Denmark turns the Eurovision Song Contest into one of the most innovative audiovisual shows of the year

The 59 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the B&W Hallerne Arena, old shipyards in the capital of Denmark, has put on stage one of the largest audiovisual shows in the history of this festival, where projection systems, 3D technology, LED lighting and stunning light effects, sound and pyrotechnics have been the great technological protagonists.

The latest audiovisual technology at the service of the show, in this case the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 celebrated the past 10 May in Copenhagen, has not left viewers indifferent, fans and attendees of this European musical event, whose scenario has been one of the most innovative in its history.

The old Danish shipyards, today converted into the B&W Hallerne Arena, They became the night of 10 May in an unprecedented technological deployment whose result has been a brilliant audiovisual spectacle, in which 3D technology configured in a huge LED cube was configured in each performance of the contestants, as happened during the performance of the Spanish representative, Ruth Lorenzo, with a visual effect of the rain as an element projected in the background of the set and superimposed on the broadcast image itself, it was impressive.

From a projection point of view, the festival organization once again opted for the technology of the Belgian firm Barco, As in the last edition, the HDQ-2K40 projector played a prominent role., with a total of sixteen units, which were combined with an equal number of HDX-W20 model projectors to display the brightest images.

LED technology

The Eurovision stage 2014 centered the show on a large LED cube (20×35 meters), composed of 120 modules with a special LED surface for projection, which allowed the display of images or animations. As in the edition 2013, MediaTec was the company in charge of integrating Barco technology in this configuration.

Designed by Claus Zier, the stage had 20 meters high and 1.200 square meters, making it the largest to date built in Denmark. For lifting the structure, reminiscent of the old shipyards, were used 40 tons of steel lined with 3.000 fluorescent lights, 730 LED, as well as an acrylic polycarbonate screen for the projection of images in each of the performances. It is noteworthy that the floor was sensitive to touch, so the images coming from the Barco projectors could interact with the artists as they walked through it.

Regarding the audio, in the B&W Hallerne Arena, a PA system of more than 11.400 kilos along with 150 giant balloons designed with 60.000 square meters of fabric allowed for clear, high-quality sound throughout the venue, with an echo of just three seconds.
Twenty-two cameras were used during the gala.