This was the first event held at Manchester Central, and they held this part of the show in the dark, since it was on the main stage and that was mostly in the dark for the whole weekend.
There were lights above each part of the room, so while darkness would help with the performance of The Dark Room, it didn't suit the cosplay shows.
On the Saturday, I took pics with a flash on as much as possible, but for the Sunday show, I opted to film it since a few of the participants were the same as on Saturday.
At the time of posting this, it's expected that the event will return in the same venue at the same time next year, so I do hope they learn from the lighting issues.
Note that on the video, I've tried to use lighting effects where possible, but it didn't work anywhere near as well as I'd have liked.
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