EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 • Stage & Lighting Design • Behind the Scenes

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The EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 in Liverpool came to a brilliant end with an ultra-exciting final in the glorious Liverpool Arena. Swedish singer Loreen was able to win the trophy for a second time. This year, Great Britain took over the organization of the contest on behalf of last year's winner Ukraine. The stage, light and show concept was outstanding and the BBC welcomed millions of viewers worldwide with open (light)arms. EventElevator captured tech details of the stage, light and show concept. Lighting Designer icon Tim Routledge and the renowned Stage Designer Julio Himede are explaining insights to this year's stage concept and how to celebrate 37 delegations and numerous interval acts minute by minute. Damien Jackson from Lighting Supplier Neg Earth Lights and Lighting Programmer Tom Young add more technical details on equipment and programming of the truly massive show event that united everyone with music.
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Пікірлер: 92

  • @Sonnen_Licht
    @Sonnen_Licht Жыл бұрын

    The design was phenomenal. Thank you for all the hard work to make the show come to life!

  • @ashishmathew99
    @ashishmathew99 Жыл бұрын

    I was eagerly waiting for this video Thank You Team Event Elevator ❤

  • @jessicabezuidenhout5277
    @jessicabezuidenhout5277 Жыл бұрын

    Finally!!! been waiting for this video thank you event elevator ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @mielus1986
    @mielus1986 Жыл бұрын

    Mega Video! Und natürlich ein mega Lichtdesign! Danke für die wunderbaren Behind the Scenes Bilder.

  • @umudumu
    @umudumu Жыл бұрын

    The Eurovision production gets more and more impressive every single year ❤

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    You're right, it's interesting to see the evolution. But it's not just the equipment that counts, each country brings its own flavour and its own way of celebrating the ESC. I really liked the concept of the kinetic sun from Turin and in contrast Rotterdam was a beam spaceship.

  • @FernandsLiveShowShow
    @FernandsLiveShowShow11 ай бұрын

    The one video I look forward to seeing every year - and those shots you have of the stage, lighting desks and just everywhere are gorgeous! Thanks so much for a superb techy insight, I love seeing this stuff and seeing it all come together! Hopefully we'll bump into each other next year in Malmö! 😉

  • @madjamie69
    @madjamie69 Жыл бұрын

    I managed to get tickets for the arena and was in awe of the lighting. I actually cried twice I was so overwhelmed! Well done to everyone involved x

  • @cameronclarkhull

    @cameronclarkhull

    6 ай бұрын

    same here. My speciality is mainly within sound, but the lighting design was the best i've ever seen

  • @songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd
    @songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd20 күн бұрын

    Very good 👍🏻 thank you 🙏 prouduction

  • @angeloedades
    @angeloedades Жыл бұрын

    The lighting on this year’s contest was phenomenal - glad to see the guys got to show it off at one point on the final 😊

  • @itsvoul

    @itsvoul

    3 ай бұрын

    Could you specify the point you're referring to, please?

  • @ariannabanane
    @ariannabanane Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating to learn all that goes into it, and I'm sure it still only touched the surface! Was neat to get a look behind the revolving doors. Amazing show.

  • @eswesje
    @eswesje Жыл бұрын

    Honestly the amazing lighting is one of the main reasons I kept watching this year, it was so good 👍🏻

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly, stage, light, concept is a new universe every year. But after all these years, we still can't understand why the level of the music acts is not a bit higher. And, oh man. The UK act this year was really something to be ashamed of. Måneskin was one of the few exceptions in recent years for a band that could perform and were musical.

  • @eswesje

    @eswesje

    11 ай бұрын

    @@EventElevator Haha, I'm from the Netherlands and our act was pretty crap too imo. Honestly I thought they were some highlights this year, at least a handful of songs that I'd like to listen too again. I really liked Finland, Azerbaijan, Norway and Portugal. But in terms of actual musical careers I haven't seen a lot of acts take of after Eurovision recently like Måneskin...

  • @LightJockey
    @LightJockey11 ай бұрын

    Congrats to the designer and programmers, had lots of fun watching some of the acts this year. Thank you Event Elevator for the beautiful insights ❤

  • @J-Gx
    @J-Gx Жыл бұрын

    yes, yes... YES!!! Thank you EventElevator!!! ❤

  • @nortonandreev8844
    @nortonandreev8844 Жыл бұрын

    It was a great show, thanks everyone involved! ❤️

  • @itzChriZZZ
    @itzChriZZZ Жыл бұрын

    Einfach nur Geil, danke für den Einblick

  • @nicksimmons7234
    @nicksimmons7234 Жыл бұрын

    Well done Tom Y & team.

  • @mato_s
    @mato_s Жыл бұрын

    thank you for posting this!

  • @dermoderator909
    @dermoderator909 Жыл бұрын

    Super! Vielen Dank für diese tollen Einblicke! Lichtdesign ist für mich immer wieder eine Faszination und ich finde man merkt dass dieses Jahre besonders viel Herzblut mit rein geflossen ist… Ich vermisse leider nur die Infos über die Ton-Technik…

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    Das stimmt, das Lichtdesign war dieses Jahr wieder etwas ganz Besonderes. Die die gebogenen Arme an der Seite und die Drehtüren waren super flexibel einsetzbar, was der der Stage immer wieder neue Twists gegeben hat. War in der Halle (leider) teilweise besser zu sehen, als im TV.

  • @ericcarabetta1161
    @ericcarabetta1161 Жыл бұрын

    It's cool to see what they do with lighting design when they have a limitless budget.

  • @SebastianD334
    @SebastianD33420 күн бұрын

    I was absolutely fascinated by the back of the screens with tetraX's when watching ESC2023

  • @Craigy2818
    @Craigy2818 Жыл бұрын

    Didn't think much of the staging, at first. Then, I realised how much I love it, compared to most staging, in past years. I love that the lighting was used to represent the countries, too.

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    It's true, you often can't discover many small details on TV, also because of the many close-ups in the TV editing. It's always a pity that many acts from the semi-finals don't make it to the final, because there are often a lot of ideas in there. The lighting was brilliant this year, only the video content was not so completely convincing, but the delegations are responsible for that.

  • @integer22
    @integer22 Жыл бұрын

    just an immense production, what a great experience it must have been to be involved. fascinating insight into the work and skill that goes into a show like this ❤

  • @HomeAutoBuddy
    @HomeAutoBuddy Жыл бұрын

    So many fixtures and everyone like the adress has a meaning of some sort. The scale, weight and managing all this dmx universe mayhem is not a simple job and they did it look so "easy". Good work!

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    That's right, and then there are all the new pixel-controllable fixtures, which is already a massive effort. But there is also no show that has as many rehearsals as the ESC and most countries are well prepared for it.

  • @jmcgrath7658
    @jmcgrath7658 Жыл бұрын

    Breathtaking design

  • @romik_esc
    @romik_esc10 ай бұрын

    You guys have done an incredible job, thank you! Love from Ukraine!❤

  • @dizzydjc
    @dizzydjc Жыл бұрын

    You guys did such an amazing job, thank you

  • @asitmaiti7613
    @asitmaiti7613 Жыл бұрын

    Superb

  • @steviep_0457
    @steviep_045711 ай бұрын

    The lighting was Amazing, And so much tech and cabling and Hard work put into this, It is my dream to work on something like this, in the lighting department, Im just not sure how to go about getting there....

  • @emmettcarlsson2739
    @emmettcarlsson2739 Жыл бұрын

    Best stage-design in Eurovision history 😀👍 Loved it

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    Right, the concept, design and realization of this year is definitely in the top 3 of the best Eurovisions of all time.

  • @MePeterNicholls
    @MePeterNicholls Жыл бұрын

    Tim is fantastic. Worked with him about 18 years ago and he did us proud

  • @SDF_of_BC
    @SDF_of_BC Жыл бұрын

    It was a fantastic stage, I didn't get to see it in person, but I liked what I saw on TV. ^_^ I thought the screens looked fantastic too, previously on big screens like that you can see the pixels, but they were so crisp. What resolution are they, what resolution video must they require for all five? Must be a fair bit! :o

  • @bobbehlx
    @bobbehlx Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for uploading this!

  • @filipstevanovic9829
    @filipstevanovic98292 ай бұрын

    no one is talking about how well lights are synchronised to the music

  • @nicolasmoya9156
    @nicolasmoya9156 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible! I know one day I’ll be in Tim’s Shoes, it’ll be a journey but I know I’ll get there and more :) Also huge shoutout to Tim and the whole crew for the lighting and stage design!

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so right, Tim and his team put on a truly fantastic show. Go ahead, we hope to meet you on a big set in a few years ;-) But it's not the size that counts, but the power that performance, light and passion bring together on stage 🤜💥

  • @FernandoBermudezLD
    @FernandoBermudezLD Жыл бұрын

    phenomenal content that I never get tired of watching. very key development that this show brings to the industry. 🧿🦉👊🏻

  • @gaspode8
    @gaspode8 Жыл бұрын

    I was hoping for a video about ESC 2023. So thank you for this!!!

  • @Joshuasbikingandadventures
    @Joshuasbikingandadventures Жыл бұрын

    Will we get the behind the scenes of audio aswell ?

  • @JaredNaude
    @JaredNaude Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another great video! Based on the title, I am assuming that there are going to be more videos about the other aspects of Eurovision. Can't wait!

  • @daniliva9596
    @daniliva95965 ай бұрын

    💙💛

  • @AntoDB
    @AntoDB Жыл бұрын

    The Eurovision stage is always a blast! So much talent to showcase so many people on stage. It's a shame that all the people involved in the production aren't highlighted more. You can see the work that goes into it, but people tend not to realise the time and investment that goes into it! Even for the mini scenes I do, people often think it's automatic to the beat of the music, if only haha! Not to mention the astronomical sums of money spent on the latest lamps and technologies on the market, with MA3, Robe, Clay Paky, Martin, Wahlberg, etc. Just incredible! What a magnificent rendering in any case! I'd like to take this opportunity to ask a question: what are the references for the LED bars below and above the back and side screens, as well as the bars/ribbon along the arches? Thank you very much for your super-precise work and thank you also for the report! Successful continuation!

  • @davecaplan7087
    @davecaplan7087 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing design! I just dont think the elements translated well to the broadcast. So many of the broadcast shots were so tight that the architectural elements of the stage and the beam fx were lost on TV.

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Dave, you're right. Unfortunately, it's often the case at Eurovision that the camera can't fully capture the brilliant architecture. The curved arms on the side and the revolving doors were super flexible to use, which always gave the stage new twists. It was easier to see in the hall than on TV. The pods were also massive. The beam fans for the French act that were shot against the mirror balls were insane in the venue. And also the monstrous backlight effects.

  • @spyjosh

    @spyjosh

    Жыл бұрын

    100% I've been watching so much fan footage from inside the arena because it felt like this year im particular, the TV broadcast just couldn't do this design justice!

  • @kikibirdball

    @kikibirdball

    11 ай бұрын

    I completely agree, I only realised how much work was put in to the lighting and the stage design in the final intro act, despite having watched both semi finals, just cos of the way it was shot

  • @WezzRail
    @WezzRail Жыл бұрын

    "the second I knew it was coming to London" It was in Liverpool which is better than London in so many ways.

  • @MusicUnited1
    @MusicUnited1 Жыл бұрын

    epic

  • @thoubias
    @thoubias Жыл бұрын

    Gonna be interesting to see Sweden's attempt on topping this...

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    We have high hopes for next year, the Swedes love the ESC and are absolute professionals. And hey, maybe ABBA will perform again - at least virtually ;-)

  • @JorgeLighting
    @JorgeLighting Жыл бұрын

    😍

  • @dshack4689
    @dshack4689 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing and really loved the side "hugs" lighting structures - but what fell from the roof at 9:53??

  • @donnahoy1753

    @donnahoy1753

    Жыл бұрын

    Pyro he had those kind of pyros for his performance :)

  • @gabbermanke

    @gabbermanke

    Жыл бұрын

    A melted power cable. :)

  • @BenCG
    @BenCG Жыл бұрын

    I would be really interested to learn more about the process that delegations go through to design their individual stagings for entries, how the pre-vis is made, how these are presented to the EBU and what kind of work they do together with the set designers to realise a delegation's vision for the big show! I'm sure Sweden have a very clear process in place. Does anyone know how I can find more info about this please?

  • @gsuberland

    @gsuberland

    Жыл бұрын

    The IBU posted an interview with Tim a while back but unfortunately they've made it subscription only now. Each of the delegations gave a short presentation to the lighting team that explained their vision for their act. The lighting team then designed everything based on that. The pre-vis looks very much like they developed it in MA 3D, which is the visualiser for the grandMA platform.

  • @gabelgabel5616
    @gabelgabel5616Ай бұрын

    Are you going to make a video about eurovision 2024?

  • @callumlloydwilliams
    @callumlloydwilliams Жыл бұрын

    was in Liverpool not London!

  • @aaronjohnson2215
    @aaronjohnson2215 Жыл бұрын

    So many questions. These revolving light walls, who designed them? Where were they built? Is all this hardware staying in Liverpool for good or is going somewhere else? Who builds it? Who place all these cables, servers, networks? Are different companies responsible for each part or one for everything? I really want to get into this industry and work in audio visual, any advice where to start?

  • @leBroYT
    @leBroYT Жыл бұрын

    Wird es noch Informationen bzw. ein Video zum Ton während der Veranstaltung geben?

  • @ddez
    @ddez Жыл бұрын

    how can I work with something like this? is there a university that I have to go to?

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    There are very different routes into this industry. In Germany, for example, there is a special apprenticeship as an event technician. You can do this at large event companies such as PRG. You can also work directly for live companies and first work as an assistant, hand, or something like that. In the technical field there are so many areas, many audio technicians who then become FOH engineers have previously worked in the studio as sound engineers. Stage and lighting designers sometimes come from an architectural background. But many are self-trained. You start with small shows and learn one of the programming interfaces like grandMA, ChamSys, Hog. There are also a few universities that offer design courses with lighting design departments. In Germany, for example, the HAW in Hamburg or the BHT in Berlin. Just check out the big event tech companies in your area and try to get an internship. There are more events than ever before and people are needed everywhere - the most important thing is passion for the job and you will get to know and travel the world.

  • @the-joe-biden
    @the-joe-biden Жыл бұрын

    Nicht geadacht das es noch kommt

  • @OlafsLeftArm
    @OlafsLeftArm Жыл бұрын

    If only there would one year be a Eurovision where the artist would actually be well lit. Now the focus is just in the massive effects.

  • @sashkaulanov
    @sashkaulanov Жыл бұрын

    This video gives me so much anxiety haha I spent so much time tuning my smart lights at home and here it's 2000 of them.......... i don't know how you can possibly control all that...

  • @calvertphoto
    @calvertphoto Жыл бұрын

    Would love to know how much that rig cost the organisers!

  • @luffirton

    @luffirton

    7 ай бұрын

    One thing for sure, it was not cheap 🤪😅

  • @cristiansaunders1859
    @cristiansaunders1859 Жыл бұрын

    London?

  • @RichiRothschild
    @RichiRothschild Жыл бұрын

    You said coming to London.. It was Liverpool

  • @smolindesign
    @smolindesign Жыл бұрын

    Did you forget to ask, "Did you have a fallback in case the back panels couldn't swivel?"

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    😂 We think they were better oiled than the rotating arches of the kinetic sun in Turin 2022.

  • @electroshed
    @electroshed Жыл бұрын

    Shocked to hear Netgear switches being used, a bit low grade in comparison to the rest of the kit!

  • @Crapcelebs
    @Crapcelebs Жыл бұрын

    00:58 think you mean Liverpool Hun

  • @francisruhangalindaflip4158
    @francisruhangalindaflip41589 ай бұрын

    thought this was designed by Jane Ditto

  • @SamCoombes
    @SamCoombes Жыл бұрын

    Only a couple universes then...

  • @neil360
    @neil360 Жыл бұрын

    Does the Lighting Designer Tim really think this took place in London?

  • @cally3763
    @cally3763 Жыл бұрын

    We really enjoyed the video, such talent in creating beautiful lighting. However I cringed every time people said “The Ukraine”. There are some well written articles online that explain better than I can why we should say Ukraine over The Ukraine.

  • @extrude22
    @extrude22 Жыл бұрын

    The lighting designer doesn’t know the difference between London and Liverpool

  • @ludwig2345
    @ludwig2345 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty boring stage tbh. Also Sweden's entry looked better during the Swedish final. I didn't know our national competition is better and somehow has a higher budget or something.

  • @Anonymouswatcherandcommenter

    @Anonymouswatcherandcommenter

    Жыл бұрын

    Good stage, excellent lighting. Nothing about Sweden because who cares.

  • @Taevas___

    @Taevas___

    Жыл бұрын

    If you actually think Melodifestivalen is better, I'd like you to actually compare them. Eurovision had a way better stage, far more amazing lighting, better cameras etc.

  • @prozektorius
    @prozektorius Жыл бұрын

    You guys always make the most entertaining videos ever, keep up the good work🫶🏽

  • @EventElevator

    @EventElevator

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank Prozektorius, we do our best and such nice comments motivate us to organize the next projects for you guys.

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