BMW Berlin Marathon
World records are regularly at stake here. best boys loves the challenge of turning the BMW Berlin Marathon into a great TV production every year. Management of over 100 employees, relay aircraft, helicopters, motorcycle operations, 50,000 runners, millions of spectators and the metropolis of Berlin make this event a special feat of strength.
World-record chase over 42.195 kilometres – live from the capital
The BMW Berlin Marathon is the fastest marathon course in the world. best boys brings the world-record chase to the screen year after year: relay aircraft, helicopters and motorcycle cameras deliver seamless signals across the metropolis – coordinated by more than 100 crew members.
Challenge
A 42-kilometre open course right through Berlin, 50,000 runners and no second chance: the signal has to hold from the starting gun to the finish at the Brandenburg Gate.
Solution
Mobile camera units on motorbikes, a helicopter for the wide shots and a relay aircraft as a flying microwave link. Live directing stitches every source together in real time into the world feed.
The result – world records without a single dropped frame
- 50,000 Runners
- 100+ Crew on site
- 42.195 km Live course
- 9 World records in Berlin
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