Follow-Me on song in Kirchleitn Kleinwild
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“Since we had already covered the stage situation with a Follow-Me 3D TWO system in summer 2021, we decided to integrate the entire site into the system in winter 2022,” explains Fritz Staudinger, managing director of BMS. “We installed the camera on the top floor of an adjacent building, protected from the weather, so that we could capture the entire area, including the open-air stage.”
Director Fabienne Pinter made good use of the newly created 360° situation. In addition to the classic open-air stage, that the Follow-Me 3D system was originally based on, new viewing angles and performance areas were introduced throughout the location. Due to the accessibility of the new lighting set up, the corridors between the individual areas were also used for the filming of the performers.
During the on-site inspection, lighting designer Norbert Wolfsberger used a 3D scanner to create a “point cloud” of the entire site. This was imported into WYSIWYG and nine T-bars were mounted throughout the site, accommodating a variety of moving and static lights.
Using the point cloud mapping and a laser range finder, Martin Staudinger measured the Follow-Me system on site. “The front lights and backlights were then calibrated and programmed across the entire site with live operation during the show by two lighting technicians using the Follow-Me 3D TWO system. This enabled the shows hosting couple, Stefanie Hertel and Arnulf Prasch, to be lit in the right light anytime and anywhere. The tracking via the crosshairs also allowed a subtle brightness control via the lighting desk,” Staudinger noted. “Follow-Me is an ingenious tool for TV light that gives us many insights and opportunities as well as the joy of future challenges.”
Following their good experiences and growing TV productions, BMS Production Group decided to upgrade from a Follow-Me 3D TWO system to 3D SIX, allowing for more performers to be simultaneously tracked in their next productions. The live broadcast was broadcast on 22 January on ORF and MDR.
