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Vector Stars in Coronation Street Panto Triumph
Compulite Vector Green and Blue lighting consoles were recently used on the Granada TV production of the Coronation Street Pantomime. The show features Coronation Street stars in the first ever all-star Corrie pantomime broadcast as an hour long Boxing Day special in which the actors play characters from a number of different pantomimes. The script begins as Cinderella, but descends into panto-anarchy as other characters from other pantos break in to combine a selection of panto favourites rolled into one and crammed with songs, special effects and even a spot of tap dancing.
The Vector Blue, operated by console operator Taras Kochan, was located in the vision gallery for main control while the Vector Green was situated on the studio floor. The lighting director was Chris Chisnall, who regularly lights the Street. There were six individual sets in the studio: the Palace Ballroom and the Panto Street were in for two days, followed by a quick turnaround to provide sets for Baron Hardup's Hall, the Chinese laundry, a Ruined Hovel and the Enchanted Forest, which were all in studio for a further two days. The moving light rig was initially rigged for the Ballroom and Panto Street sets, and then adapted for the other four sets.
The Vector consoles were linked via Ethernet in a ‘master/slave’ arrangement. This enabled very fast and efficient plotting as studio time and production constraints were at a minimum. Operation was further enhanced by the inclusion of a Vector iControl radio riggers control system. The Vector systems controlled the entire rig of 28 Robe 1200eAT wash luminaires, 24 Martin MAC 500s, 28 James Thomas Pixelline 1044s and two Look Unique hazers plus 82 conventionals via Ethernet.
Taras Kochan commented: “The Vector was a dream to use, even under such tight time constraints. The master/slave arrangement was a godsend as it enabled me and the LD to go down on the studio floor to plot cues with a clear view of each of the sets and then return to the gallery to see the results on camera.”
4th January 2006
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