Clear-Com aids productions at Resorts World Manila theatre

The 1,500-seat venue is utilised for concerts, plays, musicals and exclusive productions. The six communication paths offered by FreeSpeak, coupled with the four additional channels from Encore segment the theatre’s departments into distinctive communication groups.

‘In most sets, we would require beyond the traditional two channels of wired intercommunications for the entire production crew,’ said Ernesto De Leon, senior technical manager of RWM. ‘Simultaneous conversations about separate issues would be happening, creating much confusion, especially in the delivery of cues, and these systems resolve this issue. Multiple channels of communication allow the production team to focus on what is pertinent to carry out their job responsibilities. The flexibility of this wireless technology allows unrestricted movements with excellent indoor coverage in the whole venue,’ he said.

The setup at the theatre features a FreeSpeak base station with 10 wireless beltpacks and one Encore base station with 18 RS-Series wired beltpacks, and 16 KB-series speaker stations. During productions, the stage manager, technical director and other mobile stage crew members now utilise the wireless system. Meanwhile, technicians and lighting and sound operators, (along with the orchestra and backstage crew), are all on the Encore partyline system.

‘Clear communications is key when working with a large crew like the one at the Newport Performing Arts Theater,’ added Edmund Song, regional sales manager, South East Asia, Clear-Com. ‘Clear-Com understands this, which is why the company has developed value-add and easy-to-use technologies that actually enable users to concentrate better on their productions,' he explained. ‘FreeSpeak and Encore easily integrate with one another and offer the extra channel capability that the theatre requires. These systems are also scalable for expansion in the future.’

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