after we lost Mike Le Fevre the company GoboPlus who supply so many gobos that we use, decided to make a ‘Hat’ gobo as a tribute to Mike in thanks for the help that Mike gave them when the company first started. This sparked an idea with other like-minded people and a plan was hatched.

Nick Edwards of Version2 tried to buy a copy to fit the new and powerful Robe Forte from his rental stock with the idea of projecting it somewhere one day, only to be offered it free for making a display tribute to Big Mike.

After a bit of thought about when it would be appropriate – a day when it would get dark enough at a time that was suitable, and when Mike’s family might like to join us. Where could be more suitable than the front wall of BBC TV Centre at White City where Mike worked for so long. And which day? Well, Mike’s birthday is August 17th so an ideal day when he would have been 59. We even managed to book a function room at the new Broadcaster pub right outside TV Centre, and a big group of us were able to drink a toast to his memory.

Thanks must go to the many people who made it happen, to Richard McKitty and Paul DeVille of GoboPlus, to Matt Loughman, the StudioWorks gaffer who helped set it up, and to Ollie Perry, Version2 Projects Manager who provided the equipment. Andy James of StudioWorks helped us to obtain permission to project the gobo, and of course he organised the StudioWorks crew and power. And of course our thanks go to Nick Edwards and his general manager Emma Gale who dealt with the planning and booking of the day.

Projecting Mike’s hat gobo courtesy of GoboPlus