It was early November 2005 when Nocturne Productions set off on the
mega-city "Have A Nice Day" world tour with rock band Bon Jovi, and a
brand new high definition video system. The Illinois-based video
production company has been contracted many times over by artists such
as U2, Paul McCartney and Madonna, to deliver live concert footage and
pre-recorded materials for shows around the world. This is the first
tour, however, they're doing it live, in HD.
From cities in the U.S., to Europe and now back in the states, rockers
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora are undoubtedly grabbing most of the
attention onstage, along with an enormous 22-ft. x 40-ft. HD LED
screen-a Vidicon V-9 powered by Saco-positioned overhead, projecting
the live HD video of the band. Behind the scenes, though, it's a
different story. Sitting at the center of Nocturne's HD system is a
variety of high-end Grass Valley broadcast equipment, including the
company's new Turbo iDDR digital disk recorders, its Kalypso switcher
and several LDK 6000 HD cameras.
David Lemmink, live video production guru and director of engineering
at Nocturne, spoke to us while on a three-week break from the road.
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