This included the supply of two customised WI laser controlled wagons - now available from rental stock - which proved an ingenious method to ensure the lightening quick scenery changes needed for the fast paced show were realised.
Three live shows were produced at Antwerp's Lotto Arena over one action-packed weekend by producers Studio 100 and Dedsit for the VTM channel. Wi's project manager was Geert Stockmans.
WI also provided one of their suspended WItrack systems to move a large two-part video screen at the back of the stage, together with a flown tracking system with a moving winch to aid two aerial performers.
The show's set and lighting was designed by Luc Peumans of Painting With Light, and featured a large 4mm HD LED screen upstage which needed to open for artist entrances and exits. This functionality was provided with the help of 21 metres of WItrack and control, which enabled the 8m wide screens to either be closed and in one large block or tracked open to provide a 4m gap in the middle.
The 24m of WItrack for the two aerial performers was installed in the roof above the stage in a horizontal orientation. This enabled the two performers to be picked up, lifted into the roof for their performance, and then landed in the middle of the stage.
The two laser wagons - a concept originally custom designed by the WI team for the epic 14-18 Spektakle show last year in Mechelen to commemorate the centenary of World War I and now available as a hire item - worked really hard throughout all the recording sessions.
Loaded and unloaded with scenery for each different sketch by a dedicated backstage scenic crew, they were tracked back and forth through the screens, and facilitated the super-quick seamless changeovers needed to enable the production team to keep to their tight recoding schedule.
(Jim Evans)
