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Christie And Vista Bring to Life New Zealand's Virtual Experience
For Rugby World Cup 2007
October 10, 2006
Source: Christie
Christie,
a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment
and industry, along with newly acquired Vista Systems, makers
of the most powerful video processors in the industry, are
pleased to announce they will provide a high-brightness visual
solution for the Rugby Ball Venue in Paris during the Rugby
World Cup.
Located in front of the Eiffel Tower, the Rugby Ball Venue
- a giant inflatable structure in the shape of a rugby ball
- will use eight Christie Roadster S+20K three-chip DLP projectors
and the Vista Spyder high resolution video processor and windowing
system to showcase the best of New Zealand.
Under creative direction from internationally-acclaimed Inside
Out Productions, the unique and eye-catching venue is 25 metres
(82 feet) long by 15 metres (49 feet) wide by 12 metres (39
feet) high and can hold up to 220 people. A piece of Kiwi
ingenuity and design, the stylish and sophisticated interior
blends with the entire skin of the ball to transform into
a gigantic surround screen for promotional purposes. An immersive
experience promoting New Zealand, and made to fit the shape
of the ball, will be shown during the day with corporate activities
during the evenings.
To create a memorable, immersed visual experience, the appointed
audio-visual provider, New Zealand-based Spyglass Group Limited,
will use eight Christie Roadster S+20Ks and the Vista Spyder
video processor and windowing system to create a visual extravaganza
on a full surround screen promoting New Zealand tourism, businesses,
culture, lifestyle, food and wine, and technology. The dynamic
New Zealand-themed video will be shown every half hour throughout
the day onto the surround screen. This visual solution will
allow content to be displayed in full 360-degree surround
with the option to open different live windows on the interior
of the rugby venue for business presentations and live rugby
match screenings.
"It's very important for us to create a world class,
top shelf experience, something that speaks of New Zealand's
extraordinary talents in design and creativity. The project
is led by New Zealand Tourism, but the whole country is involved
through NZ government agencies. This event needs to reflect
our stunning landscapes, our friendly people, and what a great
place New Zealand is to live and do business with," says
Mike Mizrahi, the project leader and creative director, Inside
Out Productions. "It's a very bold project - a massive
rugby ball venue under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. That, in
itself, speaks volumes about us. We are a constantly surprising
and plucky little nation, who's always punching well above
our weight."
"We selected the Christie Roadster S+20K projector for
its balance of high brightness, contrast ratio, compact footprint,
flexible mounting and other features. It's a great-looking
product. We're very pleased with the projection results. It
offers excellent intensity and accurate colour reproduction
that are natural and true to its source," comments Scott
Davis, director, Spyglass Group Limited. "It's extremely
satisfying knowing we don't have to compromise on quality
with our Christie Roadsters and we would like to thank all
the folks at Christie for looking after us."
Davis adds, "It took about 30 seconds for me to be hooked
on the Vista Spyder. Watching the ease of its windowing capabilities
was impressive enough. But it was the system's ability to
take any input source, digital or analog, at any resolution
and then output to any resolution, digital or analog, that
really got us hooked."
The Rugby Ball Venue project is a cross-government initiative
involving Tourism NZ, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Labour,
and Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The Rugby Ball Venue
will officially open to the public on October 5, 2007 and
it will remain during the Rugby World Cup 2007.
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