TPi AWARDS 2009: The Production
Below, first row (L-R): Video director Richard Shipman with Digital Insanity’s Kate Perring & Richard Bagshaw; XL Video project manager Steve Greetham; Green Hippo’s Nigel Sadler; Kevin Drew of PSCo
and Rich Bagshaw; cameraman Benji Rogers. Second row: Video engineer Gerry Corrie; Simon ‘Hippo’ Harris; Trio Valore’s Seamus Beaghen and show caller Alex Clayton; CA stage manager Glen Smith;
Local Crew’s Tony Laing & Edi Varsakis. Third row: André Biljoen of Firecracker Works; Steve White & Damon Minchella in (brief) soundcheck mode; production assistant Sophie Robinson; Mondiale’s Ben
Chadwick; Eric Simpson of Orbital. Fourth row: Health & safety guru Steve Kearney; Barco’s Jens Hillenkotter; Brad Gear & Ricky Harris from Local Crew. Bottom row: Orbital’s Marek Tkacik checks out
the Studer Vista 5 FOH console; Local Crew boss Jon ‘JD’ Davis.
IN-HOUSE CREW My role as creative director
The Mondiale Events team (for want of a more accurate
consisted of Ben Chadwick, who description) was stepped up
looked after venue co-ordination this year to include not only the
and table bookings; Hannah scripting of the event, but also
Eakins, who liaised with our valued the video content creation for
sponsors Barco, Christie Digital, the intro sequence, Blue Leach’s
MA Lighting, Martin Professional, walk-up material, The Editor’s
Midas, Robe Lighting and Yamaha Award (including my one-time-only
Commercial Audio; and our CEO rap performance — let’s not go
Justin Gawne, who oversaw the there!), and Claude Nobs’ tribute.
project as executive producer. Our team was completed
60 • TPi MARCH 09
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