Themed as “Better City – Better Life" the Shanghai Expo 2010 recently started with a spectacular Opening Ceremony, produced by David Atkins Enterprises from Australia. Robert Dickinson and Ted Wells from US realised the lighting design for this huge event in Shanghai, China.
My responsibility includes coorindation and live show-calling of Pavilion facade lightings, architectural lightings (installed on 400+ buildings between Lupu and Nanpu bridge, along Huangpu river) during the live outdoor show.
“453 lighting positions (towers) were distributed along both sides of the Huangpu River between the Lupu and Nanpu bridges - the Lupu bridge is the world’s second longest arch bridge - and along the top of what is currently the world’s largest LED screen at 265m long and 32m high. A total of 200 x Clay Paky Alpha Wash 1500s, 749 x AutoLT 7kw Xenon searchlights, 477 x AutoLT 4kw Xenon searchlights and 130 x Martin Professional Atomic 3000 strobes gave the Opening Ceremony an unmistakable look.”
ECA2 from France played an important role in the ceremony, with two barges located on the river providing an intricate water, light and laser display.