LONDON — Even if the name Sue Sylvester doesn’t yet frighten the life out of you and you’ve never heard of Glee, there’s little doubt you will do soon. As Glee fever sweeps the UK, the hit high school TV drama has inspired British kids to compete in a charity fund-raising spin-off called Comic Relief does Glee Club. The show was aired during Comic Relief Week, when the whole country gets together to entertain each other and raise cash for UK charities.
Hosted by BBC presenters Sam & Mark, the all-singing, all-dancing new series kicked off on BBC One with the aim of finding the UK’s best youth Glee Club. Young hopefuls from across the country performed in front of a panel of celebrity judges.
LD Roger Williams designed the light show with equipment provided by Richard Martin Lighting. Tom Sutherland was on hand to assist Roger as moving light operator. According to RML, the lighting rig consisted of equipment made by a number of manufacturers, but the real star of the show was the Clay Paky moving light, the Alpha Beam 700.
The Alpha Beam 700 was chosen for its compact size, quick movements and for producing tight parallel beams that can cut through bright scenes and show up well on camera. It’s also credited for smooth movements and brilliant optics.
To view the Alpha Beam 700s in action on BBC’s Comic Relief Glee Club, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJH1buzMPY0.
For more information, please visit www.claypaky.it.
