The multi-purpose facility, which was constructed in 1953, is an impressive size - but mainly it is the architecture that characterises it, and makes it suitable for corporate events such as this.
"On the one hand, we were fighting the difficult acoustic in the hall and on the other, there were few possibilities to install heavy equipment on the aesthetic, gently curved ceiling," recounted Moran. Nevertheless, the Dettenheim-based company made the best of it, and for the stage and set design, they used mainly a ground support system. "We also made use of the Schwarzwaldhalle's house truss - but for the necessary front light and PA, we flew additional trussing in front of the stage," he explained.
However, the core of the set design for the anniversary event was the stage background. A gently curved arc of 120 G-LEC Phantom 30 frames stretched nearly over the entire width of the hall. In the centre of the stage was a protruding LED screen, with further projection screens at stage left and right.
"During the course of this event, many visuals, videos and clips produced in advance were used," he said. "In fact right from the start, we intended to create diversity by using different replay media.
"The contrast between the projection, the high-resolution LED screen and the expansive G-LEC background offered a wide scope of creativity as well as many new ideas for the operators."
For the first time, GLP's new Volkslicht Zoom was utilised in the Schwarzwaldhalle, with 12 of the LED lights installed in the front stage area by Charly's Checkpoint's lighting designers.
(Jim Evans)
