Production designers John Shaffner and Joe Stewart looked at all of XL's current technologies with show producers, Renato 'Ron' Basile and Michael Seligman before deciding on three Barco I6 LED Screens for the award intro graphics and two Barco MiPix Screens that presented the supporting graphics.
John Shaffner says: "The scenic metaphor for television was pixilation. The concept of pixellation was illustrated by the MiPix which gave us 5" on centre format. It takes many pixels to make a big picture just as the television landscape is made of hundreds of programs, but at the Emmys, we have a chance to see what programs comes forward as the best. Not only did the MiPix provide a striking scenic element, but they also served the subtext."
XL's crew consisted of project manager Dave Hyslop and LED Techs Abe Tilahun, John Byrd, Prince Tilahun, Camilo Martinez, Travis Roundtree, JR Prosser and Robert Menendez. John Wiseman, CEO of XL Touring Video, commented: "Ken Ehrlich's vision strikes again. From the moment we showed all the technology Mr. Ehrlich and his team he had the picture in his head of how he wanted to move the Emmy's ahead in look and technology, once again. The Academy has long been on the leading edge and we were proud to be a part of this years event."
(Lee Baldock)
