BEHIND THE STEADICAM * Eurovision Song Contest 2021 — Lithuania 🇱🇹

BEHIND THE STEADICAM at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. A series of videos where you can join me, Tomas Antonsson, and Job Scholtze on a journey behind the scenes, to show you the hard work done to deliver you and the viewers a mood and the story of each song performed.

A big shout-out to everyone in the Dutch camera crew, light crew, stage crew and organisation for an amazing time in Rotterdam making this show together. ✨

THE ROOP performing their catchy song DISCOTEQUE for Lithuania 🇱🇹 in the Eurovision Song Contest. Can you do the finger trick? I made a special handle on my steadicam for Vaidotas, so he could hold on to the steadicam while we run around the stage.

The Roop ended on 8th place in the Grand final with a total of 220 points.

+ CREDITS
Director — Marnix Kaart
Director Assistant — Sandra Lommers

Steadicam Operator — Tomas Antonsson
Focus puller — Julia Lorenz
Steadicam Operator — Job Scholtze
Focus puller — Feline Pothuizen

+ COPYRIGHTS
The Roop — Discoteque
written by Ilkka Wirtanen, Kalle Lindroth, Laisvūnas Černovas, Mantas Banišauskas, Robertas Baranauskas, Vaidotas Valiukevičius
© 2021 Warner Music Finland

™ Eurovision and the Eurovision Song Contest logo are registered trademark of European Broadcasting Union and used with permission by EBU 2022.

Footage used in this video,
* And footage from my own Insta 360 camera, iPhone and Steadicam

+ TIMECODES
0:00 — Intro
0:09 — Preparations
0:30 — The finger trick at the Focus Office
1:50 — Shot 1, JOB
2:14 — JOB prepare for low mode steadicam in the next song, Ukraine
3:08 — Shot 2, TOMAS

#behindthesteadicam #tomasantonsson #jobscholtze #eurovision #eurovisionsongcontest #steadicam #lithuania #theroop #discoteque

[PollolOMGYT]

OH YES! You don't know how I was waiting for this moment, thanks a lot Tomas! Waiting for more videos :D

[ejin]

Shot 2 is so fascinating to see the BTS of it. Back in 2021, when I live watched Lithuania's performances during the SF1 and GF live show broadcasts, my mind was wondering what Vaidotas was holding onto while running around on the stage or how the camera crew managed to do those shots, back than it didnt quite came to my mind it was the magical work of you and your steadicam.

[kestutisi]

It so nice to see the crew trying to to do those dance moves 🙂👍

[Za_Vas]

Its been almost 2 months that this video has been out and I still watch it almost every day just to see shot 2 lol

[kingtrebor]

Really love these videos, thank you so much for showing us all the hard work you and all the crew put into the performances! The steadicam enhances so many performances, the quality of the camera work in 2021 was all so impressive!

[tumnesc]

I love your videos! Thank You so much for them! 😍😍

[smolindesign]

Interesting technique!)) He took your camera like that😅

[Za_Vas]

When he grabbed the sled, did it unbalance the rig at all?

[liliansofia]

0:57 Can you do the fingertrick too? 😂

[sergio_r.h]

Tom pleaseee tell me you will do eurovision 2023!!!😃

[enconvi]

Wow. How many countries didn't use steadicam that tear at all?

[bobthegreat]

This is where you realise that stedicam is important for the choreography! 😂 Kinda like Belarus 2018 or Poland 2021