PRG supplied equipment for the British Comedy Awards, the premier accolade for all comedy programmes, performers and producers across the UK television industry since 1990. Hosted by Jonathan Ross, the results of the British Comedy Awards 2012 were announced live on Channel 4 during a ceremony on Wednesday December 12 at Fountain Studios, Wembley.For the second consecutive year, PRG’s Jeff Bailey and Andrew Strachan worked with Peter Pearson, line producer at Unique TV and CPL Productions, providing a comprehensive screen, lighting and rigging package.

Working with the production set designer Richard Drew, PRG’s Jeff Bailey supplied two 3.2m x 2m Barco C5 5mm LED screens, a 4m x 4m PRG P30 LED screen and five plasma screens.

The two 5mm LED screens were a key feature of the production design and used for awards graphics and video play outs. These screens are new to the PRG rental stock and were selected for this show by the production due to the benefits of being high resolution black faced LED that has a lightweight slim profile and requires less power than comparable screens.

The low resolution 30mm 4m x 4m LED screen acted as a video effects backing to the stage entrance. This stage entrance was formed from the mouth of a large clown’s head which was a major element of the set design. All the LED screens were flown in the studio using PRG truss and motors.

The plasma screens were for autocue, audience relay screens and hospitality areas.

Jeff Bailey commented: "I’ve had the pleasure of working with this production many times over the last decade and I was delighted to be involved again for 2012."

Working with lighting designer Chris Kempton, PRG supplied a selection of Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s/Alpha spot 700s/VL2000s and GLP impressions to illuminate the stage and performers. These fixtures were used to enhance the set and provide effects for the audience in turn complementing the generic lighting fixtures provided by the studio. The rig was all hung on internal lighting points within the studio.

The show was project managed by PRG’s Ian Phillips with Gerry Mott as crew chief. The lighting was programmed by David Bishop.