GLP GT-1 lights Our Song 2017
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With the eloquent Barbara Schöneberger presenting the show, former ESC winner Lena Meyer-Landruth sat next to Tim Benzko and Florian Silbereisen in the three-piece jury.
The show was broadcast live under the management of the NDR from the studios of Cape Cross Studio + Filmlichtgesellschaft mbH, one of Germany's leading suppliers of film and TV stage and lighting technology, in Cologne-Mühlheim.
The lighting design for probably the most important pop contest on German TV, came again from the hand of Jerry Appelt, who is almost a fixture at the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 2011 in Düsseldorf and 2012 in Baku he was already lighting designer of the Final shows. In addition, in 2013 he designed the lighting for the Junior ESC in Kiev and in 2014 he took over the lighting design for the preliminary German voting for the ESC - just to name the most recent ESC appearances.
The new GLP GT-1 hybrids, of which Jerry Appelt had specified a total of 52 pieces in his design, were extremely prominent and always in camera shot. "This lamp takes care of everything - design, performance, output and features," enthused Appelt about the GT-1.
"It's the whole package that's impressive: beam, spot and wash all combined in such a compact footprint. Thanks to its slim design and the absence of the classic base, the GT-1 can be perfectly integrated into a set without having to conceal the lamp.
“We did not have a single problem with the GT-1 from the first set-up day to the last minute of the show,” continues the lighting designer, who has been specifying GLP's spot and wash lights for many years.
In conclusion Jerry Appelt is unconditionally positive: "We produced a great live show with great looks and we were completely satisfied. The GT-1 continues to be a realistic option for me.”
(Jim Evans)
