No sooner had the first batch of units arrived, LDs Dave Evans and Stuart Gain nabbed them for The One Show - the BBC's flagship studio based, live magazine programme.
"Producers here at The One Show are very environmentally aware, they're continually looking to do things more efficiently," explains lighting director Stuart Gain. "We've always had an LED based set using ELPs wide range of Pixel Pars, Chromafloods and Chroma Battens to decorate the studio. So we were pretty 'green' before. Now we've decided to swap out all our 250 MSR fresnels for ELPs latest ARRI L7-C fixtures, we must be one of the most environmentally friendly mid-sized studios. Other than some news room studios, I can't think of any that would pull less power."
The ELP lighting team on The One Show, headed up by Chris Rand, and including electricians Andy Stacey and Saul Harris made the studio upgrade for the Show's return to screens in January 2013.
He continues, "The new LED Fresnels are so close to its conventional equivalent in function and performance that it creates a perfect opportunity for a like-for-like replacement. I predict that many other productions will follow suit during the next year or so. And ELP will be there to supply and help them with this easy transition."
ELP supplied The One Show with the top of the range 'colour tuneable' L7-C model. This allows precise manipulation of intensity, colour temperature, green-magenta point, hue and saturation.
(Jim Evans)
