STRICTLY COME DANCING
Strictly Come Dancing recently wrapped its 2025 live tour, which saw dancers from the 2024 series reunite on stages across the UK. Broadley Studios delivered the tour’s title sequence for its client Creative Nuts, filming in its green- screen space. Filming the title sequence was a unique challenge; Broadley had to create appealing visuals with a vibrant identity that matched Strictly ’s branding. The studio also needed to accommodate multiple talents on two separate shoot days. Broadley’s Studio One space, which houses a green- screen set-up, allowed the team to design and implement bespoke virtual backdrops while providing additional coloured lighting. Montell Douglas and Kai Widdrington performed during the first filming session, while JB Gill, Amy Dowden and Lauren Oakley made an appearance in the second. Studio One’s seamless production environment allowed Broadley to help bring the Strictly vision to life by supplying all the tools for success. Working closely with the creative team, Broadley ensured the lighting, cameras and studio all aligned with their proposed production plan. The resulting title sequence for the 2025 Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour ultimately captures the core essence of the show, while maintaining its iconography. By providing exceptional studio services and support, Broadley Studios helped make it happen. Ready to elevate your next production? For more information about Broadley’s virtual production capabilities, and to find out how it can help you and your production, call on +44 2077255858 or email at info@broadley.tv today. BROADLEY STUDIOS BRINGS STRICTLY’S LIVE TOUR 2025 TITLE SEQUENCE TO LIFE
ON CLOUD NINE JP Motion and
TetraVP’s graphics services included generating an effect for the dance floor that made this pair appear airborne
the following week. Before loading each week’s graphics, the team would first optimise them for live production. On the AR side, this involved programming animation and lighting cues in Unreal Engine. They revised the graphics on an iterative basis, refining them on review day and then again during dress rehearsal after seeing them in camera. They would often reprogramme graphics on the spot based on in-house feedback. DANCE-FLOOR DYNAMITE Rather than simply lighting the dance floor Saturday Night Fever -style, Strictly went above and beyond, turning the surface into a virtual background. To display these graphics successfully, the team mounted a camera on a 30ft Technocrane, using Mo-Sys’ StarTracker solution to pinpoint its exact location. During Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał’s semifinal performance, the couple danced an Argentine tango to Bittersweet Symphony . Behind them, the LED screens displayed earthy images of running water, rocks and clouds, while the floor projection made them appear elevated, dancing atop a rock formation that fell away at the sides. The team had to get these graphics just right, otherwise the 3D illusion would fall flat.
Week three, which was all about movies, also featured impressive displays, from an AR chocolate factory ( Wonka ) to a jungle scene ( George of the Jungle ) and a giant octopus ( The Little Mermaid ). This episode saw 13 dance performances in total, with several using AR graphics, floor projections or both. Some dancers even managed to work the graphics into their routines – like Przystał staggering back from an AR lion’s roar. Strictly Come Dancing 2024 arguably brought more creative displays than ever before, emphasising each theme and visually enhancing every performance. The secret to its success isn’t a secret at all: JP Motion and TetraVP brought their A game. Thanks to their combined expertise and strong track record of on-set virtual graphics, Strictly continues to raise the bar for reality TV.
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