LAS VEGAS – LD Tim Dunn from Gearhouse South Africa will give a presentation about lighting the Closing Ceremony for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Robe at LDI. The presentations will run daily from Oct. 22-24, with more information at the Robe booth, #2324. Robe ColorWash and ColorSpot 2500E ATs and REDWash 3â—Â192s were among the fixtures Dunn chose for the event, which took place at Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. VWV Group produced the World Cup ceremony.
Dunn's presentation will detail the challenges faced by him and his team, which included precision lighting around the large format pitch video projections, and the subtleties of pinpointing the large cast with precision while impressing the stadium audience at the finale for the biggest sporting event in the world.
Added to that was a tight schedule, limited access to the stadium, and a series of customizations needed to rig lights in the right positions – with all the associated red tape. Dunn will also expand on his use of MA Lighting's Visualiser to pre-program the show, and the control network used to route over 30 DMX universes.
Copies of a new book, Sense of Occasion, a pictorial documentation of Dunn's recent design work, will also be available for viewing at the presentation.
For more information, please visit www.robe.cz.
