The performance included drones, lots of jumping and even an epic mic drop. All within about a half-hour, the stage was set, the hits were sung and then play resumed, without a trace of the one of the greatest halftime performances of all time.
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
See Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show get set up with this cool timelapse
The performance included drones, lots of jumping and even an epic mic drop. All within about a half-hour, the stage was set, the hits were sung and then play resumed, without a trace of the one of the greatest halftime performances of all time.
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I was hoping there would be a timelapse of this! In the studio on Superbowl night, we had the game playing on the projector while we drafted. Several of us were interested in the actual game, but when the halftime show started everyone focused on the screen. We turned down the lights and turned the volume up. We all watched, commenting on the stage configuration, the awesome drones and all the moving lights, and Lady Gaga's costumes. We caught a glimpse of the mob of techies carrying the stage away afterwards and it was the most interesting part of the night. More and more I've been interested in the organizational mechanism behind these performances, and have wondered what theatre lessons apply to themed entertainment and how they differ. An SNL changeover timelapse went viral a few weeks ago too, and I hope the trend of showing backstage setups continue.
How cool! It is so incredible to see an amazingly executed performance, but it is even more astounding to see one loaded in and out instantly. I thought this year's superbowl was particularly spectacular, although I may be biased because Houston is my hometown. I thought the integration of drones in the opening was so future-forward. It was one of the coolest concert rigs I've seen. I was so in love with the drones until at the end of the concert they aligned to say "Pepsi". It took me out of the moment and made me think of the comercialization of art, granted this was the superbowl. I often think of how much work it must take to execute such a seemless performance. And fortunately, this year a friend of mine was one of the schedulers for Local 51 for the Superbowl call. She said it was a completely different beast than previous events she did, primarily basketball oriented. However, she said the opportunity to work on a show of this proportion created an enthusiasm all throughout the city. I am so glad this is one of the most memorable superbowl halftimes- Local 51 represent!
Every time I see time time lapse video of the build or or set up of a production I am always interested and amazed. However the probably is due to the fact that my old boss and I always did time lapse of change overs, set ups of rental shows, and complicated intermission changes. This was in part due to the fact that we found the cool but also it allows someone not completely familiar with the process of achieving said process a look at how much is actually going on while also highlighting the nuances of the process . That being said when I get to see time lapse of events such as the Super Bowl Halftime Show where the amount of time is extremely limited and thus the choreography of the change needs to be extremely precise I am just simply astounded. It is simple expressive that one may be able to put up a set in 15- 20 minutes let alone a production as seen with Lady GaGa's performance that included flying and drones. All in all I was impressed.
The Super Bowl seems to become more and more about the half-time show with every passing year. I personally prefer to just watch the half-time show and commercials the day after when they make an appearance on YouTube and just skip the whole football thing. But the set for the half-time show has never ceased to be a source of amazement. I was talking to Jimbo Thome (School of Music Props Master) about the sets over the summer and the sheer number of people required to move the set around and create this 30 minute experience. Apparently, IATSE sends out a national call for the bowl and stagehands volunteer and get themselves to the city hosting the game for three days of rehearsal, show, and strike. They rehearse the assembly and disassembly only a few times and then they do it live on national television in front of over 100 million viewers. Not only is this show an occasion of the triumph over time, but it is also a extremely well organized feat of labor management.
It's crazy how much work goes into setting up and striking such a short event! As someone who only watches the half time show and not the super bowl itself, I was super interested in finding out more about the logistics of running the show. Something that really stood out to me about this performance was how few people were actually around the stage itself. When I watched the performance on TV it seemed like a relatively large crowd, when in reality they didn't take up that much of the field. I'm also really impressed with how quickly they were able to strike everything. I wonder if the half time show damages the field of all in a way that would influence playing? The drones were one of my favorite parts of the performance (other than Gaga's gecko leap off the roof), so I'd love to learn more about how they worked as well.
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