Lothlorien, home of the elves, reflected the beautiful wooded landscape. The party also recreated the Prancing Pony, a warm, welcoming Pub with custom-made hanging silk flames. The Village Green was lit to show outdoor twilight where hanging lanterns were customised to mimic the Hobbit ones in the film. The sinister atmosphere of Modor was portrayed through deep red lighting with a combination of Par cans, Miniscans and MAC 600s to show the evil of the Dark Riders.
The party was huge, with around 3,000 guests and EL&D spent a week installing the effects, lighting 25 different areas and working with a design brief that changed several times. They also had the challenge of supplying power to a 100,000sq.ft building.
(Ruth Rossington)
