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CONTENTS
04 VENUE PLAN
05 WELCOME
05 THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN VIENNA
06 TV DIRECTION THE VISION
07 TECHNICAL CONCEPT
08 TV PRODUCTION
09 THE STAGE
10 CAMERA PLAN
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OB TRUCKS
12 COMMENTARY POSITIONS
13 AUDIO PRODUCTION
15 AUDIO PRINCIPLE
16 EBU SWITCH AND TRANSMISSION
18 DONT SKIP THIS PAGE
19 TECHNICAL CONTACTS
VENUE PLAN
FOYER
PRESS CENTRE
TV
COMPOUND
STAGE
DELEGATION
AREA
HALL F
LEVEL 1
STAGE
HALL D
SHOW AREA
GREEN ROOM
VIP AREA
COMMENTATOR`S
LOUNGE
LEVEL 0
WELCOME
The production staff of the Austrian
Broadcasting Corporation, ORF, is happy to
welcome you to Austria with a cordial Servus.
After Austrias first and only previous Eurovision
Song Contest victory in 1966, we are highly
honoured to host this outstanding TV music
competition for the second time. The Song
Contest 2015 is a very special event, and we are
proud to host the 60th anniversary show.
We have found an excellent team with great
respect, ambition and enthusiasm that will make
all provisions to create a wonderful show in
Vienna; together with all of you, we are convinced
that we will make the Eurovision Song Contest
an extraordinary event and a big party.
Enjoy your time in Austria, and we hope that
you will take a lot of positive memories to your
home country.
STEFAN WBER
Head of Production / Line Producer
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
STEFAN ZECHNER
Head of Show
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
KURT PONGRATZ
Senior Creative Director / Head of Directors
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
TECHNICAL CONCEPT
Its with great pleasure and honour that I lead
the technical production management for the
upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in
Vienna, currently the most fascinating, important and largest broadcast project for ORF.
Together with my team, we are trying to find
the best technical tools, solutions and innovations needed by the creative team to fulfil all
requirements, wishes and requests. The great
challenge we face is to take care regarding
very efficient and reliable solutions which are
in accordance with the strict interpretation
of the ecological and sustainable terms and
conditions of a Green Event.
CLAUDIO BORTOLI
Head of Technical Production Management
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Special Note:
Please note and understand that all use of
any wireless equipment inside the venue is
unfortunately strictly forbidden and may result in loss of accreditation.
TV PRODUCTION
Broadcast
Stereo and 5.1 surround sound
ORF transmits the signal to the EBU switch and they
transmit the signal to all countries participating adapted
to their format.
26 cameras in total:
Blackcam
2D Cable Cam
Jitacam
5 Pedestal Cameras
3 Steadicams
7 Handheld Cameras (6 wireless)
3 Hotheads
2 Speedcams on trails
3 Minicams
Format
The Eurovision Song Contest will be produced in 1080I50
with 5.1 Audio distributed in Dolby-E format.
AES
AES
AES
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OB units
The main production unit is a double-extended 18 metre trailer with highend equipment throughout. The unit has been involved in many major events
around the world, including acting as the main unit for previous Eurovision
Song Contests. A back up unit with exactly the same equipment, workspaces
etc. is linked with the main unit via a Technical Operation Centre on site.
OB units, sound
The main sound truck is a 10-metre vehicle with state-of-the-art equipment
and acoustics. An identically-constructed truck will serve as the backup.
Viewing Room
The viewing room is located in the backstage area near the stage exit and will
contain high-quality video monitoring and 5.1 surround sound systems.
Power
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 will be a Green Event, this means that we set
up an environmentally-friendly power supply solution. The main supply will be
distributed by the power grid of the City of Vienna. The back-up supply comes
from power generators always in a stand-by mode, starting up and running
only in case of failure of the main supply. The switch over will be bridged by
huge battery-based UPS systems. This provides a sufficient and stable yet
eco-friendly power supply for the whole venue.
Sound
up to 12 sound mixing consoles
up to 100 wireless channels, in-ear and microphones
A sound crew of about 30 people
Use of wireless equipment
Use of personal wireless equipment (PMSE or similar) at the Press Centre or
anywhere else in the venue is strictly forbidden, and may result in a loss of accreditation rights. The reason is that the host broadcasters limited-frequency
ranges may not be disturbed in any way. It is not permitted to build ones own
WiFi router to prevent interference.
THE STAGE
The vision for Eurovision Song Contest 2015 is the bridge that leads from
the past to the present and future.
The eye is a symbol of this bridge - a
cooperation based on respect between cultures, countries and people.
FACTS
The set design shows a large eye which covers an area of 43
metres width and 14 metres height that surrounds the main stage.
The eye consists of 1,300 single steles each with a LED-lit front
fascia.
All steles together consist of 3,225 linear metres of tube material.
There is a 30x9 metres LED screen with a resolution up to 7.5
mm in the centre of the eye.
The circular main stage has 450 LED modules (10mm) integrated
into the floor, which work in very low angled camera views and
also can carry high loads.
For special effects, 45 linear metres of metal grids are placed
next to the stage edge.
To highlight edges of the stage, 300 linear metres of LED strips
are installed.
Nearly 5,000 square metres of floor space are used for designed
set and technical areas, starting with the stage, presenter areas,
EBU positions and ending with FoH and commentator areas.
Several roller screens and fast fold screens allow the audience to
see live camera views and other content projected with 10 DLP
projectors.
Special camera systems and lighting effects are integrated in
the stage design.
CAMERA PLAN
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01:
Pedestal
Pedestal
x 95
03:
Pedestal
x 95
04:
Pedestal
x 95
05:
Rail/Speedcam
x 17
06:
Pedestal
x 95
07:
Steadicam RF
wide
08:
JitaCam
wide
09:
Steadicam RF
wide
10:
Blackcam
wide
11:
Handheld RF
wide
12:
Remote Head
wide
13:
Handheld RF
wide
Railcam
x 17
2D Cablecam
wide
16:
Remote Head
wide
17:
Handheld RF
wide
18:
Handheld RF
wide
19:
Remote Head
wide
20:
Handheld
wide
10
10
x 17
22:
Handheld RF
x 17
23:
Steadicam RF
wide
24:
Minicam RF
wide
25:
Minicam RF
wide
26:
Minicam RF
wide
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08
04
06
05
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15
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14
01
Handheld RF
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12
(Backstage)
21:
26
07
16
25
09
x 95
02:
14:
24
21
02
22
03
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OB TRUCKS
To be able to maintain a flexible setup and a safe backup solution, we will
use two identical OB units from Videohouse NV. The main production unit
will be Videohouse OB One and the backup will be Videohouse OB Two
For music production, we will use our own ORF Sound Trucks.
Sound Mobiles:
Audiomixer Lawo mc2 66 Mk2
Multitrack 1 Protools 64 I/O for recording & 1 Protools 64 I/O as Plug In
live FX Engine & for Timecode Level Automation.
Monitoring 5 PSI Audio A17M, Neumann KH 810
Outboard Waves, TC, Bricasti
Vision Mixer
Audio
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pictures: Videohouse NV
COMMENTARY POSITIONS
The Commentary Positions in Vienna will
be built behind the Green Room area. The
Commentators Lounge will be located on the
ground floor behind the Commentary Position.
Commentary Booths of two different sizes
will be available:
2-person booth (2.00 width x 1.50 depth x
2.50 height, in metres)
up to 4-person booth (4.00 width x 1.50
depth x 2.50 height, in metres)
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AUDIO PRODUCTION
Welcome to the Vienna Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Come over the bridge, leave your
predictions behind, enjoy the contest, the colourful Life Ball on the 16th of May or fulfil your
Viennese expectations for free with some of
the best classical music open air concerts in
the world at Schnbrunn Palace on the 14th
of May. Just enjoy the vibrant culture of this
open-minded city. We unfortunately have no
time for that this year, but dont need your
mercy as we will be enjoying our real passion:
We trill the last knobs of the best audio gear
to provide you and the millions in front of their
home TV cinema sound systems with pristine
sound quality. Yes - we have the honour to do
the sound for the contest this year. For this
purpose, you need some excellent gear, the
best audio companies of the country and a
lot of die-hard sound aficionados.
Grothusen is providing us with
MICROPHONES & IN-EAR
The company is a long-time Sennheiser dis-
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AUDIO PRODUCTION
During the last contests, it was common
practice to have a first IEM rehearsal in a
more relaxed environment backstage before
the talents enter the breathtaking stage. For
this purpose, we provide a separate room at
the venue. As a novelty, we want to bring in
the acoustics of the big venue at this early
stage with a room impulse response of the
The Wiener Stadhalles ESC PA System. So,
we hope to make the reverb generated from
the PA systems a more predictable part of
the IEM Mix at the monitor rehearsal room. After completion of the IEM rehearsal sessions,
the snapshot from the monitor console in the
rehearsal room will be transferred to the monitor console beside the stage.
You cannot find many companies in Europe
to provide two Ob Vans equipped with the
same gear, and there was no reason to make
a change from last years provider, Videohouse. They did an excellent job, so it was an
easy decision for us to rely on their services.
So, for TV sound, we are using the sound con-
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VIEWING ROOM
For the purpose of experiencing and evaluating the sound production, we have set up
the viewing room with an aligned Genelec
DSP monitoring system consisting of 5 Genelec 8260DSP and an extra SE7261 LFE channel. A high-quality stereo system with PSI
Audio A21 speakers will supplement the system. Our staff will take notes while you make
comments on the sound during the listening
sessions.
Now its time to say Thank You Conchita!
Let the contest begin, you made one of my
dreams come true. Now I am taking a step
back again, and I hope that the audience
does not take notice of what we do - then we
have probably done a good job.
GERHARD JANSA
Head of Sound
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
AUDIO BLOCK
DIAGRAM
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FRANK SAELENS
EBU Supervisor
Voting Coordinator
EBU SWITCH
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GREGOR BARCAL
Creative Producer
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
TECHNICAL CONTACTS
Head of Technical Production Management
Claudio Bortoli
claudio.bortoli@orf.at
Technical Production Assistant
Daniela Friedel
daniela.friedel@orf.at
Technical Production Manager
Nikolaus Sagmeister
nikolaus.sagmeister@orf.at
Technical Production Manager
Wolfgang Maier
wolfgang.maier@orf.at
Technical Production Manager
Laszlo Fekete
laszlo.fekete@orf.at
Technical Production Assistant
Bianca Ritter
bianca.ritter@orf.at
EVENT SUPPLIERS
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HOST CITY
OFFICIAL AIRLINE
NATIONAL PARTNER
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OFFICIAL PARTNER