XL Video supplied video
solutions for studio recordings of Series 12 and 13 of the popular Endemol
UK/Remarkable Television show, Pointless.
The familiar Pointless
set includes several video elements that are key to the quiz show, hosted by
Alexander Armstrong and quizmaster, Richard Osman which is recorded at Stage 8
of Elstree Television Studios, and broadcast on BBC1.
For the questions screen,
XL Video Project Manager, Jeff Bailey, specified one of XL’s high brightness
Barco HD-20 projectors, which fed the 3.2 x 2.32 metre screen. The high
brightness unit, which supplies 20,000 Lumens, was selected to counter the
ambient light on set.
For the game tower, which
counts down the scores towards the much-sought-after ‘pointless’ answer, 20
tiles of XL’s Barco NX6 LED product were utilised, de-populated from the
standard rental frames and installed into a laser-cut curved fascia built on to
a steel tower. Bailey selected the NX6 as the small module size enabled the LED
to create a curved surface with no visible gaps.
XL Video also supplied
several Panasonic LCD screens to BBC Resources, used by the presenters and
contestants as video relay screens.
A total of 67 Pointless
and 14 Pointless Celebrity shows were recorded during the run at a rate of 3-4
episodes per day.
Jeff Bailey, XL’s Manager
for TV & Film commented: “It was wonderful to work on this show once again.
The production team always ensures that everything runs smoothly and that the
XL engineer is treated as part of the team.”
