As the packages were to be used and to be fitted in a multitude of formats and programmes, the brief was to keep it simple, and to create a "stripped back" cozy look, which was also unbranded.
The set consisted of a simple four towers of Barco Mistrip, rigged vertically, with even spacing between each. The Mistrip had been used to create low resolution abstract moving graphics in the background, and in some instances could even be turned off for the darker and slower numbers.
Steffan's main choice of lighting fixture was the new Robe Pointe. He said, " I choose the Pointe predominately for its versatility. It's a great for creating big powerful ballad looks, but also for the slower, quieter numbers, with the use of its razor sharp rotating gobos."
The lighting rig consisted of : 22 x Robe Pointe, four VL1000's, 35 x LED Pars, 12 x LED Battens, selection of Source Fours and generics. The set consisted of 124 x MiStirps fixed onto four vertical towers. Power was provided in the form of 50Kva twinset generators.
A Compulite Vector was used by one of Jones's regular programmers Bill Peachment, to control the moving lights, media server, and fixtures. The Mistrips were driven and controlled by a Green Hippo Hippotizer media server.
Little Mouse Productions provided the Robe Pointes and the other lighting equipment and crew for the production period, supplemented by JJL Lighting. The video products were supplied by London based Chaos Visual.
The series was directed by Alwyn Humphries, the executive producer was Ronw Protheroe, and series producer Ali John.
(Jim Evans)
