"Cirque du Soleil's stage productions are distinguished by their artistry and expressive power, and Pandoras Box proved to be a valuable tool in creating a visual narrative for ZAIA," said Jimmy Lakatos, who worked with fellow Geodezik founding member Raymond Saint-Jean to provide video system and content design for ZAIA. "Working with Cirque du Soleil, we have the good fortune to be able to create scenery on an unparalleled scale with total creative freedom. Pandoras Box enables dynamic blending of light and images into each scene, and the remarkable technical skill of coolux engineers has allowed us to enhance the show and its storyline using innovative 3D visual elements."
Pandoras Box from coolux is a 3D compositing and rendering system that provides real-time, on-location media control that is customisable to the needs of each user and project. The system, which features a 4K workspace in dual channels of 2K HD/SD outputs for on-air and pre- and post-production, allows users to arrange video and images freely; change the colour, form, and position of images; synchronize 3D sound; or animate 3D objects.
During each production of ZAIA, Pandoras Box enables the mixing of live and pre-rendered images in real time, whether projecting video onto screens on, around, or above the stage, or creating a visual link between actors and the stage, backdrop, and set elements. The media server not only provides the power, speed, and versatility necessary to create uncompromising images in a live, interactive environment, but also the convenience of operation through the lighting desk, in this case a grandMA console.
(Jim Evans)
