The show aired for nine consecutive nights up to the final on 17 June, was created by X Factor mogul Simon Cowell and presented by the Ant & Dec.
The show was produced by talkbackTHAMES, FreemantleMedia group and SyCo TV for ITV. Set design was by Dominic Tolfts. Lighting and video design was by Dave Davey, assisted by programmers Russell Grubiak and Bill Peachment.
Tolfts commented, "We didn't want to use an effects backdrop which was just another square box. In addition, because the main stage area and two smaller outer stages were a curved shape, we wanted something which we could mould around them - something you couldn't do with most other LED products. The Color Web's flexible design was therefore perfect for this."
LED Lighting and Video Consultant Simon Deary was approached to source the Color Web and chose rental company Richard Martin Lighting. Summarising the use of Color Web, Deary commented, "The Color Web is an effective, dynamic lighting product that uses video, but can be adaptable through DMX to be controlled through a lighting desk. We need something that is a lighting product as well as a video product, to be able to change things effectively."
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