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Joy Awards 2026 Lavender Carpet
Ross Williams designed the Joy Awards 2026 Lavender Carpet lighting for the second year running, creating a large-scale exterior design that wrapped three sides of Riyadh’s ANB Arena. Working with lighting programmer Rob Bradley and additional performance programmer Russell Grubiak, Ross delivered an elegant, broadcast-ready arrival environment that could also shift into full performance mode for Katy Perry’s Lavender Carpet appearance with drones and dancers.
Ross Williams’ lighting design for Netflix reality competition series Battle Camp, filmed in Mexico and winner of the 2025 Profile Award for Non Scripted Entertainment.
Ross Williams was one of two lighting programmers for the Emmy-winning Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony, working under lighting direction by Al Gurdon.
Ross Williams’ long-running lighting direction work on Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle, from lighting programmer on Series 1 to lighting director across Series 2–7, helping create the show’s luxury island look through discreet, architectural and location-sensitive lighting design.
Ross Williams returned to The BRIT Awards in 2026 to handle key lighting, supporting Al Gurdon’s design through pre-visualisation, fixture management, timecode and large-scale lighting data workflows.
Ross Williams worked as Floor LD on the 2025 League of Legends World Championship Final in Chengdu, supporting esports and gaming broadcast lighting with key light balance, followspot levels, media areas and broadcast-critical show lighting.