(23/11/2014) Enigma' is a spectacular stage-show and centrepiece at the new Cinecitta World visitor attraction in Rome - the first theme park dedicated to the fabulously rich world and history of Italian cinema which has spawned numerous genius directors like Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Franco Zeffirelli and many more.
Lighting for the 25 minute Enigma show produced by FilmMaster and staged in a 1200 capacity venue right in the centre of the complex - has been designed by internationally renowned LD Giovanni Pinna who specified a fully Robe moving light rig.
'Enigma' is a highly visual show, he explains, It's designed to illustrate the boundaries and the scope of illusion one of the essential vehicles of filmmaking and storytelling .
It's a mixed media performance set to especially composed music featuring dancers, mapped projections and lighting all as characters in the show, and can be viewed by visitors at any point in their journey around Cinecitta World.
The set designed by Studio Gioforma is made up of multiple layers and projection surfaces (word missing here?) plenty of depth, so Pinna's lighting design emphasises this perspective whilst also adding drama, excitement and anticipation for what the audience will experience during their adventures' at Cinecitta World.
The brief for lighting meant being theatrical and intimate and simultaneously adding a sense of scale and spectacle just like the cinematography of epic movies!The Robe fixtures he chose are 11 x DLS Profiles, 11 x DLF Washes, 10 x Pointes and six LEDWash 600s all from Robe's ROBIN range.
Pinna - LD for a slew of high profile clients including iconic singer Vasco Rossi - has been using Robe products in his work for the last 10 years.
For this he wanted to use as many LED and small-but-powerful fixtures as possible, both for aesthetics and practicality, and felt that Robe was the only brand able to offer such a versatile choice .
copyrighted by Benedetto Del Ariccia With the show scheduled to run for at least three years in its current format, they sought a rig that was firstly reliable with lightsources that would not deteriorate, and secondly would be as low maintenance as possible as well as offering numerous creative options for lighting the work in a memorable and eye-catching style. Robe again - was the obvious choice, he confirmed.
And, whilst they are not expecting to need it he added that the Excellent service and after-sales support from Cattolica based Italian distributor, Robe Multimedia, was another factor in the decision.
Enigma's lighting design is complex, cerebral and was a real challenge for Pinna.A show based around the mysticism and visual magic of the cinema with a critical eye at its core was an interesting concept around which to devise a lighting style, and central to this was concealing the lighting fixtures onstage with as many as possible physically integrated into the set and scenic elements.
copyrighted by Benedetto Del Ariccia Also vital to the design was the need to keep lighting sources shuttered from the projections yet blending in with them and tightly focussed on the dancers. He spent a full two days just concentrating on all the areas that needed lighting to follow the five dancers without washing out the stage.
Overall, it was a very different approach and genre of lighting from that of a show or tour. Rather than getting something up and running in a day, here the project evolved over a much longer timescale with everything meticulously thought-through and planned as a permanent installation.
The Pointes are positioned upstage at the back and top and bottom along the sides of the stage where Pinna could capitalise on their multi-functionality the prism effects, the tight collimated beams and the wide washes are all prominent in the show all very different looking effects from this one highly flexible fixture.
Pointe is an excellent beamer first-and-foremost but also so much more, he elucidates, You can get a good wide using the frost, it has a decent zoom plus great prism and gobo looks .
For cutting and slicing into the space from the upstage and downstage sides, he used the DLFs and DLSs. Their height and areas of operation dictated by the trajectory of the projectors, so the framing shutters on the DLS and the barn door module on the DLF have been extremely helpful in continuing potential light-spill into the projector paths.
Having the choice of a moving spot with shuttering capabilities was vital to achieve the very precise look I wanted, he enthuses!
Pinna is also the first person to applaud all the great teamwork involved in making Enigma the creative achievement that it is.
Working directly with him on the 15 intense days of grandMA 2 programming were two of the best console operators in Italy - Davide Magic Martire and Marco Piva.Enigma's Creative Director is Alfredo Accatino. The show has been directed by Romain Sabella, choreographed by Laccio (project managed by Valentina Colarusso) and the Production Manager is Massimo Palermo.
Most recent headlines
04/08/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, is excited to announce Santiago Solanas as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)....
03/06/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, a...
04/05/2024
NEW YORK As the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off in May, Nielsen has released an extensive new report diving into their media habits with data sh...
04/05/2024
PHILADELPHIA As National Military Appreciation Month gets underway, Comcast has announced several new initiatives to help veterans, service members, and their f...
04/05/2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a tentative agenda for the May Open Commission Meeting scheduled...
04/05/2024
The Broadband Forum has announced major enhancements to key 5G convergence standards that the group said will help advance next-generation applications, improve...
04/05/2024
Spotify Wrapped Campaign Spot Graded With DaVinci Resolve Studio
Brie Clayton May 3, 2024
0 Comments
Blackmagic Design today announced that Colorist M...
04/05/2024
Three Boston Conservatory at Berklee Alums Nominated for Tony Awards An additional eight alums and two current students performed in nominated productions.
...
03/05/2024
An innovative learning tool to help media and civil society better understand ho...
03/05/2024
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 21: (L-R) Actors K stutis Cic nas and Greta Grinevi i t , Director Marija Kavtaradze and Producer Marija Razgute attend the 2023 Sunda...
03/05/2024
If you aren't familiar with Danny Ocean's music, it's only a matter ...
03/05/2024
Spotify has an unwavering commitment to supporting emerging artists across all genres, to helping them launch and thrive in their careers, and to connecting the...
03/05/2024
Como uno de los sonidos de mayor expansi n en el mundo, la M sica Mexicana va m ...
03/05/2024
As one of the fastest-growing sounds worldwide, M sica Mexicana is more than jus...
03/05/2024
NEW YORK FuboTV reported that it lost 110,000 subs in Q1 2024 but it exceeded its guidance for the quarter with double digit year-over-year increases across key...
03/05/2024
Only 3 Weeks Left To Enter The Creative Industries Most Award
Brie Clayton May 3, 2024
0 Comments
Creativepool is giving a last call to the creative i...
03/05/2024
WePlay Studios Transforms the Future of Live Event Storytelling with AJA Gear
Brie Clayton May 3, 2024
0 Comments
By 2032, the esports market is expec...
03/05/2024
WASHINGTON Shannon Bream, Fox News Sunday anchor and chief legal correspondent, sat for a keynote chat at The Business of TV News, with Tom Umstead, senior co...
03/05/2024
WASHINGTON Asked how important is local news, Martha Raddatz, who has covered foreign conflicts for decades and moderated presidential debates for ABC News, s...
03/05/2024
Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion cash offer fo...
03/05/2024
CBS announced its 2024-2025 primetime schedule, which features the new dramas NCIS: Origins, Matlock and Watson, and new comedies Poppa's House and Georgie ...
03/05/2024
Sports-focused streaming service Fubo said it reduced its red ink in the first quarter, despite losing 110,000 subscribers since the end of the year....
03/05/2024
Walmart is reportedly about to release a new 4K streaming box/smart speaker hybrid device for Google TV that could retail for as low as $50, according to a repo...
03/05/2024
Enhancements to its Delivery Workspace solution provide increased content delivery robustness and security
By Matthew Corrigan
Published: May 3, 2024
Enha...
03/05/2024
According to reports, if the bid is successful, Sony would be the significant majority shareholder of the new private company
By Jenny Priestley
Published: M...
03/05/2024
Located in Manchesters Spinningfields district, the course aims to equip students with the skills, knowledge and industry insight for a career in the creative s...
03/05/2024
Lightbridge has created a new Cine Reflect Lighting System kit, dedicated to enabling artistic lighting with consideration of today's productivity practical...
03/05/2024
Broadcast media systems integrator BeckTV and Lawo worked together on a large-scale AES67 build of radio control rooms at KPBS, San Diego's NPR and PBS memb...
03/05/2024
Raleigh, NC, April 12, 2024 SmallHD announces PageOS 6, a powerful software update free for owners of SmallHD monitors, featuring increased functionality, exp...
03/05/2024
SmallHD announces the Quantum 32 a new 31.5 OLED monitor designed to provide reference HDR/SDR images for post-production final color grading, as well as cri...
03/05/2024
By 2032, the esports market is expected to grow to $9.29 billion, bolstered by a global player count and fan following that both continue to climb. The 2023 Lea...
03/05/2024
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), today announced that the 11th edition of the Amagi Global FAST Rep...
03/05/2024
Riedel Communications today announced that Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) is relying on a media and intercom network based on Riedel technology for the renewal of...
03/05/2024
Broadpeak , a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, announced t...
03/05/2024
Media technology innovator Limecraft will exhibit the latest updates to its online platform on stand G79 at the 15-16 May 2024 Media Production & Technology Sho...
03/05/2024
Audio interface specialist Prism Sound is partnering with console manufacturer Solid State Logic, professional monitor manufacturer PMC and acoustic panel and d...
03/05/2024
Intinor, Sweden's leading developer of products and solutions for high-quality video over the internet, is set to join forces with its UK partner Zest Techn...
03/05/2024
NAKIVO Inc., a fast-growing software company dedicated to protecting physical, virtual, cloud, and SaaS environments, announced its Q1 2024 financial results to...
03/05/2024
Hiltron Communications announces an addition to its range of satellite communication products and systems: a field-upgradable motorisation kit specifically desi...
03/05/2024
Visit LiveU at Stand D30
With this year an exceptional one for major sporting events alongside multiple, key elections, the power and flexibility of LiveU'...
03/05/2024
Agile Content, the leader in the development of technology and solutions for the provision of television services over the Internet, announces Koldo Unanue as i...
03/05/2024
Eight co-signers representing streaming services, pay TV operators and public interest groups have sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging their Committee...
03/05/2024
BOSTON Brightcove has announced that it has implemented Amazon Q Business, a new generative AI assistant on Amazon Web Services (AWS)....
03/05/2024
NEW YORK CBS has declared that it will finish the 2023-24 season as Americas Most-Watched Network in primetime for the 16th consecutive season....
03/05/2024
A new survey indicates that U.S. businesses and consumers had an overall positive attitude towards their technology spending plans in the first quarter of 2024,...
03/05/2024
Sony and Apollo Global Management have sent an offer letter to Paramount Global's board of directors making an $26 billion all cash offer for Paramount Glob...
03/05/2024
EMG / Gravity Media has appointed Charlie Cubbon chief operating officer (COO) and Jamie Hindhaugh regional CEO for the U.K., U.S., Australia and the Middle Eas...
03/05/2024
Final 2024 Season Games to Air Saturdays on WRAL at 10:30am in May, Championship on June 1
Taping for the final episodes of the 2024 season of WRAL-TV's Br...
03/05/2024
Estrella MediaCo said it is expanding its connected TV portfolio by launching three new channels with Curiosity that will first appear on Samsung TV Plus....
(23/11/2014) Enigma' is a spectacular stage-show and centrepiece at the new Cinecitta World visitor attraction in Rome - the first theme park dedicated to the fabulously rich world and history of Italian cinema which has spawned numerous genius directors like Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Franco Zeffirelli and many more.
