Live TV coverage of Veterans Day
– Kuja was given the honour of being the technical organiser of the main celebration of National Veterans Day 2024. The event was significant as it was broadcast live on Yle TV1 and Yle Arena.
Veterans’ Day, which commemorates Finland’s war veterans and the end of the war and the beginning of peace, is celebrated annually on 27 March. April. Cities are responsible for organising the main Veterans Day celebrations, and the host city changes every year. The main celebration, like Veterans’ Day week, is being prepared in a broad cooperation led by the city. This year, the main celebration of Veterans’ Day was organised by the City of Vaasa at the Botniahall in Vaasa.
The technical implementation of the prestigious event at Botniahall in Vaasa was an impressive undertaking, requiring extensive planning and preparation.
The event was attended by President of the Republic Alexander Stubb, his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb, representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Forces, and veteran Karl-Erik Källström.
Technical implementation details
- Design and implementation
- Hundreds of hours of planning and work went into planning and preparing for the event.
- A team of 15 technicians was responsible for the technical implementation of the event.
- Kuja’s stage manager was responsible for guiding the performers during the event
- Structures and technology
- Two trucks and AV equipment were needed to run the event.
- 114 metres of truss structures were used to support the stage and lighting.
- 300 metres of molton partitions were used to divide the space.
- Two large and accurate LED screens provided visual content during the event. Screens were also used as part of the television transmission transitions.
- Lighting
- 54 Roben moving lights create a spectacular lighting effect in the space.
- Another hundred computer-controlled luminaires were used to light the stage and audience area.
- More than 50 metres of computer-controlled pixel strip lights were used to illuminate the back of the stage for effects.
- More than 50 mood lights were used for the ambient lighting in the Botnia Hall.
- The lighting was operated by a ChamSys MagicQ Stadium series light controller.
- Sound system
- 60 microphones were used for mixing the Navy Band orchestra, speakers and soloists, operated by Yamaha QL series sound tables.
- A high-quality d&b audiotechnik line array sound system was hung in the room.
Lighting of the event space for live TV coverage
The lighting requirements for live television broadcasting were considerable, given the large size of the stage and the audience of over 100 people. Lighting solutions were designed for the event that would work both to illuminate the performers and to create a visual identity. Our lighting plan covered a hundred or so different lights to ensure that every angle of view looks good on TV.
