Italian movie theater’s getting intelligent upgrade

The multi-screen movie complex craze which swept across North America some years ago, has arrived in Italy with an added element of attention getting effect, namely Martin intelligent lighting.

The Medusa multi-screen theater in Bologna is a 31,000 square foot theater complex featuring nine separate theaters, the largest a 600 seat hall with a 19 x 9 meter screen. Other halls seat upwards of 250 guests.

Outside the complex two Exterior 600 wash lights bathe the building in a colorful mix of yellows and blues while 2 PAL 1200 scanners add gobo and logo projection.

Inside, in the large foyer, 8 MAC 600 wash lights provide the color wash with 8 MAC 250 profile spots adding pattern and logo possibilities. All lighting is controlled from a Martin ProScenium, a versatile DMX lighting control package for multi-media and architectural applications.

Audio is provided by 8 Mach Installation series M68 in-fill speakers, 4 Mach M208 subwoofers and 4 Mach M62 two way, near field speakers. The ProScenium is used to synchronize lights, audio and video-trailers for the foyer.

Medusa is the first multi-theater by owner Fininvest’s out of a planned twenty to be built over the next five years. Lighting Designer and Systems Integrator for the Medusa project was Roberto Ferrari from Creative Communication Milan. All lighting was supplied through Martin Italy.