I N T E R N A T I O N A L WWW.INBROADCAST.COM | ISSUE 33 - JULY 2014 N E W S InGEAR Skywalker Systems On Song For Eurovision F or this year's Eurovision Song Contest Skywalker Systems provided the latest generation of wire camera systems providing shots in superb quality. Skywalker say that the better and stronger system was capable of full motion repeatability. For the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2014 Skywalker delivered an eightwire 3D camera system with speeds up to 10m/s providing smooth freeflying and motion repeat controlled flights over the audience and over the stage. The four-wire 2D camera system at speeds up to 6m/s above the stage could swoop from a height of 30 metres right into the action. Both rigs where flying with a fullstabilised three-axis Libra remote head from Skywalker's partners at Camera Revolution UK. Visual overlays were used in the motion-controlled shots to provide even more stunning looks during the broadcast of this amazing production. Director of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Per Zachariassen 76 said: "I have never experienced s u c h a p ro f e s s i o n a l a n d hardworking team as the Skywalker team during the ESC 2014. "The wirecam system was very reliable, precise and stable, which gave us great shots and raised the bar for future high-end television shows." Director of Photography Jesper Hvenegaard (2D camera operator) said: "We did set a new standard for the way of using wirecams, and how it's supposed to look in television." Marc Sieger of SkywalkerSystems GmbH said: "We had an amazing time with a great organised production, fantastic Danish camera operators at our side and a wonderful director who was always on top of the situation." During rehearsal and shows, the two systems fl ew over 300 Kilometres. In the three live shows there were around 350 shots of which 90% where already pre-programmed to the precision of a centimetre; A total amount of 2000 Skywalker Systems provided an eight-wire and a four-wire camera system flying over the (inset) Eurovision Song stage metres of rope were moving through the venue while both rigs were in action.http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Phillip&last=Izzard&search=Go https://twitter.com/inbroadcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpzEatLsHdE&feature=youtube_gdata_player https://www.facebook.com/InBroadcast http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/inbroadcast/id468652679?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.branded.inbroadcast&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5icmFuZGVkLmluYnJvYWRjYXN0Il0. http://WWW.INBROADCAST.COM http://skywalker.face-off.tv http://liveu.tv/contact_us.html http://liveu.tv/contact_us.html