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XL Video Projects for 2014 Redken European Symposium

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XL Video supplied media server mapping and control plus side screens to producers Zibrant LIVE! for the opening show and various other live performance sessions staged throughout the three day 2014 Redken European Symposium event at London Olympia. This saw numerous inspirational shows and industry master classes illustrating the latest techniques in colour, design and finishing, together with … [Read more...]

XL Video at The BRIT Awards 2014 with MasterCard

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The BRIT Awards 2014 with MasterCard - hailed as one of the liveliest and most compelling to date for content, production and visual presentation - featured a fresh and epic look at London’s O2 Arena with an eye-catching stage set designed by Peter Bingemann and XL Video once again supplying LED screens, projection and crew. The accompanying cameras, PPU, control systems and a Twitter … [Read more...]

Painting With Light Goes Platinum With Holiday On Ice

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Celebrating its 70th anniversary with a brand new ice spectacular, ‘Platinum’, the high speed grace and drama of Holiday on Ice hit the road for two years with a stunning lighting and video design crafted by Luc Peumans of Belgium based creative media practice, Painting With Light. Peumans has worked on all the world leading Holiday On Ice shows since 2005 – apart from the Russian editions … [Read more...]

XL Video Goes Up Several Gears for Autosport Live Action Arena

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Screeching tyres, burning rubber and hi-adrenaline action was enjoyed by up to 5000 petrol-heads, speed freaks and performance car enthusiasts per show, courtesy of XL Video’s spectacular 90 metre wide projection in the Live Action Arena at the 2014 Autosport International exhibition. Staged at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham UK, XL has been involved with the popular Haymarket … [Read more...]

XL Video Tangoes with m¡longa

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XL Video is supplying world famous dance company Sadler’s Wells with a projection system for ‘m¡longa’, a new work by the brilliant internationally acclaimed Belgian born choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, which was inspired by the magical communication of tango dancing the intimate, almost conspiratorial social setting of the m¡longa (social tango dances). XL Video’s Ed Cooper is the … [Read more...]