NEW YORK – American Idiot, which received Tony Awards for "Best Scenic Design of a Musical" and "Best Lighting Design of a Musical," relies heavily on video displays and projections as scenic elements, driven by a system including 17 Hippotizer HD media servers. With a musical score based on Green Day's album of the same name, American Idiot debuted on Broadway in April under the direction of Michael Mayer. Mayer led a creative team that included scenic design by Christine Jones, lighting design by Kevin Adams and video and projection design by Darrel Maloney. SenovvA, Inc. implemented the designers' vision and provided the show's custom video system.
Twelve of the Hippotizer HDs on American Idiot are specially configured machines, outputting up to four 720p video feeds to a total of 43 Sony LCD displays incorporated throughout the set. Three more HD Hippotizers, driving Barco FLM R20+ projectors, utilize Green Hippo's new revolutionary UberPan component to create a single, ultra-HD scenic projection. Network-based timelines in Hippotizer's Zookeeper control software run all the video, providing spot-on and dependable synchronization of video and lighting night after night, under over-all control of an ETC Eos console.
SenovvA is a production solutions company, providing innovative video, sound, lighting and staging equipment, plus production management, for broadcast, theatrical and corporate/industrial events and meetings throughout the world.
TMB is the exclusive distributor for Hippotizer in North America and Asia.
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