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My understanding of a hologram is that it is projected onto a back drop, which appears to be the case in the Japanese videos just posted, and is what is explained in this article. It's impressive but not nearly as convincing as the Tupac one. Not convinced.Also, it appears that this was a 'surprise.' However, costs for the 'hologram' were estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. Poor marketing, I would suggest. And now they're talking a 'tour' with the hologram? And what about the 'estate of...'? Do they get some kind of say and/ or share in this venture? Can I make a hologram of Elvis and go on tour?
Okay, forgot this type of projection - you'll see a row of lights at the bottom of the stage, because it's the way they did the Madonna & Gorillaz Grammy show: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxSZfOZwaU[/youtube]I love how they bring the character on the left up like a puppet, out of thin air, so cool! And there you have it: advanced 3D. Did you all know, that was NOT the real Madonna that interacted with the Gorillaz!? SHE WAS NOT REAL - SHE WAS VIRTUAL, LIKE TUPAC!! :thjajaja121:Here's the article - enjoy: Musion Eyeliner System was the holographic projection technology behind the 3D animation of the popular animated band Gorillaz, who performed 'live' at the Grammy Awards 2006. What's even more surprising is that the Eyeliner System also re-created a virtual Madonna, who performed her hit single Hung up on the same 3D stage."Both the live and TV audiences who watched the performance had no clue that what they were watching at least in the first few minutes of Madonna's performance was just virtual reality.The Grammys performance was a variation on the MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon, with the added attraction of a virtual superstar. Yes, that's right. The Madonna you saw on stage with Gorillaz at the Grammys was a virtual as her cartoon counterparts. However, the rappers from De La Soul who came onstage were, in fact, the real deal.The Eyeliner System produces images of high resolution and quality that make them unmistakably real, which is what happened when Madonna performed the opening number at the Grammy Awards."The shape of things to come, people - the shape of things to come - and no one even noticed!!
Certainly Cirque COULD have, but chose NOT to. The hologram in CIRQUE looked like the ghost of a hologram to me. And what does THAT say?I am no aficianado of hip-hop (but like alot of it)---but Let me ask another question: Any significance in Snoop wearing a sequenced glove? Just asking...................
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginCertainly Cirque COULD have, but chose NOT to. The hologram in CIRQUE looked like the ghost of a hologram to me. And what does THAT say?I am no aficianado of hip-hop (but like alot of it)---but Let me ask another question: Any significance in Snoop wearing a sequenced glove? Just asking...................I think that's of more relevance - the glove.As for cirque, their hologram reminds me of the movie, The Illusionist.Cirque really couldn't do the Eyeliner hologram because, well, the cost is prohibitive other than short stints; you also CANNOT directly interact with them! You can be in front of it, but too much jumping around mal-aligns the lasers. See the lights under the figures? That's why they had to create the "Madonna" 3D figure to interact with Gorillaz! You can't interfere with the projection, or the illusion is blown.As of the "Tupac," other than showing off how good they were at "skinning" the tats onto the 3D figure "congrats to my fellow artists for that!" The rest was of poor quality; it was repetitive, and his feet kept sliding an awful lot, lol.
AV Concepts was charged with projecting the image of Tupac on the stage. Nick Smith, the company's president, told MTV it took several months of planning and four months of studio time to create the hologram. Smith declined to comment on the price of the project, but said a comparable project would cost from $100,000 to $400,000.Shakur's image was fully digital, El Ulbrich, chief creative officer of Digital Domain told the Wall Street Journal."This is not found footage. This is not archival footage. This is an illusion," Ulbrich told the Journal. "This is just the beginning. Dre has a massive vision for this."Although the perception was of a 3D likeness of Shakur, the image was actually a 2D image. Shakur's likeness was projected onto an angled piece of glass on ground, which in turn projected the image onto a Mylar screen on stage."Utilizing the Musion Eyeliner system, the 302 x 132 screen was customized by AV Concepts to descend onto the stage in mere seconds between sets of the performance to bring the infamous, deceased singer back to life," AV Concepts said on their website. "The most critical technical element was AV Concepts' proprietary Liquid Scenic server that delivered uncompressed media for 3 stacked 1920 x 1080 images, delivering 54,000 lumens of incredibly clear projected imagery."The Musion Eyeliner system they're talking about is a product of Dimensional Studios and "is an open system that uses a specially developed foil in reflecting images from high-definition video projectors, making it possible to show holograms of variable sizes and distinct clarity created using a proprietary software. The entire system consists of a truss box and a stage, where the virtual picture appears."
Major award-winning pop-rock band, Tokio Hotel, wowed thousands of fans when they collaborated with Musion to create the world’s first ever virtual tour. The band was transformed into 3D holograms, allowing them to transmit spectacular live performances across seven countries in Europe. The eye-popping performances were a resounding success, scoring hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube as something never seen before.
