S+H was contacted by the event's organiser Kate Nesbitt, who was recommended to the Ilfracombe, Devon based company by colleagues. It was the first year that Kate had organised the Awards, started in 2011 by the Plymouth Herald newspaper.
The 650 plus guests entered through a 12m long starcloth entrance through which they entered the venue. The tunnel was fully wrapped in S+H's red velvet Pea-Light Starcloth - the same product that has featured on Strictly Come Dancing.
As they exited the tunnel into the main Pavilion auditorium, people then stepped onto an area of S+H's GTEK 20mm video floor, which came alive with animated sponsors logos and images from in and around the bustling city and port of Plymouth.
Inside the arena, the back and sides of the stage were masked with classic S+H black Pea-light Starcloth which has a rapid response time that gives a range of effects, from a gentle twinkling to lightning fast strobing.
The front skirt of the stage was clad with S+H's 12 mmm pitch GLUX LED panels, which were fed with the same video content as the floor, creating a nice continuity between the two surfaces. As awards were announced during the presentation, the relevant sponsor logos swooshed across the front of the stage with great impact.
All content was programmed and run from a Laptop running ArKaos Grand VJ software.
The VIP bar and lounge area was also dressed with red Pea-light starcloth, and an additional drop wrapped around the back of the arena.
The star of the show was the installation of 32 x Pea-light Strings - containing 3000 lamps - which created a fabulously spangley illuminated tented ceiling effect going from the centre of the room out to the sides, covering the entire arena.
(Jim Evans)
