The projectors are creating an image covering a large rear cyc measuring 70 metres wide with a 12 metre drop for the multi-platinum selling artist, who is currently playing a sold-out 10-show run at Arnhem's Gelredome stadium. The enormous production has consumed 55 trucks worth of gear across all departments and will have been enjoyed by over 350,000 people by the end of the run.
E//T//C UK is once again working with scenic and visual designer Bart Clements, who has created the show's production design in collaboration with Stefaan Desmedt. This is based on a multi-layered architectural montage of complimentary and contrasting video and projected images.
E//T//C UK's Ross Ashton says, "Its great to be working with Bart again. He's highly innovative and always pushes all the technical and creative boundaries of what's achievable with projection."
The PIGI's are being rear projected, and run as six doubled up pairs, each with a double rotating scroller. This gives the option of having two sets of contra scrolling images going on with all twelve machines being in two sets of six cross-fading pairs, or the projectors can be overlaid on top of each other for a double brightness image.
All the content and original images for projection were created by Bart Clements and his graphic design team. Marco Borsato's Symphonica in Rosso show is being production managed by Tammo Van Brakel for Sightline. Lighting is supplied by EML from Belgium and sound by Peak Audio from Holland.
(Jim Evans)
