Miss World 2008 utilised the resources, services and expertise of six Gearhouse Group companies - GHSA, LEDVision, SDS, In2Structures, GH Power and Havaseat - encompassing 10 technical production disciplines that provided design, rigging, structures, lighting, audio, video, specialist visuals, set building, power and seating in SCC's Pavilion venue. The event was broadcast live by SABC to 2 billon people in over 200 countries on 373 TV stations.
Tim Dunn's lighting design included the latest digital moving light fixtures from Robe Lighting in the form of 12 DigitalSpot 7000DTs and 36 REDWash 3-192s LED wash lights - the largest number of these newly launched units yet used on a single event.
Gearhouse Audio's Dave Tudor designed an L-Acoustics sound system which consisted of nine Kudo boxes per side hung in the traditional line array style. This made full use of the K louver function as the main hangs were very wide apart, so the asymmetrical setting minimised any reflections and ensured even and smooth coverage. The subs were SB118s, and a centre cluster of 6 dV DOSC was flown high up to fill up the gap in the middle.
(Jim Evans)
