

Mohammad Assaf and Mark Anton handled the creative lighting design on behalf of Qvision.Ī blend of more than 100 Claypaky lighting fixtures illuminated the stage

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Forty Sharpy Plus and 20 Hepikos moving heads were used to create beams and patterns throughout the show, and 40 A.leda B-EYE K20 CC wash lights were used to bathe the entire stage in light according to the broadcast requirements.Īdditionally, 20 ADB LEXPERT 280W Profile and 40 LEXPERT 150W Fresnel fixtures were used as spotlights for the stage performers and presenters, together with a pair of Robert Juliat CYRANO Follow Spots dedicated solely to the show presenters.Īway from the main ceremony setup, Qvision deployed 30 ARRI True Blue Series lights in the Media Mix Zone area for post event interviews and a further 300 LED PAR lights to provide external architectural decorative lighting for the façade of the opera house.Īll of the lighting equipment was rigged using Prolyte S52 Series truss and ProLyft Aetos hoists, while control for all of the lighting infrastructure was handled by two grandMA3 consoles connected through an MA network switch. These were selected for this role due to their precise framing capabilities. Qvision’s Kareem Saif, Gaspar Orana and Javi Santos were responsible for the video design.Ī pair of MA Lighting grand MA3s handled lighting controlįor lighting and rigging inside the theatre, more than 100 Claypaky lighting fixtures were deployed, including 20 Scenius Unico moving heads used to illuminate both the “Draw Pots” and the conductor and speech lecterns. Video and graphics for the ceremony were driven by DT VideoLabs Playback Pro, Blackmagic ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K vision mixers, a Simplylive ViBox live production system and an AE Live sports broadcast graphics solution. It was also responsible for the creation of all other guest-related holding areas, hospitality services, media zone and television production areas, the overlay of FIFA office spaces at the venue, and also the official gala dinner accompanying the draw.īased on the concept and creative designs made by Hashisho and the QVision design team, the company fulfilled its technical requirements through the deployment of a vast range of audio, visual, lighting and communications equipment.Ĭatering to the visual requirements, Qvision called on 117m 2 of 2.9mm pixel pitch high-resolution LED screen as a backdrop for the stage set, while 70m 2 of 2.9mm LED panels were positioned to the left and right of the stage and used predominantly for running animated motion graphics and the broadcast live feed.Ī further 117m 2 of 2.9mm LED panels were deployed at the non-Covid-bubbled area inside the theatre to showcase the draw for isolated guests. The video production area on the upper balconyĪs part of its bid, Qvision was responsible for providing all of the technical items required to host the draw ceremony, such as the stage set and decoration, rigging, audio, lighting, video and motion graphics. “The entire production and delivery of the project was conducted inside a completely closed bubble as per the instructions received from the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar.” “Our technical, production, logistics and operation crew, as well as FIFA team and the event delegates and guests were all requested to show a negative COVID-19 test prior to being allowed access to either the accommodation hotel or the draw venue,” explains Sharif Hashisho, the artistic director and executive producer of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Draw, and Qvision managing director.

With the draw taking place in late April amid strict health and safety protocols, both the delegate accommodation and the event venue were turned into a restricted bubble, and limited to approximately 50% capacity. Both tournaments will run in a similar timeslot – the FIFA Arab Cup will kick off towards the end of this year with the finals of each scheduled to take place exactly one year apart on 18 December, Qatar’s National Day. The Arab Cup matches will be played at six of the World Cup 2022 venues, thereby providing the perfect opportunity to test facilities and operations one year before the flagship global football event takes place in the Middle East for the first time. The draw for the newly introduced FIFA Arab Cup 2021 was held at Doha’s Katara Opera House and would see the 23 Arab nations set to be involved in the tournament divided up into groups for the last 16 stage of the tournament. The 5,500-seat Katara Opera House hosted the ceremony
