The Championships' Opening Ceremony was produced by IdtV Events & Promotions with technical production and design completed by Livetime Productions. Livetime chose AED Rent as its partner for sound and lighting equipment. AED Rent recently purchased 100 MAC 700 washlights and Livetime was the first to use the new MAC 700 Washes in a technical production.
The Opening began with a parade of nations followed by a dance spectacle in which Fair Play and the importance of the referee in competition was highlighted. The official Opening and flag raising commenced followed by a concert by Belgian Latina artist Belle Perez.
Lighting and set design was completed by Jack van Deursen of Livetime Productions. Jack required a luminaire that was able to light the complete 100 meter long catwalk during the parade of nations and chose to use AED's 100 new MAC 700 Washes. "We didn't use any conventional lights during this part of the event,"he said, "as in the past there were always some problems with the colour temperature during the live broadcast. The MAC 700 Wash stood the test perfectly. The other part that was required from the MAC 700 Washes was lots of colour wash during the concert segment of the Opening Ceremony."
In the centre of the catwalk was a covered stage used for speeches and the concert. Overhead were 36 MAC 700 Profiles, 24 MAC 600 NT's and 12 Atomic 3000 strobes with 24 MAC 250 Washes positioned on the floor.
Lighting control was from a Martin Maxxyz with programming by Glenn Mollemans. "During programming I was surprised by the light output of the MAC 700," he states, "even with the zoom open at 50%. I was also impressed by the saturated colours we could use with the CMY system."
(Jim Evans)
