The
Kontinental Hockey League All-Stars Game 2014 was recently hosted in the
Slovnaft Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. It marks the midway point of the
Kontinental Hockey League\’s regular season, with many of the league\’s star
players playing against each other in a charity match of Western against
Eastern players. Team players for both teams are chosen in public votes by
fans, KHL managers, journalists and coaches of both selections. The final score
of the match was West / East 18:16.
Lighting
for the opening show for the event was controlled by 1 x grandMA2 full-size
console in addition with 2 x MA NPU (Networking Processing Unit) as well as 2 x
MA Digital Dimmer 12 x 2,3kVA and was broadcast live by numerous TV channels.
The concept for the TV show came from the director Tomáš Eibner. Lighting
design, programming and operation was done by Martin Kubánka.
Kubánka
stated: “The KHL All-Star event is the most important event in the whole season
on the old continent. The KHL organizational team placed high demands on every
part of the show and the match. It was a complex combination that involved
coordination of the light show together with the onscreen presentations,
interactive projection and live action on the ice. I chose a grandMA2 full-size
as the first and the only choice for obvious reasons. I am used to working to
the highest standards.”
“The
preparation time wasn\’t long”, continued Kubánka. “Coordination between all
interactive elements and adaptations had to be quick and precise. These are the
aspects which speak clearly for MA systems. As well as the fact, that we are
proud owners of MA lighting products, personally I would like to highlight the
speed, clarity of layouts and features like the quick access to editing of the
MA system. I can’t pick any function as the best one. For me the whole grandMA2
is the best, and the only choice for professional lighting designers and
operators.”
The
MA system controlled more than 150 moving lights including 100 of Robe’s Pointe
multi-purpose moving lights and a bunch of conventional and LED fixtures.
Martin
Kubánka and Michal Brna headed the lighting crew. Q-99 s.r.o. delivered the
lighting equipment for the show. LightNeq s.r.o. is the distributor for MA
Lighting in Slovakia.
Photos:
© ROBE lighting
