The Stealth LED display, supplied by rental company XL Video, consists of three columns - used as two columns of 16 panels wide and 25 panels high on either side of the stage, as well as one column centre-back of 19 panels wide and 25 panels high.
TT Video's production team Andy Tonks and Richard Shipman, conceived and designed a unique way of exploiting the Stealth fan-fold capacity to enable the 200sq.m to be rigged at the speeds which production manager Chris Vaughan demanded. Dollies housing the processors allow for the screens to be hung and tested as they are rigged, greatly reducing the need for stage hands.
Rene De Keyzer of XL Video summarises the challenge: "With today's hectic touring schedules, it is no longer enough for an LED display to look great on stage. Of course it has to offer great image quality, but it should also be built to do the job as fast and efficiently as possible. With Element Labs' Stealth display we knew we could offer Richard the most efficient LED solution available on the market.
Nils Thorjussen of Element Labs adds: "This project illustrates exactly the type of collaboration we want to foster with both the designer and the rental company. We don't want to approach the industry with 'take it or leave it' display solutions. We want our clients to be able to brainstorm with us and use and adapt our solutions to best serve their specific needs. That's when this industry is at its most creative and the achievement at its most rewarding."
(Jim Evans)
