The night view lighting effects of the Nest were designed in five sections. The main effects focused on the traditional Chinese colour of Red, while the lighting system displayed different dynamic scenes, adding in Gold and Silver.
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Games surpassed that of the previous Olympic Games - both in its high-tech application and the quantity of lighting fixtures used. Large numbers of computerised lighting effects were deployed to meet the needs of the performance and suit the structure of the Nest. The high standard of lighting for the venues was the result of professional, hi-tech innovation, designed and manufactured to the brief of the 'Green Olympics', integrating leading functions, environmental protection, and energy saving with sheer performance - a big challenge for the lighting manufacturers involved.
Passing the strict selection procedures by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee - who assessed the brands and products of all the suppliers - PR Lighting became one of the few appointed suppliers of lighting fixtures to Beijing 2008 Games with its branded wash lights; more than 200 Century Color 2500 and XL wash lights were chosen for the opening/closing ceremonies.
While the fixtures of all the other suppliers had to be used in combination with each other on specific sections in the Bird's Nest, all PR Lighting's wash lights were used independently to provide lighting effects on the upper structure of the Bird's Nest.
The chief lighting designer of ceremony Mr Sha Xiaolan commented: "Even earlier in the Beijing night show - during the One-Year Countdown Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Games - I was deeply impressed by the excellent performance of the PR brand products which gave us full confidence to appoint PR Lighting fixtures for the opening ceremony."
(Lee Baldock)
