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S+H supports ABBA Christmas Party

S+H Technical supplied 360 metres of their ShowLED animation cloth, 20 metres of 1 and 2 metre Pea light strings and 2000 x 4-channel DMX controlled Pea lights - used to decorate three Christmas trees - for ‘The ABBA Christmas Party’, a TV special produced by Thames, part of Freemantle Media UK at the London Studios on the South Bank. The show was broadcast on Christmas Eve’s ITV 1 prime time.

Production designer Joshua Grace created the ‘ABBA Lodge’ - a Christmassy, fun-filled Scandinavian inspired environment - in a nod to ABBA’s Swedish roots and Festive Cabin for presenter Paddy McGuinness, who was joined by a host of music, TV and theatre stars.

The ShowLED animation cloth was used as the ‘night sky’ at the back of the set. Visible through the layers of scenics, the idea was that it could either twinkle away or have subtle animations run through it - like the Northern Lights - plus disco style patterns for the up-tempo numbers.

The S+H crew on site led by Terry Murtha dressed the three large Christmas trees with the Pea lights and handed them over to Joshua Grace and his art department for further decorative embellishment. The Pea light strings were used to dress the set balcony area and the stair handrails.

All the Pea light elements were run through the lighting desk programmed and operated by Dave Bishop, working under the direction of lighting director, Chris Kempton, so these could be pulsed, chased, twinkled, brightened or dimmed according to the specific requirements of the act/song. He also had control of the animation cloth.

The show was directed by John L Spencer, the executive producers were Mel Balac and Suzy Lamb  and the series producer was Barry Hart.

(Photos: Tony Edmonds)

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