LONDON – LD Durham Marenghi specified five Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HTI followspots as the main stage key lights for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert June 4 outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. The Lancelots cut through the quantity of light on stage and behind the performers to ensure the audience, both in the arena and watching on television, didn’t miss a moment of the action. Neg Earth supplied the gear.
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LONDON – When the eyes of the world are upon you, you need to be shown in your best light. And what higher profile could you have than the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, held on June 4 outside the gates of Buckingham Palace before an audience of over 10,000 people and broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide??
On a stage designed by Mark Fisher with a backdrop of the palace itself, LD Durham Marenghi worked his magic to create a lighting show worthy of the occasion, balancing the light from 240 moving lights, 36 x 20K projectors, and a wrap-around LED backdrop.
Marenghi specified five Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HTI followspots as the main stage key lights to pick out the performers and presenters on stage. These included a variety of artists from the past 60 years, from relative newcomers, Ed Sheeran and Jesse J, to veterans such as Cliff Richard, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Tom Jones.
“I chose the Lancelots as the main keylight as they are well matched in terms of color temperature and light output,” says Marenghi. “And also for their smooth operation in terms of movement and color flagging. On an event of this scale and prestige you want equipment from a reliable and high quality manufacturer.”
Robert Juliat’s Lancelots cut through the quantity of light on stage and behind the performers to ensure the audience, both in the arena and watching on television, didn’t miss a moment of the action.
All the RJ Lancelots were supplied by London-based rental company, Neg Earth.
Lancelot spots have also put in recent appearances at the Eurovision Song Contest and the Poetry Drop at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Photo: Jennie Marenghi, courtesy of RWP
