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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Tommy Rose: All Access Staging Supervisor For The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
Live Design Online: Live Design touches base with Tommy Rose, who served as staging supervisor for All Access at the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show on Sunday, February 13, 2022. He explains how he began work on the project in October 2021, and how he tackles all the steps along the way.
1 comment:
Madeline Miller
said...
This article was a very interesting look at what goes into making a halftime show. One thing I never considered is that the set has to go up and come down within the time constraints of halftime, making load in and strike seem to me impossibly fast processes. For a set this large, that quick of a set up is a remarkable feat. This year’s set posed an even uniquer challenge; the all white set on a football field was a choice that I can’t imagine made any of the process easier. This year’s halftime show had mixed reviews, hailed for it;s celebration of hip hop, but criticized by it’s over-sanitation for family audiences. Regardless, the coordination it takes to create a set that satisfies the artistic vision of so many different artists, holds the attention of such a large audience, and logistically work on a football field as a halftime show is an impressive feat.
1 comment:
This article was a very interesting look at what goes into making a halftime show. One thing I never considered is that the set has to go up and come down within the time constraints of halftime, making load in and strike seem to me impossibly fast processes. For a set this large, that quick of a set up is a remarkable feat. This year’s set posed an even uniquer challenge; the all white set on a football field was a choice that I can’t imagine made any of the process easier. This year’s halftime show had mixed reviews, hailed for it;s celebration of hip hop, but criticized by it’s over-sanitation for family audiences. Regardless, the coordination it takes to create a set that satisfies the artistic vision of so many different artists, holds the attention of such a large audience, and logistically work on a football field as a halftime show is an impressive feat.
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