ARRI News September 2009 - ARRI Media

SAT.1 Frühstücksfernsehen
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New SAT.1 TV Studio in Berlin
ARRI True Blue tungsten series perfectly matches HD production environment
SAT.1 "Frühstücksfernsehen" (morning show)
Berlin’s creative and media centre is a very
attractive and urban area, located on the
river Spree by the appropriately named
‘television dock’ (Fernsehwerft). ARRI Lighting
Solutions has designed and equipped
two TV studios at this location, each featuring
a wealth of new possibilities in lighting
design. One of them is a 400m 2 studio
that was taken over by the privately owned
SAT.1 TV network in early 2009.
Of particular importance to the new operator
was the flexible grid and power rail system.
Thoughtfully-combined rail pairs offer
a maximum of freedom in positioning the
lighting fixtures horizontally and vertically,
while the custom-designed track system
now transmits DMX signals. Labour-intensive
changes of DMX and power supply
cables are no longer necessary, as the
dimmer system is now installed directly to
the suspension system. All of this results in
a flexible, effective production environment
that offers a highly dynamic system with
more precision and faster setup times for a
wide variety of productions.
The infrastructure is rounded up by a new
ACN network system (ETC NET3) that easily
integrates a 300m 2 RGB backlight wall
into its comprehensive control. The studio is
equipped with about 100 ARRI tungsten
lights, including 70 units of the new ARRI
True Blue series. These state-of-the-art fixtures
perfectly meet the need for high quality
and high light output in an ultra-modern
HD studio.
“We are very glad to see that our major formats
like the SAT.1 morning show, called
TV BREAKFAST, can now be produced in
the capital,” says Managing Director
Michael Förster. “Berlin is setting standards
and so is our new studio – especially with
respect to a technically advanced and costeffective
production environment. This is
why ARRI Lighting Solution’s concept convinced
us right from the start.”
SAT.1 belongs to the ProSieben SAT.1
Media AG, which also owns the channels
of kabel eins and N24, making it the second
largest TV group in Europe. It was SAT.1
that initiated the era of private television in
Germany in 1984, just a day before the
launch of RTL plus. Since 1996, SAT.1 has
also been on the internet, and was one of
the first German TV channels to make that
step.
Norbert Wunderlich/Frank Schlammer
Mark-II mo
ARRI‘s Repres
For many years ARRI has taken great
interest in the regions of Central Asia
with it’s contrasting landscapes and rich
cinematic traditions. Initially, as member
of the company pool of the German
Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan,
we received excellent support from the
local representative office (AHK-DIHK)
under the direction of Dr. Shinusalijeva.
We are extremely pleased to have
found a competent and professional
partner in Mark-II Productions capable
of representing our interests in all of
Central Asia. For four of those years,
Mark-II Productions has represented
ARRI and is pleased to announce their
move to their new premises in the heart
of the city of Almaty.
Having a permanent local presence in such
a large territory is of great importance to
ARRI and is proving to be a great platform to
offer the industry the latest film and digital
technologies. It also provides a great opportunity
to host seminars and training workshops
for local filmmakers.
Recognising the local wealth of creativity in
the craft of filmmaking, ARRI introduced a
special award for “Best Cinematography“
Thomas Popp presenting the ARRI Award for Best
Cinematography to Oleg Sapharaliev