The 2014 International Television Lighting Technology Symposium was held in Guangzhou from February 24th to 26th. It was organized by the Southern Broadcasting, Film and Television Media Group, Guangdong TV Station, and the program “Modern Television Technology” on CCTV, as well as by the China (Guangzhou) International Professional Lighting and Sound Exhibition. The event was undertaken by Guangdong Jinshi Television Program Production Co., Ltd., with support from the German Association for Professional Lighting, Sound and Stage Technology, Guangzhou Lifeng Culture Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Zhujiang Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Haoyang Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Andas Information Technology Co., Ltd., ACME Group – Guangzhou Yifeng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Siquande Lighting Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Hedongbei Special Stage Engineering Co., Ltd., Barco Greater China, and Guangzhou Gemma Equipment Co., Ltd. Nearly 300 participants attended the conference, including Che Lin, deputy director of CCTV’s Technology Center; Zhang Huijian, president/chairman of the Southern Broadcasting, Film and Television Media Group; the chief engineers of Guangdong TV Station, Hainan TV Station, Shantou TV Station, and Kunming TV Station; as well as technical experts and lighting technicians from television stations across various provinces and cities in China.
The topics for discussion are as follows:
1. “Lighting Design for CCTV’s 2014 Spring Festival Gala” – Qu Guojun from CCTV’s Lighting Design Department (invited by the organizing party).
2. “The Combined Use of LED Lamps and Traditional Lamps in Television Lighting” – Mr. Alan Luxford, a member of the International Lighting Design Committee, consultant for Philips Entertainment Lighting, and an expert from the UK (invited by Philips Film & Theatre Lighting Asia Ltd. and Guangzhou Siquande Lighting Co., Ltd.).
3. An expert in stage design from Berlin University in Germany, entrepreneur Mr. Andrea Gause, will speak on “Advanced Art and Lighting Projection Techniques in International Television Studios” (invited by the organizing party).
4. Mr. Mike Wagne, product manager at Arri in the United States, will discuss “Digital Photography Techniques in the LED Era” (invited by Beijing Andas).
5. Mr. Christophe Benoist, an expert from France, was invited by ACME Group to talk about “Multi-directional Light Emission Techniques of Computer Lights, as well as LED multi-chip color mixing and optical design”.
6. “New Technologies and Applications in Studio Suspension Systems” – Mr. Liu Changrong, a Chinese expert (invited by Hedong North Special).
7. “Exploring Future-oriented Video Lighting Systems for Television Filming” – Mr. Yang Huaxiang, a Chinese expert (invited by Guangzhou Lifeng).
8. “New Applications of Stage Lighting in the Eurovision Song Contest” – Mr. Xue Feng, a Chinese expert (invited by Barco).
9. “New Technologies and Development Trends in LED Lights for Film and Theatre Use” – Mr. Steven Earl Tulk, an American expert (invited by Guangzhou Zhujiang).
10. “World Premiere of the Revolutionary G10 Series of Computer Lights, along with Case Studies of Their Use in the London Olympics” – Mr. Mariam Rachi, an expert from Belgium (invited by Guangzhou Haoyang).
11. “Case Studies of High-end LED Lighting Used in Performances in Europe and the United States” – Mr. Valere Huart Gyors, a French expert (invited by Guangzhou Haoyang).
The agenda of the meeting also included:
1. Visits and exchanges among lighting companies.
2. A tour of the China (Guangzhou) International Professional Lighting and Sound Exhibition.
3. Sharing of experiences and networking (participation in offline activities of the “China Television Lighting” WeChat group).
4. On-site inspection of lighting project examples from the Zhuhai Circus Festival.
Mai Jinggan and Wang Yizhu from Philips Entertainment Lighting Asia Ltd., as well as Ma Limin, Fu Xueping, and Ye Jianhui from Guangzhou Siquande Lighting Co., Ltd., attended the meeting.