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which processed live feeds from the camera, transmitted via Teradek Bolt 500 Pro, as well as any pre-made content. The Boreal+ MK2 also linked the two main projectors, enabling them to display one seamless, blown-up image. “One of the most distinctive media servers on the market,” according to Bob Bonniol, chief innovation officer at ACT Entertainment, the Hippotizer’s “state- based render engine gives theatre teams the freedom to treat video like lighting: as playable, sculptable and instantly adjustable in the room.” This is exactly what Virtanen and his team needed: to use projected content as an additional light source. The cast and crew had roughly 70 on-stage rehearsals – “which is quite a lot,” comments Virtanen – providing plenty of time for trial and error. Throughout, the Hippotizer enabled live experimentation. “Seamless control from GrandMA3, Stream Decks, Midi, other lighting desks, timelines and presets let designers try things, break things and fine-tune and rebalance looks fast – without drowning in pre- production,” says Bonniol. “This flexibility is the reason why the Hippotizer is the perfect collaborator for the creatively nimble world of theatre.” WORKING WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest professional theatre in Finland, founded in May 1872. “It’s a mix-and- match set,” Virtanen shares, yet able to achieve the desired atmosphere. The Small Stage blends light sources from Apollo, Ayrton, Claypaky, JB-Lighting, Martin, ETC and CLF, controlling all on a GrandMA3 Compact XT console.
The Hippotizer’s state-based render engine gives theatre
teams the freedom to treat video like lighting: as playable, sculptable and instantly adjustable in the room
Day of Remembrance memorialises Finnish immigrants who went missing in the Soviet Union in the thirties
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