Robert Sondergaard of Electric Aura in Vancouver worked on the Olympics events in Robson Square, Vancouver, as well as the Paralympics, finishing up with the closing ceremonies for the Paralympics on March 21, in an event held at the Whistler Ceremonies Plaza, basically using the rig that Jeff Ravitz used for the medals ceremonies throughout the Olympic Games, with the plot as originally designed by Nathan Wilson. Read the rest of this entry »
More On The Paralympic Opening Ceremonies Lighting
“Our first challenge was the fact that we had to cut about half of the lights that Bob Dickinson had for the Olympic Ceremonies,” says LD Robert Sondergaard of Electric Aura in Vancouver. “We met with him once at the venue to discuss what worked well and what didn’t to help us decide what to keep. We also watched a number of rehearsals and a couple of the Victory Ceremonies to inform our decisions.” Read the rest of this entry »
Lighting At The Paralympic Opening Ceremonies
March 12 saw the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, with Patrick Roberge as producer/artistic director and lighting by Robert Sondergaard of Electric Aura. “The entire system was drawn in 3D in wysiwyg and we used it for daytime programming,” says Sondergaard, noting that the lighting for the ceremonies was based on the initial plot created by Bob Dickinson of Full Flood for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games on February 12, 2010 in the same venue. Read the rest of this entry »
Solotech In And Around Vancouver
The stage at LiveCity Yaletown
It’s no surprise that Canada’s own Solotech (with offices in Montreal, Quebec, and Las Vegas) picked up a few opportunities to supply gear for events in Vancouver surrounding the Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »
Molson Canadian Hockey House In Action
The Molson Canadian Hockey House (MCHH) in Vancouver was one of the main spots hockey fans flocked to check out all the games for the duration of the Winter Olympics. The massive tent with a loungy setup inside, complete with a stage for performances and presentations with hockey MVPs, was located during the Games directly next to BC Place.
Check out some clips that Barco shared from the venue and around Vancouver: Read the rest of this entry »
MSR And Stageline Build Up Vancouver
Surrey celebration site
MSR Mobile Stages provided various Stageline® mobile stages around Vancouver, from the O Zone, the largest of the celebration sites located in the heart of Richmond, to the Surrey celebration site in Holland Park, and VANOC’s Place de la Francophonie on Granville Island. The stages hosted performances ranging from Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts Band to a variety of French Canadian artists. One additional stage was also used as a television studio for the Colbert Report on February 17. Read the rest of this entry »
Video For Ignite The Dream
Sean Nieuwenhuis of Sensory Overload created content for Ignite The Dream, open for public vieweing at Roson Square in Vancouver during the Winter Olympics. We caught up with him onsite.
Also check out: Robert Sondergaard of Electric Aura Onsite At Robson Square.
Laser Control At Robson Square For Ignite The Dream
Ignite The Dream, rehearsal photo
Marcus Schmieder of Galactic Laser and Boris Bollinger of Bocatec, developer of Phoenix laser software, discuss in the video interview below the technology behind the control and programming of the laser elements in the nightly Ignite the Dream show at Robson Square in Vancouver during the Winter Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »
The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Courtesy of Eos Lightmedia
Douglas Welch for Eos Lightmedia designed and programmed the Queen Elizabeth Theatre fly tower. Check out our onsite discussion with Welch : Read the rest of this entry »
NBC Broadcast, By The Numbers
The folks at VER shared some fun facts with us regarding the NBC broadcast:
It takes a lot of people power and equipment to produce the 835 hours of glitzy television coverage…While setting up for the big event, our NBC brethren compiled an impressive list of the sheer numbers involved in creating such a monumental 16-day broadcast. Continue reading, and you’ll see that there’s a whole lot more to putting together an Olympics broadcast than meets the eye: Read the rest of this entry »