Stand In Rehearsals Happening Soon, But How does it all Work?
I know that stand in rehearsals should be starting soon if they haven't already begun, as we should be expecting 1st rehearsals to begin around the 2nd May which is just over a week from now!!!! How exciting! But I have always been curious about what actually occurs during Stand In Rehearsals and how the whole thing works so if you know some information, I would love to hear about it.
What I do know is that it's volunteers that take the place of each countries artists (that being music professionals, students, etc.) but how do these stand in's know the routine. Are they with each country's artist when they are working out the staging or are they sent a video to work off of.
Also are each countries staging directors/designers allowed to be there for stand in? I had assumed they would in order to show where they want props and work out camera angles. But then I have heard of stories where delegations have been sent horrendous rehearsal clips of terrible camera angles. So does that mean that the Eurovision Production Crew just work off from notes given to them by the staging directors for what camera angles they want?
Lastly, when does stand in rehearsals actually begin and how long does stand in rehearsals last? Is it just a couple of days before 1st rehearsals? Additionally, what time is allotted to each country for the stand ins. I know that during 1st and 2nd rehearsals they are 30 mins. So does stand in's get the same time or even longer?
Appreciate any information you might have, it's just I've always been so curious about something we rarely ever hear about beside the odd leaked rehearsal footage after Eurovision.