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Sunday, 9 October 2011

ITV Rugby World Cup 2011

England may not have made their Rugby World Cup 2011 campaign go the distance, but before the ITV coverage moved out to New Zealand, I got an opportunity to go and photograph the set in the London studios. You’ll probably recognise this view . . . .

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However, you probably wont have seen this view from round the back . . .

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That big backdrop is actually created by a media server pushing out 11 HD video clips to 4 (circled) x 15,000 lumens Christie projectors. They have their images blended to create the illusion of a single seamless image. The man behind this technical wizardry is the owner of Shock Solutions, Andy Hook. Here he is playing with his new lighting control desk . . . .

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He can do all sorts of things with that setup. Here’s an alternative view that I know you wont have seen before . . . .

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Click on the images to see bigger views. It was a great privilege to see how things work behind the scenes, even if it was stupid o clock in the morning !

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