Design & Feasibility study

project summary

2011

John Mulder / Entertainment Group

Design & Feasibility study

Intro

Exploring the limits...

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The Bigger Picture

project pictures

concept 1 perspective view, goal was getting the artist close to the audience

plan drawing of the first generation setup

concept 2 plan view, a more adpaptive way of creating intimacy

concept 2, position 1

concept 2, position 2, trusses coming down

concept 2, position 3, orchestra disappears

concept 2, position 4, trusses back up close to the band

concept 2, position 5, orchestra playing in their pit

concept 2, position 6, orchestra back up

concept 2, position 1, starting position

project story

Article

I sometimes get asked to participate in testing ideas. This time around it was to get a feel for how far we could take an arena show for one of Netherlands greatest artists. At first, we tested a U2 style set up to have an idea to how close we could get the artist to the audience. Although the artist loved the idea of being this close to his audience, the wish to have an orchestra on stage required significant adjustments. So concept nr two involved a two-step elevator system as well as a moving truss system to provide six different ways to either hide the orchestra or push them slightly more to the background. The artist quickly fell in love with the idea of creating different levels of intimacy with the crowd by adapting the shape and size of the set.