Sunday, February 15, 2009







50th anniversary of the Bowl "Rockwiz" spectacular

http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/
"Renegade" films upped the anti once again. The first Rockwiz gig outside of the "Gershwin" room was at the "forum" theatre, then they filled the "palais" with a Christmas special.
This time they took it to the "Sidney Myer musc bowl" as part of the 50th year celebration. Talk about ambitious; lighting, sound and Art dept. crews bumping in after the M.S.O. finished at 11pm.
The next day we flew through the rehearsals and went straight into the show. It is all a bit different for most crews as it is a mix of live show and tv. The set pieces and contestants have to be positioned relative to various camera's , some of which have a set focus. Apparently it all went very well and even to schedule. (we were back stage moving set pieces between acts so i didnt catch much of the show) In one of the pics we can see Leon relishing the role of staging co-ordinator. You will also notice that the "rockwiz" contestant desks and signs are dwarfed in the huge bowl stage.

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