Show designer Mikki Kunttu's visual design featured more than 200 sq.m of Barco's new MiTRIX LED screen, 125sq.m of ultra bright OLite 510 LED modules and three SLM R12+ digital projectors. Barco rental partner Massteknik (Sweden) was the general video supplier to the show.
Fully integrated into the stage set was a gigantic curved screen 'the cobra'. This not only towered 9.5m up and behind the stage, but also stretched out in to the audience, creating an animated catwalk. In addition to that, extending around almost the entire stage was a massive LED backdrop made up from more than 200 sq.m of MiTRIX, Barco's new transparent LED screen.
There were three SLM R12+ digital projectors on the show. One was used as part of the integrated set design while the other two were used for giving the audience close-ups of the stage action.
Nico Vernieuwe, vice president of Barco's media and entertainment division stated, "Each year, the set designers of the Eurovision song contest raise the bar of visual creativity, and this year is no exception. The trend in the convergence of lighting video, lighting and stage design continues and we are delighted to be part of this exciting time in the evolution of visualisation."
(Jim Evans)
