Germany - For 20 years production designer Manfred Voss has been with the popular German TV game show, Wetten, dass..? (which translates as Wanna bet that...?).
The Road Hog Full Boar is in control of up to 16 Showpix pixilation luminaires and 12 Showgun 2.5automated luminaires for its broadcasts on ZDF TV throughout Europe. For Wetten, dass...?, Winkler AG in Switzerland is supplying the Road Hog Full Boars, DP8000s and Road Hog Wings, while Arcus Lighting in Germany is supplying the Showgunss and Showpix.
The show travels to different European cities setting up in a variety of venues from open air theatres to outdoor theme parks for live broadcasts. Celebrity guests, including musical groups, participate in the action, placing their bets on contestants who compete in crazy tasks such as: climbing a tower using toilet paper; flipping coins with a forklift; removing pins from mousetraps using one's tongue, and the list goes on. It shares a similarity with the US show, Minute to Win It.
Voss used the Wholehog 3 for control for almost 10 years before switching to the Road Hog Full Boar last year "for its performance and reliability," he says. "Very useful for me is the intuitive operation of the Effect Engine, which helps me to finish my tasks within the shortest time."
