The Norway Pavilion was constructed with 15 models trees made from Norway's pine trees and Chinese bamboo where visitors can feel Norway's harmonious relationship with nature and environment. The pavilion features four different areas: the Coast, the Urban forest, the Waterfall/Fjord and the Arctic.
In the daytime, specific musical moods emphasised the themes of each of the pavilion's areas. While walking through the pavilion, visitors could experience the subtle changing nuances of the music piece while watching themed video presentations. At night time, northern lights shows were staged on the semi-transparent roof where the audience could enjoy unique video projections and concerts against the backdrop of lights from the Arctic Circle.
For the video and lighting system, one Medialon Manager Pro Show and Media Control software, along with one Medialon Showmaster ST embedded show controller, were controlling 28 Dataton Watchout video playback PCs. The GrandMA UltraLight desk cues were triggered from Medialon Manager's timeline.
For the audio system, the audio playback server ran a SoundMan-Server software by Richmond Sound Design. Multichannel playback with full audio matrix, as well as two separate time code generators, kept audio, video and lighting in accurate sync. The system ran four stereo pairs of continuously looping music which was distributed to the four main areas of the venue.
"We were proud to be able to give the audience this true multichannel multimedia experience without glitches and hiccups," said Vidar F. Eggen of Multitekst. "Medialon Manager, Dataton Watchout and SoundMan-Server were the perfect combination for this complex task."
(Jim Evans)
