Middlesex University Case Study

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Project Manager: Paul Holt Approx Value: £350,000

Client: Sony Broadcasting and Middlesex University In Association With: LCC Lighting

Completion Date: August 2011 PG Stage Overall Schedule: 12 weeks

Studio House, Ryecroft Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 0BY

Tel: 0161 830 0303 web: www.pgstage.co.uk email: [email protected] case study

In association with LCC Lighting and Sony Broadcast, PG Stage worked

with Middlesex University in developing an ambitious project to deliver

state-of-the-art media facilities to its Film, Media and TV Students. This

covered the design and installation of two TV studios – a main TV studio

with bespoke lighting hoists and a second smaller studio with fixed

lighting grid and chromakey infinity area.

There were various demands to fulfil for the main television studio: The

first requirement was that it needed to maximise the floor space

available, which was 150 square metres. It also needed to be dynamic

and flexible to allow for the quick and easy set-up and de-rig of studio

lighting.

The studio has been built to the highest quality of design, equipment and

technology and is set to provide the university with a full range of first

class facilities for its students. Middlesex University Television Production

course leader Roddy Gibson commented on the project, “The studio will

give students a much greater understanding of how real-life production

facilities work, enhancing their prospects of a rewarding career in the

creative media sector,”

For this project PG Stage:

Worked closely with LCC Lighting, Sony Broadcasting and the

University to produce technical drawings to meet the course’s

complex needs as well as the overall budget for the project.

Designed power distribution and DMX systems to meet the

University’s requirements.

Installed electrical containment system, state of the art lighting

grids, motorised hoists and pantographs.

Designed, specified and commissioned bespoke touch-screen

motorised hoist controls to minimise the space used for this

control. This also allowed ease of use as well as digitally

restricting the dynamic loading imposed by the movement of the

hoists.

Installed twin cyclorama track systems to both studios

comprising complete set of black wool serge drapes, Chromakey

cloth and filled cloth cyclorama to allow for a variety of uses for

studios

Live recording in the main TV Studio

Motorised Hoists in the main TV Studio

Middlesex University, Grove Campus

Television Recording Studios-

TV Show Recording Format in Main Studio





Middlesex University, Grove Campus

Television Recording Studios

Overall studio view mid-commissioning

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Motorised hoists and lanterns at high level

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Hoist at high level with drop suspension from ceiling coordinating with both lighting

and ventilation system

Bespoke motorised hoist control







Fixed internally wired grid

Strand Wall Rack 24 Dimmers



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