Presenting the best
An impressive turnout of about 60 people attended the Pan Solutions’ Panasonic product launch event at the Premier Hotel near Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport, which highlighted the latest screen and projection technologies available from the brand. The presentation was co-ordinated by PanSolutions SA’s Johan Oosthuizen. It’s specific focus was on the new PT-DZ21K 20,000 ANSI lumen flagship projector – ideal for all types of high powered and monumental projections. Also their range of SSI projectors offer a bright, sharp LED/Laser-combined light source with about 20 000 hours of life under continuous operation and perfect for all types of installations and corporate work. The aim of the event was to raise awareness not just of these specific products, but also of the full and diverse range of projection solutions – including LED, LCD and plasma screen displays – available from Panasonic via PanSolutions. The Pan Solutions SA team was joined by a contingent from Panasonic Japan, including representatives from the projector and display factories, the sales force and also from Panasonic Dubai. Panasonic Japan’s Fumiaki Takahashi and Shuuji Teranisi each also presented a section of the event, which ran from 4pm to 6pm and was divided into smaller presentations to ensure everyone’s attention. Takahashi ran through the rationale behind Panasonic’s latest screen technology, while Teranisi extolled the virtues and applications of the PT-DZ21K, completing his presentation with a video of the nightly show on to the front of the Venetian in Macau, which features 26 projectors covering an image 40 metres wide by 20 high. Oosthuizen also gave overviews of Panasonic’s wider product ranges for both screen displays and projectors. Oosthuizen predicts the latter will be a big growth area and that SSI projectors will be their biggest seller over the next 18 months. Attendees represented all areas of the production, corporate and event industry including show organisers and producers, rental and staging companies, AV specialists, sales and marketing personnel and corporate solutions providers as well as those working in in digital signage. “It was a real cross section of all our clients,” said Oosthuizen, confirming that they were really pleased with the turnout, which included all their key clients many of whom had travelled from across the country to Johannesburg for the afternoon. The presentation was followed by drinks and networking. Oosthuizen feels that awareness of the potential impact of large format projection in SA has increased as the general trend for mapping buildings and structures and including them in shows increases. This all since the stunning pitch projections for the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Soccer City. These were delivered by Patrice Bouqueniaux and a crew from E/T/C Paris and co-ordinated by projection artist Ross Ashton from the UK who consulted for VWV on that aspect of the technical production for the CC event. All are experts in their field.
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