|
Equipment:
60 CityColor 1800
258 MiniCity 150
Last December the 17th edition of the
prestigious Gulf Cup was held in Qatar, an event dedicated to sport which unites
eight nations of the Middle East including, other than the host nation, Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, the Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
To add prestige to a sumptuous
ceremony rich with fascination was a set of projectors manufactured by Studio
Due which flooded the ultra modern Doha stadium with multi colored lighting.
The numbers are as staggering as the
final result: 60 1800 watt CityColor architectural projectors and 258 of their
smaller version, the MiniCity series, were used to illuminate both the play
areas and the spectators in the stands. A splendid, new occasion for the
architectural series to make a fine display in an event which left its mark on
both the public assisting the live show in the stadium and the television
audience.
Four disciplines – football,
basketball, volleyball and handball – to celebrate the sporting event and in
particular in this edition, the return of Iraq to the competition after its
exclusion subsequent to the invasion of Kuwait. Moreover, Qatar wanted to do its
best to exploit this Middle East sporting event in order to re-launch its
candidacy for the 15th edition of the Asiatic Games in 2006.
Sharif Hashisho, Managing Director of
Qatar Vision Production Company, was called upon to direct the operations, in
view of the previous successes obtained in the sport-show world during 2004. Two
thousand people worked at his side on the production, 200 audio, video and
lighting technicians, 1300 volunteers and a staff of more than 500 on the
organizing committee. Once again a considerable amount of people who proved
themselves capable of managing the situation and rendering a much waited for
event unique.
Unity, stability, prosperity and
liberty: this was the wish for the future for the entire Arab world underlined
during the ceremony with the choreography of hundreds of children, illuminated,
not only by the power and the infinite color combinations of the Citycolor and
the MiniCity projectors, but also by the warm, suggestive light of almost 200
candles. It was not by chance that the star of the show was Kazem al-Saher, the
most famous and appreciated Iraqi singer. Divided into four parts – the welcome,
a tribute to sport and finally the presentation of the teams and the welcome
back to Iraq culminating in a large heart formed by the children on the field –
the ceremony of this edition of the Gulf Cup has been unanimously considered the
best ever seen and is already thinking ahead to the next important opportunities
of world caliber.
|
