VANCOUVER, BC – David Atkins, executive producer for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, chose tarm Showlaser to provide the laser sequences used for the opening, victory and closing ceremonies. Both Atkins and tarm had prior Olympics experience. Atkins produced the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and tarm Showlaser contributed to the spectacle of the cereomies at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2006 Paralympics in Turin.
The three-man tarm team had plenty of prep time and gear at their disposal. Preparations began 15 months prior to the events, including a reconnaissance visit to Vancouver and a test setup in the Bochum, Germany-based company's own facilities.
A total of four tons of laser equipment was air-freighted to Vancouver for the ceremonies, and tarm team had three weeks to install and test their gear on site.
"It is a great honor to be selected to put on a laser show at the official Olympics ceremonies for the third time," said Ralf Lottig, tarm Showlaser's managing director. "This was surely this year's most sought-after laser-show job worldwide."
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