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Eurovision 2019 backstage : lighting behind the stage
Behind the stage of the Eurovision 2019 song contest, the crews backstage: lighting, pyrotechnics, special effects. Stage construction to lighting design.
The stage Eurovision 2019 features the highest resolution backing LED screen in the history of the song contest:
36 metres wide,
12 metres tall,
12 vertical screens that rotate 180 degrees.
These vertical screens allow light through from the back of the stage.
Back wall of light and LED screen
LED wall backside with 12 panels of mirrors completed installation, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 16, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB Mirrors and LED panels backside during installation, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 19, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB
LED panels backside during installation with the prism , Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 16, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB Triangles on the ceiling, prism and LED panels backside during installation, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 16, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB VIDEO
Prism legs and the backwall of light installation, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 8, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB First light on the backwall of light, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 8, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB Lighting design studio : WYSIWYG R42 Update 1
Lighting design studio with four WYSIWYG Perform stations, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage May 6, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB CG artist in creation in the 3D lighting design studio, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage May 17, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB
2100 lighting fixtures
80 kilometres of cable is used for the stage lighting alone
100 000€ saving in diesel by using LED powered lights
11 lighting desks to run lighting
120 000 control parameters
250 active DMX universes
24 remote controlled Followspots operated with the Litecom Spotdrive system
527 Ayrton Magic Blade on the backwall
24 days of pre-programming for the lighting designer and their operators
30 people to run lighting operations in show mode
2 991 main power circuit breakers for lights
80 024 meters of cable for lighting alone
20 frames per second
Lighting Designer Ronen Najar and his team, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage May 4, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB Tunnel connection Stage Right with Stage Left named Jerry Appelt, Lighting Designer, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage April 19, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB Prism and ceiling triangles construction
The stage :
250 metres squared in size,
12 meter long runways with bridges that connect them to the main stage.
Construction inside the arena, stage and prism, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel – backstage © Sagi Klein – Eurovisionworld Stage construction with ceiling triangles, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage © KAN 130 LED triangles in the overhead lighting structure.
Construction inside the arena, ceiling triangles, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel – backstage © Sagi Klein – Eurovisionworld These triangles allow the flags of each country to appear before each performance.
First view of the stage lighting – Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – May 9, 2019 © Ola Melzig, M&M Production Management AB First Semi-Final opening, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israël © Thomas Hanses Behind the stage : the crew
30 crew members and stage management on the ground of the stage.
Stage technical team backstage, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting They switch props in the 40 second-long postcard between songs.
Between 2 songs, technicians in action, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel – backstage © Thomas Hanses Technical team backstage – Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israël © Andres Putting Backstage technical stuff during rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Denmark, second rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Albania, Jonida Maliqi, first rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Pyrotechnics and special effects
10 Le Maitre FreezeFog – G300 Heavy fog machines
8 Ultratec Floor Pockets
24 TBF Single Shot Flame Machines
24 Explo GX-2 Flame Machines
20 MagicFX Sparxtar, Spark Machines
18 MagicFX Smoke Jet
Pyrotechnics, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting
24 pyroracks on stage, 16 ch each.
Waterfall trusses with 40 holders
4 FireCTRL G2 Pyrocontrollers
1 MA Dot2 DMX controller
100 FireCtrl field modules
6 FireCtrl Relay Racks for Flame Units
4 MagicFX Stadium Blaster for Confetti
4 Sigma Confetti Cannons
2 Universal Effects Wind Machine
8 MagicFX Stage Fans
2 Look Solutions Power Tiny smoke machines
Sweden, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love
Huge flat LED luminaire behind the singer John Lundvik.
Sweden, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love, second rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Sweden, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love, second rehearsal 2019, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Sweden, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love, second rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Sweden, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love, second rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Sweden 2019, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love, first rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting VIDEO
Australia, Kate Miller-Heidke, Zero Gravity
Side and back lighting combines with starry sky pictures on the LED screen.
Australia, Kate Miller-Heidke, Zero Gravity, first rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Australia, Kate Miller-Heidke, Zero Gravity, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Australia, Kate Miller-Heidke, Zero Gravity, second rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting VIDEO
Pays Bas, Duncan Laurence, Arcade, the winner
Laser ceiling on the fog interfere by one suspended globe light.
The Netherlands, Duncan Laurence, Arcade, first rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses The Netherlands, Duncan Laurence, Arcade, second Semi-Final of Eurovision © Andres Putting Blue back lighting and white side light on the singer Duncan Laurence.
The Netherlands, Duncan Laurence, Arcade, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting – EBU The Netherlands, Duncan Laurence, Arcade, second Semi-Final, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting The Netherlands, Duncan Laurence, Arcade, second rehearsal, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Duncan Laurence winner, Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Duncan Laurence, The Netherlands, Winner, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses VIDEO
Impressive performances, Eurovision 2019
Azerbaijan, Chingiz, Truth, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Russia, Sergey Lazarev, Scream, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Russia, Sergey Lazarev, Scream, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Russia, Sergey Lazarev, Scream, first rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Belarus, Zena, Like It, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Iceland, Hatari, Hate Will Prevail, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Israel, Kobi Marimi, Home, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Anders Putting North Macedonia, Tamara Todevska, Proud, first rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses Switzerland, Luca Hänni, She Got Me, second rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Thomas Hanses
France, Bilal Hassani, Roi, King, first rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting France, Bilal Hassani, Roi, King, first rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting VIDEO
Spain, Miki, The Blindfold, first rehearsal, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Anders Putting Impressions First Semi-Final, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israël – backstage © Thomas Hanses Arena, Eurovision 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting Behind the Stage, Eurovision, Tel-Aviv, Israel © Andres Putting
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