Wacken in D - Louder an Hell
21/08/2013
Since 1990, when the first Wacken Open Air with almost 800 visitors was not much more than a freakish idea, it has grown year after year. To date, it has developed into the worlds largest open-air festival of its kind with more than 75.000 paying visitors. Each year tickets are sold out within days - long before the bands involved are fixed at all.
Much has been reported, written and documented about the festival. But what exactly is Wacken and what makes it so special? What is the fascination of this festival, what the magic - the soul? What has Wacken what others do not have? It is hard to say with words, numbers or anecdotes. And yet somehow very simple: To understand Wacken, you have to experience Wacken!
Wacken 3D is exactly going that step further and moves into the midst of the action. Director Norbert Heitker, director of photography and producer Tomas Erhart and their colleagues have filmed this years Wacken Open Air festival with 16 3D cameras around the clock at various venues in real stereo 3D. Wacken 3D is a trip through the complete Wacken universe it will bring you as close as possible to the festival and you will experience all its diversity, its atmosphere and all its untamed force live.
And the experience is not just from the perspective of an ordinary festival visitor. WACKEN 3D will bring you backstage and will let you go together with the bands onto the stage. You will stand on stage and look into the faces of thousands of loyal fans, and you can experience your personal crowd surfing. The cameras are floating with you into the tent cities, to the metal battles and to the Tschingderassabum of the Wacken Firefighters.
Six 3D camera teams accompanied the festival visitors, they showed how they pitched their tents, how they celebrated together peacefully and hilarious despite their menacing appearance and how they indulged their musical gods.
But all this would be nothing without the music - and so will experience what is the center point on these three days: the gigantic stage shows of the biggest metal bands on earth. And what else will happen? You will see ...!
The stage shows were covered by TopVision with eight 3D cameras:
Camera 1: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a Vinten Quattro with Element Technica Quasar Mirror rig and Canon 21x clutchless lenses
Camera 2: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a Vinten Quattro with Element Technica Quasar Mirror rig and Canon 14x clutchless lenses
Camera 3: CruiseCam on a 100m track with 2x Sony HDC-P1 with Element Technica Pulsar rig and Canon 21x clutchless lenses
Camera 4: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a Vinten Tripod with Element Technica Quasar SbS rig and Canon 21x clutchless lenses
Camera 7: 2x Sony HDC-1500 Vinten Quattro with Element Technica Quasar mirror rig and Canon 18x lenses
Camera 8: 2x LMP1200HD mini cameras mounted on BlackCam track behind the drummer
Camera 9: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a GF8 crane (8m) with Element Technica Quasar mirror rig and Canon 21x clutchless lenses
Camera 10: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a SuperTechno 50 crane (15m) with Element Technica Pulsar mirror rig with Canon 14x clutchless lenses
Both cranes were delivered by PMT. Special support was carried out by Sony by providing 1x MPE200, 1xHDCU1000 and 1xHDFA200 and Canon with the support of the clutchless lenses.
Camera 7: 2x Sony HDC-1500 Vinten Quattro with Element Technica Quasar mirror rig and Canon 18x lenses
Camera 8: 2x LMP1200HD mini cameras mounted on BlackCam track behind the drummer
Camera 9: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a GF8 crane (8m) with Element Technica Quasar mirror rig and Canon 21x clutchless lenses
Camera 10: 2x Sony HDC-1500 on a SuperTechno 50 crane (15m) with Element Technica Pulsar mirror rig with Canon 14x clutchless lenses
Both cranes were delivered by PMT. Special support was carried out by Sony by providing 1x MPE200, 1xHDCU1000 and 1xHDFA200 and Canon with the support of the clutchless lenses.
TopVisions 3D OBVan 1 with its tender truck R 1 was on location in Wacken and recorded the performances of the metal bands. The specification of the 3D truck you can find on http://www.live-production.tv/mobile-production/ob-trucks/topvision-hd-%C3%BC1-3d.html
The six 3D camera teams that accompanied the spectators were
UNIT A
Director: Norbert Heitker (Film Director)
Camera: Fabian Hothan
Stereograph/Rig-Tech.: Phil Humphries
Assistant: Karsten Danch
UNIT B
Director: Tom Kimmig
Camera: Matthias Bolliger
Assistant: Christian K hne
UNIT C
Director: Uli Gaulke
Camera: Sebastian B umler
Assistant: Thomas Oswald
UNIT D
Director: Marco Wilms
Camera: Marcus Winterbauer
Assistant: Christian Meyer
UNIT E
Camera: Jasper Engel
UNIT FBC
Camera: Konstantin Freyer
Stereograph/Rig-Tech.: Peter Berglund
Assistant: Florian Reeh
The producer and supervising DoP is Tomas Erhart, the technical director is Konstantin Tschernow.
LINK: | http://www.live-production.tv/news/3d-4k-arising/wacken-3d-%E2%80%93-l... |
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