The event honoured the best in the fast moving world of music-related digital innovation and communications. It was presented by Sara Cox and broadcast on Channel 4.
E/T/C UK's Andy Joyes was approached by Paul Corrick, from production company Reality, to supply projection for the event. It was the first time the two companies have collaborated, and Reality's Creative Director Alice Lindars worked closely with Joyes and the E/T/C UK team to design and programme the widescreen Awards nominations/winners graphics package plus live screen inserts.
The projection screen was curved around the rear of the stage in keeping with the natural architecture and charisma of the venue - once a Victorian locomotive tuning shed. The eight projectors were run as four doubled up pairs, edge blended to produce one long rounded image and perspective corrected within OnlyView.
The Awards package and VT insert playback material was all stored on the OnlyView servers. Due to the spontaneous nature of Awards shows, much of this was not available until the afternoon of the show, involving some intense programming by OnlyView operator Richard Porter and engineer Simon Pugsley.
"We edited and added a good 25 per cent of the show in the final period before doors opened" explains Joyes, "It was a high pressured environment in which to work, and everyone rose to the occasion. I don't think we could have done it so well using any other control system."
The show was a resounding success. Live performances included Natasha Bedingfield, The Rakes, ex Sugababe Mutya Buena, The Hoosiers, Newton Faulkner and Amy MacDonald.
Of the 21 awards, 13 were voted for by music fans and seven judged by a panel of experts. Winners included Natasha Bedingfield (Best Pop Artist), The Chemical Brothers (Best Electronic Artist), Lemar (Best Urban Artist), Muse (Best Rock/Indie Artist) and The Rakes (Best Artist Promotion).
(Jim Evans)
