WASHINGTON, DC – General Dynamics' two booths at the U.S. Army's exhibition, AUSA 2009, spanned an aisle and included two tank-sized demonstrators weighting more than 45,000 pounds. The booths, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, were designed by H.B. Stubbs Companies (HBS) with a production package provided by Production Resource Group (PRG).
Working with Karl Oskoian, director, Communications and Public Relations for General Dynamics Land Systems, HBS designed and fabricated the two booths, and PRG handled all equipment needs as well as on-site services for the production package.
"I think that PRG's expertise in audio, video, lighting and rigging made them the right choice for this project," said Al Przeklas, senior account executive, H.B. Stubbs.
PRG provided an integrated system that addressed challenges such as rigging and cabling of the LED elements. Philips Color Kinetics LED products spanned the 5,000 square-foot, two-story exhibit.
The main booth measured 50 by 70 feet. Across the aisle was the secondary booth, at 50 by 30 feet. The two spaces were visually tied together through the use of synchronized color effects on a 4mm LED wall provided by PRG. The conference room walls also used LEDs that were programmed into the color scheme.
PRG installed a lipstick camera mounted inside the demonstrator tank turret, which sent a video signal to a 50-inch monitor and the LED wall. All of the LEDs, as well as the automated fixtures, were controlled via the ChamSys MagicQ lighting console.
PRG supplied and installed a wireless DMX system in both booths. "We knew we wanted to use a wireless system because we didn't want to have cables running across the floor or in the air," said PRG account manager and LD Norm Piaskowski. "It was the ideal solution."
HBS, PRG, and show contractor GES developed the installation plan, which was particularly critical due to the requirement to install the two tank demonstrators before any other exhibitors even entered the hall. A crane was brought in, steel plates were dropped to distribute the weight and the demonstrators were lowered into position from flatbed trucks.
PRG noted that its client, H.B. Stubbs, was pleased with the final result. "I was very happy with PRG, as was General Dynamics," said H.B. Stubbs' Przeklas. "It was a very successful endeavor for all of us."
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