CT Honoured to Support Earthshot Prize Awards 2021
Earlier this month Creative Technology (CT) were honoured to support delivery of the first-ever Earthshot Prize awards ceremony which took place at the iconic Alexandra Palace in London.
This hugely influential and high-profile event was introduced by HRH Prince William and hosted by Clara Amfo and Dermot O’Leary with Sir David Attenborough joining as a very special guest.
The ceremony also featured incredible music performances from globally renowned artists such as Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, KSI and Yemi Alade, and Shawn Mendes. Coldplay’s performance, from outside of Alexandra Palace, used energy powered by 60 cyclists.
Working for long-standing client BBC Studios Events alongside The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, CT provided a circular LED floor to the exact design as specified by the client, working with them to bring their vision to life with stunning results.
The high-resolution LED floor, consisting of the circular stage and adjoining catwalk, was made up of 446 panels of ROE Visual Black Marble LED floor. The glossy finish of the LED floor gave it an sophisticated shine.
CT further supplied a 12m x 7.2m screen to display winner VTs and announcements and an additional 3m x 2.4m screen in the lobby for the presenters.
“It was an absolute privilege to work on an event of such a meaningful and relevant cause. Not only did the ceremony look amazing for the live audience in the palace, but the use of dynamic camera angles made for some impressive footage for the audience watching on the screens and at home.” – Paul Seeger, Project Manager at Creative Technology UK.
Following on from the main event, CT were also on-hand to deliver the video and audio for the green carpet event in the foyer with an LED screen and multiple TVs to display the feed. The feed was also taken and sent to a specified BBC platform for people around the world who otherwise would not be able to access the stream.
After the show in a separate room a secure Zoom call was set up between each of the Earthshot Prize award winners and The Duke and Duchess so that they could congratulate them on their hard work and achievements.
Claire Popplewell, Creative Director at BBC Events commented, “The show was modern, surprising, beautiful, immensely risky and creative, and was just perfect. Actually, it was better than that, it was breath-taking. It is true to say that over the past couple of years we have, together, redefined the quality, creativity and expectations of live televised national and international events and set the bar unbelievably high; and the Earthshot Prize awards ceremony set the bar another notch higher.”
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