The world’s ‘most difficult obstacle course’ – as the payoff of
‘Ninja Warrior’ says – finally came to his first entirely Italian TV season,
broadcast by Channel 9.
The show – famous throughout the world – is an ‘extreme’ sport
contest where participants compete in tough tests of skill to win the ultimate
prize.
The stages of this high competitive reality show take place in a
large ‘arena’ especially staged in the Hippodrome of Milan.
The lighting design of Ninja Warrior has a central role in the
TV show, emphasizing the highlights of each race and outlining the wide spaces
where the competition takes place.
370 DTS projectors were installed by the rental company AMG
International, which took care of the complex Ninja Warrior setup (1,000 lights
in total).
100 NRG 1201, 70 EVO, and 70 FOS Led bars backlight the audience
arranged in the stands.
130 RAPTOR are hung on the central element of the show’s
setting, an imposing tower-like structure.
The Direction of Photography has been entrusted to two great
professionals: Marco Vignanelli and Ivan Pierri.
Marco Vignanelli commented on the performance of the RAPTORs:
“The beams of the RAPTORs are fundamental to highlight the tower, which is one
of the areas where the competition takes place race, but it’s also an important
scenic element set in the middle of the arena; an ever-present view in the
television shootings, because it symbolizes the final goal of the entire competition.
The RAPTORs give the tower a strong visual impact, thanks to
their luminous beams, visible kilometers away. ”
A
special thanks to AMG International, which has been using the DTS technology
for years, using more than 2,000 moving lights in major live and televised
events.
