Backlight Media camera operators on custom quad-bike gimbal rigs at the start of the Quantum Nicosia Marathon, live broadcast to Cyprus national TV RIK1
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Production/ 2023
Quantum Nicosia Marathon

Live to national TV, built overnight.

[ The problem ]

The Quantum Nicosia Marathon had to reach Cyprus at home, live on the national broadcaster RIK1, from 7am. The complication was access: the site for the outside-broadcast van only opened at 8pm the night before. That left a single overnight window to build an entire live broadcast, with no room for error once the race started.

[ What we did ]
  1. 01Built the broadcast overnight: positioned the OB van, ran cable, and tested every camera, audio feed and graphics system before sunrise.
  2. 02Set a three-camera studio for the presenters, with cameras at the start line for the race itself.
  3. 03Ran custom quad-bike gimbal rigs across the city, one remote-controlled and one on steadicam, for moving shots that kept pace with the runners.
  4. 04Added FPV and Inspire drones for the aerials, and cut the whole show live from the OB van: director, technical director, floor manager and graphics.
[ Outcome ]

The marathon went out live to RIK1 from 7am, built in a single overnight window and cut clean from the OB van. A high-stakes national broadcast delivered with no second take.

RIK1Live to national TV
11hrOvernight build to air
[ From the day ]
Backlight Media camera operators on custom quad-bike gimbal rigs at the start gantry of the Quantum Nicosia Marathon, live broadcast to Cyprus national TV RIK1
Start line · rigs ready
Close on a Backlight Media quad-bike mounted gimbal camera rig covering the Quantum Nicosia Marathon live broadcast in Nicosia, Cyprus
Quad-bike gimbal rig
A Backlight Media camera quad-bike alongside a police escort motorbike on the Quantum Nicosia Marathon route, Cyprus
On the route · police escort
A Backlight Media operator drives a quad-bike carrying a tall crane-arm camera rig for the Quantum Nicosia Marathon live broadcast, Nicosia
Custom camera rig
A Backlight Media quad-bike gimbal rig films runners on the Quantum Nicosia Marathon route, live to Cyprus national TV
Keeping pace · live

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