March 12 saw the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, with Patrick Roberge as producer/artistic director and lighting by Robert Sondergaard of Electric Aura. “The entire system was drawn in 3D in wysiwyg and we used it for daytime programming,” says Sondergaard, noting that the lighting for the ceremonies was based on the initial plot created by Bob Dickinson of Full Flood for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games on February 12, 2010 in the same venue.
The lighting gear list included:
40 – Martin Mac 2000 Performance
68 – Martin Mac 2000 Wash
124 – Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Spot
68 - Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash
58 - Philips Vari-Lite VL3000 Spot
28 - Philips Vari-Lite VL5 Arch
72 - Philips Vari-Lite VL2416
8 - Syncrolite MX4
2 – MA Lighting grandMA console
2 - MA Lighting grandMA console (backup with all 4 consoles networked together)
16 - Active NSP
5 - Backup NSP
Lighting vendor: PRG - Tony Ward
Credits:
Produced by: Patrick Roberge Productions
Producer: Patrick Roberge
Associate Director: Head Choreographer - Jocelyn Peden
Director of Production: Nik von Schulmann
Technical Director: Michael Scriven
Lighting Team:
Lighting Designer: Robert Sondergaard
TV Lighting Director: Jason McKinnon
Followspot Director: Alan Brodie
Lighting Department Head: Jason Bolger
Programmer #1: Shaun Forbes
Programmer #2: Sharon Huizinga
Initial light plot conceived by Bob Dickinson