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ISSUE 30 /May 2010 SNEAK PEEK g wysiwyg AT EUROVI S ION 2010 wysiwyg is once again taking part in one of the most-watched tele- Sorry, but because broadcast isn’t for a few weeks yet, light plots vision productions in the world – The Eurovision Song Contest, and equipment details are still top secret! But rest assured, we will this year live from Oslo, Norway. 39 countries will compete to be have a full report in the July 10 issue of The Plan. The design is crowned winner, chosen by televoting and a professional jury, to already revealed, check out the video http://nrk.no/programmer/tv/ see who will host the 2011 competition in their home country. melodi_grand_prix/1.7110709. In our July 09 issue of The Plan, we gave you a look at the mas- sive beast that was Eurovision from Moscow. The show broke all production records from number of production days to roof load. For those of you in Europe, Host Broadcaster NRK will deliver this spectacular show live, with broadcasts beginning at 21:00 CET. Unfortunately for those of us in North America and other non- Well, the multi-talented crew is at it again, bringing a fresh new European parts of the world, the show is not broadcast on televi- look for the lighting, video and staging that has never been seen sion. However, you can view a live stream on the Internet through on the Eurovision stage. The show will be broadcast live from eurovision.tv. Telenor Arena on 25, 27 and 29 May 2010. This is the 55th year for The Eurovision Song Contest, the annual song competition between members of the European Broadcast Union. Most Europeans consider the annual program a tradition, having watched it since they were children. It’s only been in the last 10 years that the show has continually pushed the technical production limits to new heights. The result: a whole new crop of fans now watches to find out “What will they do next?” In fact, television viewers have been estimated somewhere around 200 million. The team behind the 2010 production sees the return of many Eurovision alums, including Lighting Designer Al Gurdon and his team from Incandescent Design, Production Manager Ola Melzig, And for those of you curious to keep up with the technical behind- and the skilled crew from PRG UK and Germany (formerly Procon). the-scenes action leading up to the broadcast, be sure to book- Pre-production began early April at a studio in London, where mark the Eurovision Diary www.m-m-pr.com/index.php/eurovision- Gurdon and his team of programmers worked away preparing diary a daily blog kept by Melzig. lighting and video using wysiwyg R25 as one of their tools, and they have been kind enough to share exclusive photos with us. We will be sure to release full details and broadcast photos shortly wysiwyg has already enjoyed some of the more prestigious shows after the event. alongside Gurdon this year, including the Super Bowl 44 Halftime show and BRIT Awards. Stay tuned! © 2010 The official bi-monthly publication forwysiwyg Members 9.

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