XL Video supplied LED and video screens for an hour-long special, Bruce’s Hall of Fame event produced by Hat Trick Productions. The recording took place at the London Palladium and was aired on BBC in December 2014.

The event in celebration of Bruce Forsyth’s long career in show business, featured artists paying tribute to stars who inspired them. Among the stars appearing were Jamie Cullum, who performed a Tony Bennett song and Alfie Boe who was inspired by Dean Martin. Working with production designer Markus Blee and line producer Charlene Farrell, XL Video supplied two types of LED for the show’s set, a 5,4 m wide x 3 m high LED screen formed of its ROE MC-7T product and a 7 m wide x 2,5 m high Unilumin 3,9 mm LED screen.

The high resolution ROE MC-7T screen was both used as both an audience relay screen and backdrop with graphics to match the set. The screen was used so that the stage set could be built below it. To enable this XL Video’s Film and TV manager, Jeff Bailey, specified XL’s bespoke touring frames, enabling a quick and easy build. From unloading the screen to having a working system with pictures took under an hour, allowing precious extra time for the stage and set build.

As part of the stage design Blee required a central screen for VT packages and graphics that could also be used as a sliding door entrance forForsyth and the other star performers. This screen needed to be very high resolution to minimize moire from tight camera shots and be lightweight enough for a curtain track. Jeff selected XL’s high-resolution Unilumin 3,9 mm LED as the perfect solution. The tiles were built into two 3,5 m wide x 2 m high screen doors with a 500 mm 3,9 mm LED header to cover the curtain truss. Each LED door was independently processed and the two pictures seamlessly stitched back together.

XL Video also supplied the production with a 75-inch Samsung LCD monitor and two 50-inch plasma screens for autocue plus a 65-inch Samsung LCD monitor for the backstage VIP area. Jeff comments: “Having previously worked with Blee and Hat Trick I knew that their standards would be exacting and I’m very pleased that our equipment comfortably met the production’s requirements. The MC-7T screen was built, flown and working in double-quick time and the Unilumin 3,9 mm LED screen looked great with very little moire showing on camera.’