BEIJING, China – The Volkswagen Group presented an exclusive preview of its latest models at the first Volkswagen Group Night in China, which was held recently during the Auto China 2012 exhibition. Clay Paky lights were part of the lighting package.
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BEIJING, China – The Volkswagen Group presented an exclusive preview of its latest models at the first Volkswagen Group Night in China, which was held recently during the “Auto China 2012” exhibition at the Beijing Olympic Swimming Centre. Over 1,700 guests turned up for the one-hour event, held the night before the auto show opened. The event was planned and coordinated by Filmtec Media GmbH, on behalf of Volkswagen Kommunikation, and technical direction was entrusted to Martin Kuhn.
There were 78 Clay Paky Alpha Wash 1500s, 24 Alpha Spot HPE 1500s, 14 Alpha Profile 1500s, 32 Alpha Beam 700s and 18 Sharpys used at the event together with other lights.
Kuhn explained the advantages of using Clay Paky moving heads for this Night: “The Clay Paky range has been highly successful at this type of event in recent years, and I agree with lighting designer Kleine-Herzbruch when he says that they are currently the most efficient lights available. Furthermore, they stand out for their high reliability. We had no failures or problems.”
“The Sharpys were the icing on the cake. We used them for several reasons: first, because they allow you to achieve effects that are not possible with other lights on the market; second, because we had to pay attention to weight as we were near the rigging capacity; and third, because the rig was suspended at a height of 18 meters, ideal for the Sharpys’ ultraconcentrated projected light.”
The lighting was designed by Lutz Kleine-Herzbruch of RGB GmbH. Light and sound production company was Leyendecker GmbH. Architects: Feld & Team. Video production: AVE Verhengsten. FlashArt was responsible for the special effects, lasers and water, and SchokoPro for the kinetics.
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