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Medialon Controls China’s Mangrove Groove Aquatic Show
PARIS – Medialon has been selected by ECA2 to be the main show control system on “Mangrove Groove” aquatic show, a new 38-minute multimedia show in Octbay, Shenzhen, China.
ECA2, a French-based company specializing in creating and producing major events worldwide, designed and produced “Mangrove Groove” show, with one of the world’s largest aquatic stages ever built, covering an area of 5,600 sq. meters (60,278 sq. feet).
Every evening, up to 5,000 spectators enjoy the return of the birds in a decor dedicated to the mangrove. The artistic and technological challenges represent the forces of nature, staging the four elements merged with the magic of captivating images, with water, fire, lighting, video and air effects, all entirely controlled and synchronized by a Medialon Manager PRO Show Control system.
On “Mangrove Groove” show, Medialon Show Control system controls the following devices and effects:
Water:
– 2 water screens with a 50-metre base,
– hundreds of water jets and custom moving jets.
Air:
– 5 geysers, compressed air to put sensitive equipment under positive pressure.
Fire:
– 14x large flames via Medialon Artnet DMX MxM
Lighting:
– 1 grandMA2 console
– 600 underwater projectors
– 60 automatic projectors
Video:
– 5 Christie 35K and 2 Christie 20K projectors on lyre VIP via the Medialon Christie projectors MxM
– 2 MODULO media players
– 1 Dataton Watchout 4 system displays
Audio:
– 1 multitrack Tascam X48 via LTC
– Internal audio player via the Medialon Local Media Player MxM
Laser:
5 laser projectors
Several Graphic User Interfaces (GUI) have been created via the Medialon Manager Panel. From a single touch of a button, the AV Technical staff can run the show, make video tests and check the status of the devices.
The Status mode is useful for technical maintenance. Based on a custom user interface, it has been especially designed to show the technicians the exact location of each device. Access buttons allow users to directly check the status of all the AV devices as well as eight temperature sensors, one wind sensor, 14 Uninterruptible Power Supplies, pressure levels of water effects pumps and compressors, video projectors’ lamp status, useful lamp life span calculation and more.
For a maximum reliability, two Medialon Manager units run synchronously creating a full redundant system that switches automatically at any time – even during the show- from unit A to unit B or the reverse if any unit failure is detected.
“Medialon Show Control system helps us to run, to synchronize and to monitor hundreds of special effects. All of these devices interact with more than 50 actors, acrobats and dancers, and it has proven to be a safe and reliable tool to achieve our interpretation of the life in the mangrove surrounded by an incredible amount of mysterious and enchanting creatures,” declares Jean-Christope Canizares, ECA2’s CEO and show producer.
“During the last 30 years ECA2 has tested, installed and commissioned lots and lots of Show Control systems. We even had our own software called PILS that is still running satisfactory in many shows all around the world, but when we decided to stop this product and switch to a solution from the market we went naturally to Medialon,” concludes Guillaume Duflot ECA2”s COO and Technical Director.
“Mangrove Groove” is a permanent show running daily since this summer.
Credits:
Creation (overall) – Engineering – Production (Turnkey) Direction, Production: J-C Canizares
Chief of Operations & Technical Director: Guillaume Duflot from ECA2
Screenplay, Artistic Coordination & Show Direction: Sophie Poirier from ECA2
Multimedia Production & Show Direction: Thierry Nutchey from ECA2
The Control system has been designed and engineered by ECA2, installed by French Integrator Adrem, and programmed by Julien Ribes from Artabase.
