Project manager Keith Duncan explains: "Through my company Amorphous Projects, I supply project management and crewing for the entire site electrics. We install the electrical infrastructure for emergency lighting, sound and the show lighting. I have a core crew of four on site: lighting director and operator Gerry Mott, crew chief Biz Bauermeister and lighting technicians Clive Mitchell and Cara Wiseman, who look after the day to day running of the site."
Project manager for PRG Europe John McEvoy notes: "The Tattoo took the opportunity to test out some new follow spots this year and, after I brought some up for a shoot out, Gerry and the show's managing director Colonel Richard Hambleton settled on four new Selecon Ruas for their brightness and build quality and because they thought they would be more likely to withstand the sometimes extreme weather that the castle experiences."
This year, it was decided not to put rain hoods over the VL5s, despite the ever-present threat, since the heat they give off is enough to turn the water to steam as soon as it lands on the fixture.
(Jim Evans)
