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VIDEO GAMES Nlitedesign Ltd’s Phil White specified and supplied the tour’s media servers, selecting Green Hippo’s Hippotizers to handle the job. Having worked with Lana Del Rey for 15 years, White opted for two Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2 and two Boreal+ MK2 servers to support her and the three-part stage LED wall and IMAG screens, but we quickly expanded that,” he said in a press release. “To achieve this ambitious range of visuals, the Tierra+ MK2 handled playback of four full 4K outputs, including HD feeds from the camera team for live IMAG displays. The Boreal+ MK2 powered the on-stage hologram projectors, LED screens and the set’s house window TV.” Integrating the Hippotizers with a GrandMA3 console and controlling everything via DMX, White used Green Hippo’s SyncManager technology to production team’s lofty goals. “The original brief called for a
Agito’s modular dolly system (above) offered panoramic camera moves to maintain the dynamism of the performance on-screen
been squinting at a dot in a dress. It powered the experience in real time,” explains Fearnley. “With Agito, the audience received panoramic camera moves – coasting in front of the stage one second, rising over dancers and pyros the next – throwing angles onto the screens that were just as alive as the show itself,” she continues. In sports mode, Agito can move quickly and hit its mark with absolute accuracy – which proved to be the case during Del Rey’s performances. The dolly also features MagTrax – “which uses a simple strip of magnetic tape to guide the camera,” Fearnley shares – allowing Agito to repeat moves and sync with lights, cues and choreography. “All of this is done safely, without disrupting the artist,” Fearnley confirms. What’s more: “The audience – whether they’re at the back of the stadium or not – gets to experience a concert that feels more like a film.”
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