On July 4, 2024, Sphere celebrated the one-year anniversary of the first illumination of the Exosphere – the world’s largest LED screen – with a dazzling Exosphere show. The Sphere Fourth of July Celebration honored America in the ultimate tribute to art, science, and wonder, and how that unites us all. The dynamic content was amplified with more than 500 drones.
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4Wall Entertainment played a vital role supporting the production of the feature film ‘Daddio’, written and directed by Christy Hall. 4Wall built a virtual production studio to create a realistic backdrop of New York City streets, recreating a drive in a taxicab where the film takes place. Hall and the 4Wall team explain how this innovative approach enabled an efficient and visually stunning production.
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Many in our industry have heard the legend of Van Halen’s tour rider with the “No Brown M&Ms”. Some know it well and know its origins, but many do not. In this video David “Diamond Dave” Lee Roth explains the origin of this rider clause and how it was used to catch promoters who didn’t read the band’s tour riders and to ensure production safety needs were meet. We thank Parnelli Award-winning Lighting Designer, Rob Koenig for digging up this insightful video.
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Cinematographer Robert Elswit explains the process behind shooting the arresting images of Netflix’s Ripley starring Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning.
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Here is Blizzard Lighting’s Jungle Mix video from their HQ featuring LED Video products for Stage & Virtual Production. This immersive set features a curved 11 x 6 ft LED video wall, and Joel Henry’s design for the surrounding lighting includes numerous Blizzard products.
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Wendall K. Harrington’s career has embraced many diverse disciplines including theater, publishing and multi-image/video design and production and academia. As a designer of scenic projections her work has been seen extensively on Broadway. This year Harrington is a 2024 Tony Honors Recipient.
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Let’s Glow SF is San Francisco’s festival of lights and USA’s largest holiday projection event. For the last edition, A3 Visual worked with Modulo Pi’s media server solutions to illuminate several emblematic sites, including the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, and Ferry Building.
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How do you get a DeLorean up to 88mph, strike it with a jolt of lightning and send it ‘Back to the Future’ on a Broadway stage… Set Designer Tim Hatley and Video Designer Finn Ross know how and they are now nominated for a Tony Award for their clever design work. In this anatomy of the clocktower sequence they, along with Lighting Designer Hugh Vanstone, Illusions Designer Chris Fisher, Sound Designer Gareth Owen, and Director John Rando give a detailed explanation of how they collectively make the sequence work to the amazement of theatergoers.
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The stage design for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest for the grand final in Malmö, Sweden, on May 11 featured Lighting and Screen Content design by Fredrik Stormby from Green Wall Designs and production design by Florian Wieder for the spectacular show broadcast to a global audience of over 160 million.
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Carnival Jubilee is Carnival Cruise Line’s latest, largest, and most technically advanced ship to date. The Helios-class vessel boasts a 5,000+ guest capacity and is the best and brightest of Carnival’s fleet. Through a long and successful partnership outfitting Carnival’s entire fleet of advanced vessels, Martin was selected to provide lighting for all of Jubilee’s entertainment venues. In this video hear from the Carnival team that ensured every lighting expectation was met and surpassed.
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The stage design for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was recently unveiled ahead of the grand final in Malmö, Sweden, on May 11th. Lighting and Screen Content designer Fredrik Stormby from Green Wall Designs and production designer Florian Wieder are the creative team helping to create, design, and deliver a large-scale and spectacular show to a global audience of over 160 million. The stage and lighting design for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will focus on the audience more than ever. With the stage placed in the center of the arena, viewers will experience a visually revolutionary concept. The unique 360-degree experience surrounds the audience and viewers in the Malmö Arena.
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The long-running rock band Phish just wrapped up playing four nights at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Working with Co-Creative Directors, Abigail Rosen Holmes and Jean-Baptiste Hardoin on Montreal-based Moment Factory, Phish created four unique shows over the four night run each filled with swirling, immersive imagery on the massive 160,000 square foot LED video walls of the venue. The creative directors worked closely with long-time Lighting Designer, Chris Kuroda and Associate Lighting Designer/Programmer, Andrew Giffin who layered their lighting with the stunning video imagery for an outstanding set of shows.
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