Designed and directed by France-based ECA2, who were involved in shows such as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1998 World Cup in France and the Eiffel Tower Millennium Show, the 'O' stands for the ocean and resembles the numerical zero to illustrate a new beginning for the sea. The show is expected to remain as a permanent centrepiece after Expo.
Two sets of triple-stacked Christie Roadie HD+35Ks project a short animated film about ocean conservation onto the water screen at the internal rim of the 'O' which is located about 100m away. To complete this show, the Fountain Show, staged by the US-based WET Design, also utilises four sets of dual-stacked Christie HD+35Ks projecting content onto three sets of fountain jets located at distances of 20m, 25m and 30m respectively. The nightly multimedia show also includes other special effects such as moving water jets, mist, flames, lighting, and laser works.
"Christie HD+35K projectors are wonderful. They're bright and offer superior quality. We're getting a brightness level of more than 200 nits, which is more than what we expect. Even under strong wind conditions which affect the water screen, we're still getting the clarity and the exact image focal point," comments Guillaume Duflot, chief of operations & technical director, ECA2. "We have an excellent on-going relationship with Christie, having collaborated with them on many projects in many parts of the world including Singapore and China over the last five years. As a company, they're ultra-responsive and offer products of the highest quality."
Under the expo's theme Living Ocean and Coast, various promotional locations and pavilions at Yeosu Expo have deployed close to 250 Christie visual solutions for the 93-day event taking place 12 May to 12 August, 2012.
"We're very fortunate to be selected as the contents sponsor for the Expo 2012 Yeosu Expo and to be involved in one of the biggest events in Korea this year. Most importantly, we're able to transfer our knowledge and experience gained from our strong participation in the similar expo event in Shanghai during 2010," comments Lin Yu, vice president, Christie Asia Pacific. "We started working on this event early last year and we're pleased that our groundbreaking visual solutions are present in some of most significant installations including the Big-O, the Denmark Pavilion, the China Pavilion as well as corporate pavilions."
(Jim Evans)
