livedesignonline.com: Check out images from the setup for the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime, courtesy of DWP.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Gallery: Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Setup
livedesignonline.com: Check out images from the setup for the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime, courtesy of DWP.
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I actually watched the Super Bowl this year, despite the fact that I have absolutely zero investment in professional football. I only watched it for the halftime show (and the commercials).
I feel like I have a pretty decent understanding of the capabilities of conventional lighting fixtures. Just from working light calls and seeing different shows here, I think I'm starting to develop more of an understanding of the capabilities of the fixtures we have at Carnegie Mellon. (Note that I mean I sort of understand what other people can make these fixtures do. I'm in no way suggesting that I can do that.)
However, when I see something as huge as the Superbowl halftime show, I have to grasp on how it happened. Seeing the setup (in this post), as well as the list of gear and renderings (from other posts) helps me to understand a bit more. However, since I have no real grasp on the capabilities of these fixtures, I don't know how much work went into this, or how that work was divided up. For all I know, this could've been a weekend project. Or, it could've taken two years of planning.
The point is, I think that distance is important. In theatre (or entertainment of any sort) there always needs to be some sort of gap in the audience's understanding of how certain effects are created. If everyone knew how to use these lights and projectors, what fun would there be in watching it?
This set of photos reveals that in addition to bringing out the stage and loudspeaker system in their 8-or-so minute window between the end of the first half and the start of the half time show, they also laid out several floor panels to take projections, making it that much more impressive. It seems that all major productions are stacking projectors these days to get more brightness, and it's thanks to media servers with impressive mapping abilities that can make stacked projectors line up with each other and their edges blend with other stacks.
Half time shows for football games, whether professional or college, is very remarkable. The army of people it takes to lay the floor, platform, and other equipment in a very short amount of time is impressive. While I have never been to the Super Bowl, I have been to a few BCS Bowl Games for college football where ZZ Tops and others have performed, it has been great to see the process in real life along with these photos for a much bigger venue.
one of the biggest things that amazed me was the media integration to the half time show this year. its definitely interesting to finally get a peak at the load in that pulled off the football field of projections. As daniel points out the amazing abilities of the media servers and mapping to be able to accomplish such a show. I personally might have a coronary watching the several thousands of dollars in projectors being hoisted.
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