Ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver

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The Opening, Closing and Victory Ceremonies of the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver were brilliantly cast in images thanks to ETC, in the greatest accomplishment the company has realised to this day. The interior of BC Place Stadium was transformed into a series of dazzling scenes by several video and PIGI projection systems. ETC’s crew of 25 technicians also stayed on to take charge of the projection for the Paralympics Opening Ceremony.

Production: David Atkins Enterprises
Artistic direction: David Atkins & Ignatius Jones
Image creation: Spinifex Group

 

 

 

  • Installation of 30 x 20K lumens video projectors to cover the principal stage measuring 85 x 56m.
  • Deployment of 24 x 18K lumens HD video projectors to cast imagery onto several projection surfaces suspended above the stage. These surfaces formed a volume 30m high with a circumference of 123m.
  • The 60,000 spectators equipped with white ponchos in the seating tiers were bathed in images using 36 x 6kW PIGI projectors.
  • Programming and playback of the shows was realised in Onlyview (video) and Onlycue (PIGI) with synchronisation to the show’s soundtrack.