Hosted by club promoter, Cathy Guetta, the event 'unighted' five of the world's best known DJs - David Guetta, Carl Cox, Tiësto, Martin Solveig and Joachim Garraud - in a swirling, high energy multimedia mix of aesthetics and emotions enjoyed by 45,000 enthusiastic party people.
E/T/C Paris was asked onboard by long-time collaborators Skertzò, who were chosen to create the show's scenic elements and image design.
In addition to the video projection and Onlyview system, E/T/C provided equipment and crew for all the image capturing and relaying elements of the show.
A total of 23 cameras were used - five broadcast, two wireless handhelds, a wireless Steadicam, four remotes and 11 mini-cams - to record all of the evening's action. Footage was fed to the OB truck for processing and transmission back to the various projection, plasma and LED screens distributed around the venue.
The stadium's playing field was transformed into a huge dancefloor for the occasion. Right in the centre of the action was the impressive DJ/VJ booth, a 6m high by 13m wide two-tiered revolving structure wrapped in Barco OLite LED tiles. E/T/C rigged eight of the mini-cams around the platform to record the DJs and the clubbers surrounding them.
Three additional mini-cams were mounted inside the helicopter in which Cathy Guetta made her spectacular entrance. Once the helicopter had touched down outside the stadium, a handheld unit followed her as she sashayed her way along the hot pink carpet leading into the stadium.
(Jim Evans)
