A whole race. Delivered the same night.

The job of this film

A triathlon is one of the most demanding live productions there is – because everything here comes down to planning. The race stretches across the whole morning and across kilometers: mass start in the water, transition zone, a bike loop through the countryside, then the run into the stadium. Nothing can be repeated. Miss the decisive moment in the right place, and it's gone for good.

Our brief was clear: capture every single leg of the race. From the start all the way to the finish, down to the transition zones – from a boat on the water, from a car on the bike course, from the air with the drone. That means early mornings, timing down to the minute and airtight coordination: who stands where when the field comes through? And then the real ask – the finished film had to be ready the same day. That's exactly what we delivered.

Why days like this are exactly our thing

The shoot came about – as with Garmin – through the agency Fiedler Concepts around Monika Fiedler. And as on the Garmin productions, we stayed at the legendary Sternenhotel in Bregenz: our regular base for the Lake Constance and Arlberg region.

On set was a well-rehearsed team that loves days like this – for us, the crème de la crème: Florian Maderebner, Oliver Wolf, Simon Zauner, Bernd Fastl and Manuel Köllner. We shot on RED and Sony and, frankly, with everything we had with us – from drone to action cam. Pulling off a live event under time pressure calmly, cleanly and with a clear overview is exactly the discipline we're at home in: not just a plan B, but plans C and D in our pocket.

The job at a glance

Client

Bregenz Triathlon – via our partner agency Fiedler Concepts (Monika Fiedler-Proksch)

Event

Triathlon in Bregenz on Lake Constance – swim, bike and run, with the finish in the stadium

Year

2018

Brief

Capture the entire race on film – every leg, from start to finish and into the transition zones

Scope

Multi-cam event production, directing & edit – finished highlight film the same day (same-day edit)

Locations

Lake Constance shore & promenade (swim), transition zone, bike course through the countryside, run course & Bregenz stadium

Camera & gear

RED & Sony, drone, action cams – shots from the boat, the car and the air

Turnaround

Same-day delivery – shot and edited on race day

Base

The legendary Sternenhotel in Bregenz – also base camp for our Garmin shoots

Team

B&T Film: Florian Maderebner, Oliver Wolf, Simon Zauner, Bernd Fastl, Manuel Köllner

Who was on set