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You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login The Secret Of Michael Jackson's IllusionTHE GRAND ILLUSIONAudiences at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards ceremony were treated to a performance of Slave to the Rhythm by none other than the late Michael Jackson himself. Though widely mistaken as a hologram, the performance by Michael Jackson was the result of computer-generated images, live performers and a touch of illusion known as Pepper's ghost. Here's how producers mixed fantasy with reality:SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Michael Jackson came back to life last Sunday on the Billboard Music Awards telecast. And the team that orchestrated his high-tech resurrection is beaming through their fatigue."It scared us to death to create an image that had to look, feel and function for four minutes like an entertainer everyone in the world knows," says Frank Patterson, CEO of digital effects firm Pulse Evolution. "You have to see his eyes and moves and believe it was him."After a week of social and online media speculation about how the effect was pulled off, Florida-based Pulse exclusively invited USA TODAY to its Bay Area studios, located in the former headquarters of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, to explain the details behind Jackson's performance of Slave to the Rhythm, off the late singer's new album, Xscape.But first, a plea. "It's not a hologram," says Pulse Executive Chairman John Textor, sitting in the room where the Jackson effect was crafted with Patterson and visual effects supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum, who worked on Avatar.So what is it? "An illusion," Patterson says.Indeed, Pulse refined a 19th-century magician's technique called Pepper's ghost, which Textor — then leading Oscar-winning graphics company Digital Domain — also employed to summon the ghost of slain rapper Tupac Shakur at the Coachella music festival in 2012. The effect involves projecting an image on glass or plastic at a 45-degree angle, which brings that image into the viewer's field of view.But the Jackson illusion was infinitely more complex to pull off. "Tupac had no hair, and just stood there, where Michael had to be all over the place," Patterson says.There is also a videoLink to article: You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginThank you likemike !I wonder why the audience stands at the end with the back to the stage and are clapping to the other side ? I also noticed that much ppl of the audience wear usual clothes, not very fine Dress.....wasn't it a great Event where you dressed better....you don't go to the gym....Lokk at the beginning....ppl direct in front of the dancers with caps on......and at the end you see the stage in the back and the audience with the back to the stage is clapping to the other side...You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginAn again....where is the Family ? No comments ?
The Secret Of Michael Jackson's IllusionTHE GRAND ILLUSIONAudiences at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards ceremony were treated to a performance of Slave to the Rhythm by none other than the late Michael Jackson himself. Though widely mistaken as a hologram, the performance by Michael Jackson was the result of computer-generated images, live performers and a touch of illusion known as Pepper's ghost. Here's how producers mixed fantasy with reality:SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Michael Jackson came back to life last Sunday on the Billboard Music Awards telecast. And the team that orchestrated his high-tech resurrection is beaming through their fatigue."It scared us to death to create an image that had to look, feel and function for four minutes like an entertainer everyone in the world knows," says Frank Patterson, CEO of digital effects firm Pulse Evolution. "You have to see his eyes and moves and believe it was him."After a week of social and online media speculation about how the effect was pulled off, Florida-based Pulse exclusively invited USA TODAY to its Bay Area studios, located in the former headquarters of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, to explain the details behind Jackson's performance of Slave to the Rhythm, off the late singer's new album, Xscape.But first, a plea. "It's not a hologram," says Pulse Executive Chairman John Textor, sitting in the room where the Jackson effect was crafted with Patterson and visual effects supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum, who worked on Avatar.So what is it? "An illusion," Patterson says.Indeed, Pulse refined a 19th-century magician's technique called Pepper's ghost, which Textor — then leading Oscar-winning graphics company Digital Domain — also employed to summon the ghost of slain rapper Tupac Shakur at the Coachella music festival in 2012. The effect involves projecting an image on glass or plastic at a 45-degree angle, which brings that image into the viewer's field of view.But the Jackson illusion was infinitely more complex to pull off. "Tupac had no hair, and just stood there, where Michael had to be all over the place," Patterson says.There is also a videoLink to article: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
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You are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginjust watched the performance several more times. i have to admit the more i watch, the more i appreciate it. i am still seeing 2 different faces, imo. the dance routines are simple and not as smooth & fluent as that of a younger person, ( u would think if it's not real make it as best u can) i thought the moonwalk was messed up but it seems like it's changed. the beat seems 1, 2, 1, 1-2, 1, 1-2. but, the movement with the rhythm is on point, but stiffer ( i know what that's like :icon_rolleyes:) i love that with mj, his being in sync with every bing, bam & boom of a beat. i have to admit at the end when he sat down and propped his leg across the arm of the chair, i did FEEL something. so my analysis right or wrong crazy or not, :Pulling_hair: i think at least some (if not all) of it was him. older & stiffer with some kind of morphing face. some of his movements reminded me of sofurgofromashes.I agree. I wasn't overwhelmed by the song at first, but after repeated listenings, I'm a slave to it! As for the beat, I am not a musician so I speak with very limited understanding, but I found the beat in his new songs to be more jazzy, slightly asynchronous and often a bit surprising. But back to the topic at hand. I know what you mean by FEELING something. Seeing is NOT beLIEving because it's our feelings that will lead us to the truth. And also when he sat down in the chair, I have to say I sensed a 'Fuck you!' attitude on his part. It was a turf war on a global scale. I won. :michael_jackson-1135:That vid was great, BTW! Wonder why they mentioned Avatar and Benjamin Button? A friend watching the vid with me last night remarked that he looked younger. IS he younger? All that talk way back about the fountain of youth. I didn't personally think his dancing looked stiff, but again I'm no expert. Did look like sofurgofromashes. The movements were very controlled and his moonwalk serious, almost as though he was stomping out something. Everyone was expecting something spectacular and convincing. I was waiting for those phone calls from skeptical friends apologizing for calling me a crackpot. So what was the point? What exactly did we see? It was not a song and dance performance, 'Michael performing the songs his fans want him to sing.' The King of Pop is dead, after all. BUT the King himself is not dead and a King, after all, doesn't usually perform, but has others perform for him! (Remember the Time comes to mind) But how would we know it was him if he didn't 'perform' in some way? Seems to me he found a way to perform but not perform. It felt a bit Shakespearean to me, a television event that will change history. The return of the King. Funny though that they made a point of saying that only Jackie was there! Wasn't it Jackie who said he would know his brother anywhere by his movements? And didn't he say he felt his presence? Just sayin..
just watched the performance several more times. i have to admit the more i watch, the more i appreciate it. i am still seeing 2 different faces, imo. the dance routines are simple and not as smooth & fluent as that of a younger person, ( u would think if it's not real make it as best u can) i thought the moonwalk was messed up but it seems like it's changed. the beat seems 1, 2, 1, 1-2, 1, 1-2. but, the movement with the rhythm is on point, but stiffer ( i know what that's like :icon_rolleyes:) i love that with mj, his being in sync with every bing, bam & boom of a beat. i have to admit at the end when he sat down and propped his leg across the arm of the chair, i did FEEL something. so my analysis right or wrong crazy or not, :Pulling_hair: i think at least some (if not all) of it was him. older & stiffer with some kind of morphing face. some of his movements reminded me of sofurgofromashes.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login The Secret Of Michael Jackson's IllusionTHE GRAND ILLUSIONAudiences at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards ceremony were treated to a performance of Slave to the Rhythm by none other than the late Michael Jackson himself. Though widely mistaken as a hologram, the performance by Michael Jackson was the result of computer-generated images, live performers and a touch of illusion known as Pepper's ghost. Here's how producers mixed fantasy with reality:SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Michael Jackson came back to life last Sunday on the Billboard Music Awards telecast. And the team that orchestrated his high-tech resurrection is beaming through their fatigue."It scared us to death to create an image that had to look, feel and function for four minutes like an entertainer everyone in the world knows," says Frank Patterson, CEO of digital effects firm Pulse Evolution. "You have to see his eyes and moves and believe it was him."After a week of social and online media speculation about how the effect was pulled off, Florida-based Pulse exclusively invited USA TODAY to its Bay Area studios, located in the former headquarters of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, to explain the details behind Jackson's performance of Slave to the Rhythm, off the late singer's new album, Xscape.But first, a plea. "It's not a hologram," says Pulse Executive Chairman John Textor, sitting in the room where the Jackson effect was crafted with Patterson and visual effects supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum, who worked on Avatar.So what is it? "An illusion," Patterson says.Indeed, Pulse refined a 19th-century magician's technique called Pepper's ghost, which Textor — then leading Oscar-winning graphics company Digital Domain — also employed to summon the ghost of slain rapper Tupac Shakur at the Coachella music festival in 2012. The effect involves projecting an image on glass or plastic at a 45-degree angle, which brings that image into the viewer's field of view.But the Jackson illusion was infinitely more complex to pull off. "Tupac had no hair, and just stood there, where Michael had to be all over the place," Patterson says.There is also a videoLink to article: You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginThank you likemike !I wonder why the audience stands at the end with the back to the stage and are clapping to the other side ? I also noticed that much ppl of the audience wear usual clothes, not very fine Dress.....wasn't it a great Event where you dressed better....you don't go to the gym....Lokk at the beginning....ppl direct in front of the dancers with caps on......and at the end you see the stage in the back and the audience with the back to the stage is clapping to the other side...You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginAn again....where is the Family ? No comments ?There suppose to be a big screen were people were looking at.Not everybody had good sight at the stage.I dont see the people with caps? looke again :icon_e_confused:Family puzzles me also,why no comment at all??
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginjust watched the performance several more times. i have to admit the more i watch, the more i appreciate it. i am still seeing 2 different faces, imo. the dance routines are simple and not as smooth & fluent as that of a younger person, ( u would think if it's not real make it as best u can) i thought the moonwalk was messed up but it seems like it's changed. the beat seems 1, 2, 1, 1-2, 1, 1-2. but, the movement with the rhythm is on point, but stiffer ( i know what that's like :icon_rolleyes:) i love that with mj, his being in sync with every bing, bam & boom of a beat. i have to admit at the end when he sat down and propped his leg across the arm of the chair, i did FEEL something. so my analysis right or wrong crazy or not, :Pulling_hair: i think at least some (if not all) of it was him. older & stiffer with some kind of morphing face. some of his movements reminded me of sofurgofromashes.I agree. I wasn't overwhelmed by the song at first, but after repeated listenings, I'm a slave to it! As for the beat, I am not a musician so I speak with very limited understanding, but I found the beat in his new songs to be more jazzy, slightly asynchronous and often a bit surprising. But back to the topic at hand. I know what you mean by FEELING something. Seeing is NOT beLIEving because it's our feelings that will lead us to the truth. And also when he sat down in the chair, I have to say I sensed a 'Fuck you!' attitude on his part. It was a turf war on a global scale. I won. :michael_jackson-1135:That vid was great, BTW! Wonder why they mentioned Avatar and Benjamin Button? A friend watching the vid with me last night remarked that he looked younger. IS he younger? All that talk way back about the fountain of youth. I didn't personally think his dancing looked stiff, but again I'm no expert. Did look like sofurgofromashes. The movements were very controlled and his moonwalk serious, almost as though he was stomping out something. Everyone was expecting something spectacular and convincing. I was waiting for those phone calls from skeptical friends apologizing for calling me a crackpot. So what was the point? What exactly did we see? It was not a song and dance performance, 'Michael performing the songs his fans want him to sing.' The King of Pop is dead, after all. BUT the King himself is not dead and a King, after all, doesn't usually perform, but has others perform for him! (Remember the Time comes to mind) But how would we know it was him if he didn't 'perform' in some way? Seems to me he found a way to perform but not perform. It felt a bit Shakespearean to me, a television event that will change history. The return of the King. Funny though that they made a point of saying that only Jackie was there! Wasn't it Jackie who said he would know his brother anywhere by his movements? And didn't he say he felt his presence? Just sayin..isn't jackie actually still in the business in some way that is more leaning toward production? seems i remember some mention of maybe even some connection that he actually had to the michael album or did they just discuss comment from him? so much has transpired over the last almost five years. :icon_pale:
I do not believe this poem was about the hologram honestly. No clue what it was about but if I had to guess it is something we have not seen yet.