Imagine Dragons Shapeshifting video transforms Smoke+Mirrors concert tour
The Barco media server performed perfectly, seamlessly managing the visual content on the main stage columns
Jesse Lee Stout, Creative Director - Moment Factory
”Barco solutions: Grammy award-winning Imagine Dragons has skyrocketed in popularity since the • Barco XHD-400 Series media servers band’s debut album hit the alt rock scene three short years ago. With its Smoke
• HDF-W26 large venue projectors + Mirrors worldwide concert tour, it pulled out all the stops to visually portray the stark emotion of the new songs which hum with striking rhythms, raw • High End Systems Solaspot Pro 1500 fi xtures tension and intense vulnerability. Working hand-in-hand with Moment Factory, the creative team chose Barco media servers as the powerful video engine, Key benefi ts: coupled with event projectors and High End Systems lighting to transport concert • Fast and easy end-to-end show design audiences on a psychedelic journey.
• Seamless blending of 3D projection-mapped content
• Ultra-rapid light shutter speed mirrors musical dynamics
www.barco.com/broadcasting An American alternative rock band from Taking fans on a psychedelic journey Las Vegas, Nevada, Imagine Dragons has Visual spectaculars have become increasingly popular in the musical enjoyed a meteoric rise on the charts entertainment world, with big acts continually upping the production value of since members began collaborating back their concerts with immersive screens, exploding 3D imagery, and interactive techniques. Imagine Dragons’ Smoke+Mirrors tour was literally that – utilizing in their college days, releasing their fi rst various visual tricks to fool the eye and shock the senses. album Night Visions in 2012, and being named “The Breakthrough Band of 2013” “Imagine Dragons began with a provocative ‘smoke and mirrors’ concept based on the notion that things aren’t always what they appear to be,” comments by Billboard. Like most musical acts of Creative Director Jesse Lee Stout, of new media and entertainment studio their generation, Imagine Dragons is Moment Factory, who managed the content, lighting, automation and stage continually seeking ways to increase the design of the show. stunning visual impact of their concerts. The design team created eight LED columns to serve as massive multimedia screens for constantly morphing and shapeshifting video projection. Moment Factory developed the groundbreaking video content, which was completely driven by Barco XHD-400 media servers. A small scrim section was also brought to life using Barco’s HDF-W26 projectors with built-in ImagePRO Athena™ technology for fl exible scaling.
Next, show creators tackled the lighting, creating surprising moments – where the video content mimics the lighting – by aiming spotlights at the video walls. Stout, working with Lighting Designer Sooner Routhier, specifi ed 44 High End Systems Solaspot Pro 1500 fi xtures leveraging the light’s clean, crisp blending
All of the video and lighting and fast shutter speed, which was essential for mirroring the musical dynamics came together brilliantly, of various songs. creating dynamic focal points while simultaneously Sophisticated, yet easy to use complementing the Despite its bold, raw power enabling fast end-to-end show design, creation, undulating, high energy setup and control, the XHD-400 media server couldn’t be easier to use. Video performances producers can easily develop their show from idea to realization, simplifying 3D visualization for projection mappings and ultimately simulating an entire show Jesse Lee Stout, for convenient preview. ” Creative Director - Moment Factory M30439-R00-0915-AN September 2015
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