In total, five Lighthouse screens were deployed. One - formed of 21x2 R6 6mm panels - was arranged in a circle, hung from the lighting grid, while two more were positioned either side of the stage, each comprising 4x13 panels of R6 screen.
Providing a memorable backdrop to the stage itself were two large Lighthouse R10 screens, formed from 103 panels each and curving in an arc from the centre of the stage outwards and downwards.
The screens were provided by leading Italian rental company VideoRental, to production company Mediaset. The over stage circle was used for moving text displays, while the screens back and side-stage were configured so that graphic and video input could be either unique to each screen or identical across all of them. Input material for these screens consisted of a mixture of live and pre-recorded video and graphics.
Video processing equipment comprised four Lighthouse Supervisor LH display optimisers, six Lighthouse LIP-SX and four Lighthouse LIP-KX interface processors, plus five Folsom processors.
VideoRental's Enrico Pascoletti pronounced himself extremely pleased with the results: "We had absolutely no problems," he says. "The resolution and refresh rates can be absolutely critical on televised events, but the Lighthouse screens were perfect for the job.
"These kind of installations are never easy," he continues. "But the producers of the show were very happy with the final result."
"We have seen a lot of success in the television market with our R6 screen," adds Lighthouse director of sales for Southern Europe Roberto Segato. "VideoRental are particular case in point. They have a very large stock of Lighthouse product, which is in high demand and increasingly used as an integral part of set design."
(Chris Henry)
