The premiere of Shark Tale from movie makers Dreamworks at the 2004 Venice Film Festival was staged in spectacular style in the City's historic Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square). It was the first time ever a show of this nature was granted permission to take place in the Piazza, a world heritage site and Venice's central tourist attraction.

Me3 Productions brought on board UK-based technical production specialists Andy Peat Associates to realise this major feat of technical production.

Lighting designer Manny Treeson, worked closely with programmer/operator Christian Hibbard and Essential's crew chief Simon Dunnell. The lighting scheme included the dramatic illumination of the Piazza San Marco's famous architectural features including the Campanile tower using 80 Martin MAC 2K washes, 8 MAC 2K profiles and 8 Irious Pro Space Cannon searchlights.

Andy Peat comments, "This event was a massive technical challenge for all departments. Working in St Mark's Square isn't easy so teamwork and communication were crucial to the project's success, and it's a great testament to all concerned that we worked together to produce such a spectacular result."

Production Company: Dreamworks SKG / Me3 Productions / Andy Peat Associates
Lighting Design: Manny Treason
Photographs courtesy of Louise Stickland