BBC Showcase
Building on the previous years success, Anagram were once again asked to provide all the technical production element for this landmark event in this broadcasters calendar. Anagram supplied Cameras, HD projectors and Switching, Sound, Lighting and all scenic elements.
With the hot new series Mistresses going to air, Sunday night had many of the cast present. Full colour glass gobos were used to great effect with the artwork being derived from the cover of this years events catalogue.
Monday night was designed to promote a new Natural History Unit program called Wild China, with the upcoming Olympics this was a key title for our client, she had seen a picture of a Chinese pagoda and wanted a reproduction of it to be produced for the stage set, which of course we made possible. P.A. was provide for a Chinese interactive drumming session were all the clients were given a drum to take part.
The cars the star - could be the title of this night, with just a preview trailer to use as background we were tasked with coming up with a concept for a night based around the "Ashes to Ashes" program the follow up to the massive "life on mars". A large set was constructed based around footage from the TV trailer, which was to feature the iconic Quattro from the series. Getting a car into the Grands event space is no mean feat but with various custom ramps and a lot of careful driving the end result can be seen below. To complete the 80's feel we manufactured some TOTP style neons signs from chroma sticks to go behind the 80's tribute band that wrapped up the night.
Wednesday night featured the program "7 Ages of Rock" abstract gobos were used to fill the rear wall and the program titles were made a glass mono gobos to highlight the series. The set which was a teenagers rock style bedroom was enhanced with ACLs on vertical trusses to give it that rock feel.
