CT Screenco was in action on both main stages - which saw Metallica, Linkin Park, Blur and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club headline. This was supported by the Radio One Stage, Carling Stage, Smirnoff Experience Dance Arena, Concrete Jungle Stage and Comedy Stage. At both venues the company provided 30sq.m screens, stage left and right, with front-of-house delayed LED screens for the audience behind the mix position. This took the form of an 18sq.m Lighthouse LVP1650 (16mm) LED display at Reading, and Screenco 25mm screen at Leeds. While CT Screenco took a broadcast feed at the Reading Festival they provided a three-camera (Sony D-30) PPU in Leeds.
But the real production highlight was the 5 x 5 Lighthouse LVP1650 LED display which the company provided for production company, KLP, for use in the internationally-renowned Smirnoff Dance Experience Arenas. Now in its fourth year on the festival circuit, the Smirnoff extravaganza has quickly gained a reputation for state-of-the-art production - including live vision mixing. It was the first year that Smirnoff had broken from a conventional projection/screen solution - and despite the fact that the arenas were not light-proofed, the Lighthouse high-brightness screen formed a riveting backdrop for acts such as Death in Vegas, Lamb, Audio Bullies, Richard Fearless, Blackalicious, Amon Tobin, Spooks, Free*land, Futureshock and Squarepusher and Aphrodite.
(Ruth Rossington)
