Michael Jackson- Where the Dome Project Came Into the Show The rumor mill during production and after rehearsals circled heavily around a mysterious “Dome Project” Jackson was working on. By now, if you’ve seen the This Is It movie, then you’ll know that the Dome Project included several specially shot scenes designed to amplify Jackson’s songs during the London tour. These shoots were directed by Jackson and included many on his creative team, including Michael Cotton, Kenny Ortega, the choreographers and dancers.
Much of the footage was to be displayed on the 90-foot-wide 3D LED wall. The wall was designed to show both the 2D content and the exclusive 3D shoots. All of the content was being edited to fit on the large format screen.
Here is some more information on some of the segments shot:
Marching Soldiers for They Don’t Really Care About Us: All of this was shot with just a few dancers in 2D in front of a green screen, and then the soldiers were multiplied using CG into thousands. It was pitched to the creators to consider doing this in 3D, which would have added an incredible dimension to the amount of marching troops on screen. For one creative reason or another the idea was nixed. I can understand why because the best content was reserved for 3D and saved for the latter part of the show.
Smooth Criminal: This was shot with Jackson on a green screen in 2D and then brilliantly compiled with the classic black and white movie Gilda. The scenes were going to be used as the intro piece as well as background content throughout the performance of Smooth Criminal.
Thriller: All of this footage was shot in 3D and supporting CG was also rendered in 3D. The great part about this was the dimension that 3D video brings to content in comparison to even HD or high resolution 2D content. The 3D elements would have immersed the entire crowd into the performance, and the dead bride and groom puppets were going to heighten the entire experience.
The complete remake of this hit song was a VERY big deal, and the new technology adapted for it added a whole new fresh look for the performance than what fans had seen in the past. The content added a scary yet humorous approach just like the classic short film shot did that put Jackson on the map as a solo act. Jackson’s taste in entertainment shines through in the directing style and creativity that he brought to these scenes, which you can see in the This Is It movie.
Earth Song: In similar fashion to the Thriller content this was all shot in 3D and was going to make an incredible impact. The supporting bull dozer prop that was created was in essence going to be used to bring the 3D content to real life on stage. After drawing in the audience, the entire segment would climax dramatically with Jackson standing in the path of the bull dozer.
You can see Jackson’s brilliance in the film when he directs Ortega and the band to let the bull dozer close in silence and then allow the music to play softly as it backed
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