Ayrton Cobra illuminates the Valletta sky for the Golden Bee Awards in Maltatival
The Mediterrane Film Festival, hosted for the second consecutive year in Malta from 22nd – 30th June, culminated with the sparkling Golden Bee Award Ceremony hosted by David Walliams at the spectacular Fort Manoel, Gżira. Over a dozen awards were presented to international actors, directors and cinematographers across a variety of categories. The Awards were interspersed with performances from artists including Mercury Prize winner, Heather Small, Britain’s Got Talent singer Calum Scott, Maltese opera singer Joseph Calleja and the Golden Bee Awards Orchestra.
Raphaël Demonthy, lighting designer and managing director at Sunrise Studios GmbH of Berlin, was responsible for the complete lighting design and realisation of the Ceremony on site, from the moment the glamorous VIP guests arrived on the red carpet, through the reception area to the show itself, and even the backdrop of the Valletta skyline.
Signature to his visual design was a row of 30 Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures which he positioned upstage at floor level to form a long line behind the 50m x 10m semi-transparent LED backdrop. “This gave the wall both frame and depth,” explains Demonthy. “We were able to extend the stage looks by creating a wall of beams that could keep up with the different ‘colour worlds’ created on stage. The Cobra is known for its unique beam look of course, and that is exactly what we want to achieve.”
At specific moments, as the Valletta skyline took centre stage as a backdrop on the other side of the harbour, Demonthy used the Cobra fixtures at their widest zoom setting, adding frost and prism effects to create camera flares for a nice underline below the vignette.
The Ayrton Cobra fixtures were supplied for the event by Motion Rental of Germany through the lighting and technical provider, Nexos Lighting & Video, Malta. Production/logistics coordination was by 7Twentyeight Ltd together with Mad About Video Ltd, both from Malta.
Photos © SunriseStudiosGmbH
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