Awards Ceremony · London
UK India Awards
Full technical production for a landmark bilateral awards ceremony at the Park Lane Hilton London: a 14-metre curved LED wall, circular stage, ROBE moving heads and d&b audiotechnik audio.
- Venue
- Park Lane Hilton, London
- Event
- UK India Awards
- Category
- Awards Ceremony
- Role
- Sole Technical Production Partner
The story
A project worth looking at properly.
The UK India Awards is a prestigious annual ceremony recognising outstanding achievement across business, arts, philanthropy and public life. The 2018 edition, held at the iconic Park Lane Hilton ballroom, brought together senior figures from both countries for an evening that demanded production values to match its profile.
Kudos AV was appointed as the sole technical production partner, responsible for every element of the AV, lighting, staging and show operation from load-in through to wrap.
Production scope
Designed. Built. Delivered.
The production disciplines brought together for this project.
Curved LED Wall
A 14-metre curved LED video wall formed the centrepiece, processed through a Barco E2 for seamless switching between live IMAG, award branding and event graphics.
Circular Stage
A bespoke circular stage built centrally in the ballroom for 360-degree sightlines, with sunstrip footlights creating a distinctive golden frame.
ROBE Moving Heads
A full ROBE moving head rig across the overhead truss for stage beam and wash, room wash for the gala dinner and dynamic performance effects.
d&b Audiotechnik Audio
A d&b line array delivering even coverage across the ballroom, tuned for speech intelligibility and scaled for live vocal performances.
IMAG and Broadcast
Multiple IMAG screens relayed live camera feeds so every guest had a close-up view of the stage, managed through the Barco E2.
Show Operation
Full on-site crew: lighting operator, audio engineer, video operator and technical director, with every cue called and executed live.
The Brief
Scale, prestige and broadcast quality
The brief centred on three requirements: a stage design that would photograph and film as a world-class awards ceremony, an audio system capable of handling live vocal performances and award speeches with equal clarity, and a lighting rig flexible enough to shift between gala dinner atmosphere and full concert production in moments.
Every technical decision was made with the audience experience first: clean sightlines, consistent colour temperatures, and a show flow designed to feel effortless regardless of the complexity running behind it.
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