Production Resource Group (PRG) will be the official service provider for the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2017. This year’s edition of the ESC will take place in the Ukrainian Capital of Kiev from May 9th-13th. The International Exhibition Centre with its 11,000 seats will be the venue of the event. In cooperation with LITECOM, PRG will be providing video, lighting and rigging technology for the show.
Jerry Appelt is returning as Lighting Designer to work on his third ESC, after previously designing the show in 2011 and 2012: “I am very happy about PRG supplying this project because I need a well-practiced team, with experience of not only delivering shows of this size, but often doing so under challenging circumstances. When something unexpected happens, you need the right crew with the relevant experience and equipment resources. Using the PRG GroundControl System is an enormous advantage here: It saves time, space and weight.” Florian Wieder, who has worked on instantly recognisable projects such as MTV Europe Music Awards, The X Factor, and Britain’s Got Talent as well as three previous editions of Eurovision, is the stage designer, and worked closely with Jerry to define the overall look of the show.
PRG GroundControlTM Long Throw to celebrate its debut at ESC
PRG are excited to announce that the PRG GroundControlTM long throw followspot system will be used for the first time on a European show. The product has been specifically developed for long distances and is an addition to the already popular PRG GroundControL Followspot System. Just like its predecessors, the new product from the GroundControl family can be comfortably operated from the ground by remote control.
A total of eighteen GroundControl followspot systems will be used on Eurovision, four long throw and fourteen Bad Boy GroundControls, meaning that precious seating within the spectator areas will not be lost to place followspot, as the GroundControl will be suspended from truss. Furthermore, GLP JDC1 LED hybrid stroboscopes used by PRG will be used for the first time for a production of this scale.
71 Million Pixels of LED Video Screen
Other than lighting technology, PRG will also be supplying a 680 m2 12mm pitch LED rear wall by ROE as well as for the 160 m2 LED floor. In total, an area of 71 Million pixels will be covered for a mega production. Projection will be done by high-output Panasonic projectors.
Caption: Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev (Photo: Detlev Klockow/PRG)
About the Production Resource Group AG
The Production Resource Group AG (PRG XL Video – Eventdienstleistungen und Veranstaltungstechnik) is a subsidiary of the US-based Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) and serves Germany from branches in Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich. The company, which in Germany uses the brand „PRG XL Video“, is one of the leading full-service providers in the events industry, catering to the needs of agencies, corporations, event organizers and TV broadcasters. The services offered by PRG XL Video range from help with the creation of event concepts to support for the planning, implementation and equipping of events of all kinds. Depending on the wishes of the customer, PRG’s input can be confined to a single field of expertise or comprehend a full range of services. The company has many years of international experience to draw upon as well as the largest inventory of rental equipment for events in the world. In Germany, PRG XL Video employs more than 300 qualified specialists in the various disciplines upon which the events industry relies. Internationally, the PRG Group has more than 3,000 employees.
www.prg.com/de
PRESS CONTACT EUROPE:
Morten Carlsson
Production Resource Group AG
Bredowstrasse 34, D-22113 Hamburg, Germany
phone +49 40 670 886-0
mcarlsson@prg.com
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