roknjohn Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Just watched the Super Bowl halftime show with Madonna. I'd be very interested to see how they did that with the video stage and all. It looked pretty cool on TV.Does anybody know of a forum or site that discusses the backstage technical details of that show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher2113 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I tell ya I'd love to know as wellI bet they used something like show visionI bet that took some time to programAnd quick connections and of the stage setupAll so awesome it would be cool to run and setup something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0chte Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I said, "Dang mom, look at those RGB lights."Her response: "Don't get any ideas."lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher2113 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 l0chte wrote:I said, "Dang mom, look at those RGB lights."Her response: "Don't get any ideas."lolI hear ya I'm in the same boat at you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frybread Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I know a guy who is a member here who is on the Stage crew for the SB Half Time show.Maybe we can get him to share a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponddude Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I obviously don't know for sure but the effects on the field look exactly like the video motion projectors that people are using on buildings and the like. The stage itself was most likely just a large scale DMX lighting system.The field was pretty cool though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james campbell Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ponddude wrote: I obviously don't know for sure but the effects on the field look exactly like the video motion projectors that people are using on buildings and the like. The stage itself was most likely just a large scale DMX lighting system.The field was pretty cool though!!cracker did it:) I liked the field as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitePlainsNY Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm pretty certain that they used more than two dongles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcdonald307 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 And now we know why HolidayCoro ran out of stock on those 3 channel controllers a few weeks ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Working in television on events using the same type of graphics My guess it was done by sportsvision http://www.sportvision.com/ That is how virtual graphics on large events are done. (Like the fist down marker) It is a series of computers that are tied to the x y z axis of the camera pan/tilt head and zoom/focus data. The graphic computers use this data and manipulate the graphics to match the postion of the camera. I've worked with this before while it looks great on the air it is a PIA to set up. aside from the building of the graphics package it most likely took them minimum of a week to set it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Belcher Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My son is on a plane back from Indy as I type. He was in charge of two SuperBowl parties featuring Snoop Dog on one stage and Ludacris on another.Both of the parties were off site, one indoor in a hotel ballroom and the other was on a city street or a parking lot somewhere close to the stadium. I really don't know the specifics on this.I do know that he stayed at the same hotel where most of the production people stayed so hopefully he got the scoop on the halftime details.It looked to me like video panels, all of which were probably programmed prior to the event; but I will hopefully find out.Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 pikadroo wrote: roknjohn wrote: Just watched the Super Bowl halftime show with Madonna. I'd be very interested to see how they did that with the video stage and all. It looked pretty cool on TV.Does anybody know of a forum or site that discusses the backstage technical details of that show?That part of the stage that was not RGB where like the grass on the field went under the stage. That is this 3D mapping thing, and someone posted a video before Christmas with a building that had it going. Heck if I can find it now but this is pretty much the same thing.DrewI really like this one too: Especially the pyrotechnics at the end and since it's all video, no worries about stray fireworks nailing anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSedg Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I've seen that city centre in Amsterdam, and I PROMISE it never looked like that. I wish I could have seen that show in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ponddude wrote: I obviously don't know for sure but the effects on the field look exactly like the video motion projectors that people are using on buildings and the like. The stage itself was most likely just a large scale DMX lighting system.The field was pretty cool though!!Yes I agree, I suspect it was 3D projection mapping as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner518 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I like this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Constantino Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Here is a quick list:200 Clay Paky SharpyPRG Bad BoysVari*Lite VL3500sA.C. Entertainment’s Chroma-Q Color Blocks800 tiles of FLED FL-io11 tiles for the stage32 Barco 20K HD20 projectors 150 feet above the stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roknjohn Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 thanks.that's some real high-end stuff there. Those Barcos are like $75K a piece right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmomkr Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Christie Digital has Twisthttp://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/3D/products-and-solutions/3d-projection-solutions/christie-twist/Pages/default.aspxIts software that runs inside the projector that allows the image to be mapped to your surface in 3d space.You can sctually rent Christie's from a lot of production houses, so if you wanted to try it at home, and you have a nice chunk of change lying around...Im sure someone can make you a 1 month rental on a projector or 2.I have never used the software, but my buddie that still works AV said it took him a couple hours to map some basic shapes with 3 projectors.No doubt Barco makes some amazing products, you just have to be famous to afford it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Constantino Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 gizmomkr wrote:Christie Digital has Twisthttp://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/3D/products-and-solutions/3d-projection-solutions/christie-twist/Pages/default.aspxNo doubt Barco makes some amazing products, you just have to be famous to afford it!To be honest I think Christie makes a better projector than Barco. They cost about the same and in some cases Christies cost even more.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llewis Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 All these videos are awesome. And giving me way too many ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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