While researching our article on Catching Fire production designer Phil Messina, we unearthed some behind the scenes photos from the Catching Fire set at LITEGEAR.com. They had an interesting story on the use of special lighting in the party scene they filmed at Swan House in Atlanta.
From LITEGEAR
For the movie Catching Fire, Production Designer Phil Messina designed a dance floor which had elaborate standing chandeliers which he envisioned hundreds of fluorescent tubes as a large visual element in the set. Phil wanted the tubes to change color during the dance sequence in the film, however fluorescent sources were not an option due to lack of dimming intensity and the need to change color. The scene was going to be shot with a moving camera circling around the dancing actors, so each tube needed to be seen 360 degrees and the tubes needed to be the primary source of lighting. LED options were explored, and LiteGear was on the job.
Blocking the shot with director Francis Lawrence