TV lighting specialists Aurora Lighting Hire were left fighting over the remote control on New Year's Eve. Aurora signed off "a phenomenal December" by supplying lighting facilities to multiple shows across BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4.
First up for Aurora was C4's Alan Carr's New Years Eve Specstacular. Aurora supplied LD Chris Rigby with moving lights, set LED and crew. Warming up for the midnight hour, Rigby was back in action this time for the BBC's Graham Norton Show, Aurora was again on hand providing moving lights and crew to this New Year's special.
Completing a trio for Rigby, New Year's Eve finished for him with the end of an era. Aurora supplied an extensive moving light rig to BBC's Jools Annual Hootenanny, the last time this legendary show will be recorded at the BBC Television Centre.
Finishing off the festivities was C4's House Party. Filmed from Three Mills Studios in East London, Aurora supplied in-demand TV lighting director Gurdip Mahal, with full TV lighting facilities. The show was broadcast uninterrupted through the night until 6am.
"New Years Eve capped off a fantastic December for the business," cited Aurora's managing director Nick Edwards. "On a peak day we found ourselves servicing up to five different studio productions."
Gurdip Mahal and Aurora have hit the ground running in January 2013 with Mahal supplying designs to two new primetime shows, BBC's Britain's Brightest and ITV's Splash!.