by Joan Lyman, Manager, Communications wysiwyg @ Grey Cup wysiwyg Scores Big at Canada’s Grey Cup Halftime Show Rendering Courtesy of Electric Aura The award-winning wysiwyg software screens on both sides. A catwalk extended suite from CAST Software of Toronto, from the stage out into the audience. Light- Canada was the clear winner at the 99th ing consisted of over 150 Martin MAC mov- Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League’s ing lights. Control for lighting and video was championship football game between the delivered via W-DMX from 4 grandMA Light East Division champion Winnipeg Blue consoles, 2 grandMA NSPs and 2 Vixen Bombers and the West Division champion Media Servers, programmed by Shaun BC Lions. The game was held on Sunday, Forbes. System Engineer was Jason Bolger 27 November 2011 at BC Place Stadium and Production Electricians were Charles Ar- in Vancouver in front of a live audience of rata, Corey Proulx, and Ken Reckahn. 54,313 and broadcast live to over 4.5 million viewers. One of the challenges of designing in BC Place was the recent renovation of the Photo Courtesy of Electric Aura The hugely popular Vancouver-based rock stadium, which included the upgrade and band Nickelback performed for the Pepsi modernization of the facility, with the highlight Max Halftime Show, playing songs off their being the new retractable roof that turns BC albums All The Right Reasons, Dark Horse, Place into a year-round, open-air facility and and Here and Now. Production Designer for a new architectural signature for the prov- the halftime show was Robert Sondergaard ince. BC Place’s cable-supported roof is the and TV Lighting Director was Jason McKin- biggest of its kind in the world. The stadium non, both of Electric Aura in Vancouver. is also now the home of the world’s second- largest center-hung LED video screen. Sondergaard used wysiwyg R27 Per- form during the whole design process to Sondergaard continues, “One of the great communicate the design look to the show features of wysiwyg is its ability to import producer, Patrick Roberge Productions as Google SketchUp files. I was able to find well as Nickelback. He explains, “In the lead a model online of the newly renovated BC Rendering Courtesy of Electric Aura up to the Grey Cup, there were a number of Place Stadium, and I used it to accurately parties in a variety of cities who needed to show where the lights in the seats were go- know what the setup on the field was going ing to be placed in the render. BC Place had to look like; the producer, the band and their also just undergone reconstruction including management, sponsors and so on. wysi- a new retractable roof, so I was also able to wyg once again proved to be an effective show people who hadn’t been in the build- tool to create a realistic render of what the ing what the new video screen would look set, lighting and on field LED video screens like and how the new LED interior lighting Grey Cup Halftime Show would look like so that everyone could sign would make the roof feel enormous.” off on the creative look.” The end was a victory for all parties The creative concept for Nickelback’s involved, except for the Blue Bombers, who performance was a stage erected center were defeated 34–23 by the Lions. Both the field with the set made up of Jarags stacked game and the halftime show were deemed a Rendering Courtesy of Electric Aura like blocks, flanked by Martin LC video huge success. © 2012 ISSUE 39 / April 2012 The official bi-monthly publication forwysiwyg Members 16 © 2012 ISSUE 39 / April 2012 The official bi-monthly publication forwysiwyg Members 17 Production Crew Producer Patrick Roberge Productions, Patrick Roberge Lighting team Production Designer: Robert Sondergaard TV Lighting Director: Jason McKinnon Programmer: Shaun Forbes System Engineer: Jason Bolger Production Electricians: Charles Arrata, Corey Proulx, Ken Reckahn Equipment List wysiwyg R27 Perform 4 - MA Light 2 - Network Signal Processor 2 - Vixen Media Servers 4 – W-DMX Transceivers 2 - M2 2.5k Followspots w/ Long Throw Lens 28 - ColorBlast 12 26 - iWhite Blast 12 98 - MAC 101 30 - MAC 2000 Wash Light XB Beam 20 - MAC 2000 Wash Light XB 6 - MAC III Profile 76 - Elation Octostrips 20 - Jarag-5 16 – Martin LC Plus 2mx1m Panels 16 – Martin LC Plus 1mx1m Panels 32 - A Type (12”) Blk Truss 8’ 4 - A Type (12”) Blk Truss 6’ 8 - A Type (12”) Blk Truss 4’ 10 - A Type (12”) Blk Truss 2’ 12 - A Type (12”) Cor 90 Deg 6-Way © 2012 ISSUE 39 / April 2012 The official bi-monthly publication forwysiwyg Members 18 © 2012 ISSUE 39 / April 2012 The official bi-monthly publication forwysiwyg Members 19.