Lighting for the show, staged in the Expo Arena in Bratislava in front of an enthusiastic live audience and broadcast live on Slovakia's Markiza network, was designed by Martin Kubánka, who was brought onboard by production company MAYA. All lighting and sound equipment for the event was supplied by Q-99, and it was one of the biggest TV productions yet seen in the country in terms of lighting and video technology.
Kubánka's creative challenge included producing an integrated lighting and video design that looked equally as good on camera as it did for the live audience, and that also fulfilled the usual demands of 'light entertainment' television. He worked closely with show director Karol Vosátko, camera director Vladimir ?ur?ansk? and video operator Thomas Leck?.
The Robe fixtures comprised 42 ColorSpot 1200E ATs, 18 ColorWash 1200E ATs, 34 ColorSpot 575E ATs and 14 Robe Scan 575 XTs. The rig also contained large counts of LED fixtures, conventionals including 4 and 8-lite blinders and PARs, plus strobes and several different types of LED screen surface around the set and under the floor.
"Robe has excellent colour mixing" Kubánka comments, "This is vital for any TV show."
(Jim Evans)
