James the Musical is a television program in which each episode features a famous person as a guest. During a fine conversation, five highlights of his/her life are made into a musical scene.
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The program is recorded in a real theater.
To be able to change scenery quickly, much of the scenery is digital.
There is a large LED screen covering the entire back wall and advance side panels.
To be able to change scenery quickly, much of the scenery is digital.
There is a large LED screen covering the entire back wall and advance side panels.
For the third year in a row, New Solid made all the video backgrounds for the various acts.
5 acts x 6 episodes makes 30 backgrounds.
5 acts x 6 episodes makes 30 backgrounds.
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The backgrounds are built using real-time compositing in the Disguise media server. The layers are partially controlled by the lighting table so that we can flexibly coordinate light and video.
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Our goal is to merge the video with the real scenery elements on stage, so that you no longer see what is video and what is real.
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Credits
Client/Production: Dedsit
Showrunner: James Cooke
Director: Kevin Houben
Stage Design: Concept Factory
Light Design: Painting with Light
Video Design / Content Creation: New Solid - Bart Tauwenberg
Video server programming: Painting with Light
Showrunner: James Cooke
Director: Kevin Houben
Stage Design: Concept Factory
Light Design: Painting with Light
Video Design / Content Creation: New Solid - Bart Tauwenberg
Video server programming: Painting with Light