Cuatro begins recording 'First Dates Cruise' with 59 robotic cameras on board a ship

The technical deployment for the recording, produced by Mediaset together with Warner Bros. ITVP Spain, includes 11 ENG equipment, 59 robotic cameras, 8 tons of material and 16,000 meters of cable on board the cruise ship.

About to complete 1,000 broadcasts on the air and after having promoted nearly 5,000 appointments through its daily broadcast format, First Dates takes a turn in the new specials that he has begun to record under the title First Dates Crucero. For the first time, the dating show Four He leaves the restaurant and boards a cruise ship, MSC Bellissima, to promote meetings between people looking for love and, if the spark arises, go beyond their first date and see what the first steps of their budding relationship are like.

The network will produce the program, presented by Carlos Sobera, in collaboration with Warner Bros. ITVP Spain.

Las robotic cameras installed throughout the cruise for the recording of the program, they will record the stay of the singles from beginning to end: from their arrival on the ship, their initial expectations, their interactions with other people and the development of their first date; to their impressions after the meeting, their first night on board, their second meeting if the spark of love arises... and all the fun, touching and exciting moments that arise when two strangers who are attracted to each other begin to get to know each other.

Technical deployment

First Dates Crucero has meant a challenge for the technical team due to the particular conditions involved in recording on board a ship: the production has had to adapt to the security protocols y para ello ha contado con la ayuda y asesoramientos de los ingenieros de MSC Cruceros en un proceso que ha durado más de tres meses de proyecto y realización; todo el material que se esté empleando en las grabaciones (como cableado, objetos de decoración, maquillaje y herramientas de trabajo) es ignífugo; y la planning ha tenido que ser muy rigurosa en el montaje para poderlo compatibilizar con los horarios del barco y con las horas de descanso del resto de los pasajeros.

El despliegue técnico incluye 16.000 metros de cable y 8 toneladas de material técnico que han tenido que ser trasladados desde Madrid a Barcelona en 2 trailers de 10 metros de largo cada uno.

El programa ha instalado 59 cámaras robotizadas: 11 cámaras en la Horizon Pool, la piscina que está en popa y tiene como fondo natural las ciudades en las que atraca el barco; 21 en el restaurante L’Atelier Bistro; 13 en las cabinas; y 14 en el dúplex, una habitación de dos plantas con jacuzzi en la que los solteros pueden dar rienda suelta a su pasión. Además, cuenta con 11 equipos ENG y con 4 controles de realización (como curiosidad, uno de ellos, el del dúplex, se ha instalado en un vestidor).