Vasco LIVE

The creation of live effects for Vasco Rossi's XI Comandamento tour involved weeks of research and collaboration with director Pepsy Romanoff and Fabio Pini. After developing a rich collection of mood boards, we implemented real-time graphic effects inspired by various themes. The challenge was to create visually stunning effects while ensuring the artist's consistent visibility. Cutting-edge technologies, such as Nvidia Virtual Background Removal, were employed to achieve this, keeping the artist distinct against dynamic backgrounds. Following the design phase, two weeks were dedicated to setting up the show in Trento. Five gx2c units managed a vast pixel map of approximately 12 thousand pixels, presenting a significant technical challenge. Despite the complexity, the tour successfully delivered impactful IMAGs, making it one of the most technically sophisticated tours of its kind.

BREAKDOWN

The design of the live effects for Vasco Rossi's tour, XI Comandamento, required several weeks of study and research, starting with a collection of mood boards created in collaboration with the director, Pepsy Romanoff, and Fabio Pini. Once we developed a substantial package of references, we develop various real-time graphic effects on the cameras ispired to a lot of different moodboards.

The request was both simple and complex: to create visually striking looks while ensuring that the artist remained consistently visible. To achieve this, we relied on cutting-edge real-time contouring technologies, including Nvidia Virtual Background Removal. Thanks to this system, the effects unfolded behind the artist, always leaving him clean and recognizable to the audience.

After completing the design of the Notch effects bundle, two weeks in Trento followed for the setup and preparation of the actual show. In the field, we used 5 gx2c units to manage the immense pixel map, approximately 12 thousand pixels long on the longer side. The greatest challenge was indeed to maintain high performance for the effects with such a large pixel map spread across 7 ledwalls.

The result was an extremely technically complex tour that, after several sessions with d3 media-server operators, yielded outcomes allowing us to achieve some of the most impactful IMAGs ever used in a tour of this calibre.

IMAGs

Those IMAGs were designed using the new NVIDIA Virtual Background technology, you can find more info about this effect HERE.

FX01 - AlbaChiara

FX02 - C'é Chi Dice No

FX03 - Gli Spari Sopra

FX04 - Muoviti

FX05 - Rewind

FX06 - Se Ti Potessi Dire

FX07 - Ti Prendo e Ti Porto Via

Other FXs

LOCATION

The tour, which started from the showday 0 in Trento, was the protagonist of the major Italian stadiums, covering well over 10 dates spread across the entire peninsula.

CREDITS

Artist: Vasco Rossi
Tour: Vasco LIVE 2022

Concept: Except, Giuseppe Romano, Chunk Studio Milano, Lorenzo Venturini
Notch Designer: Lorenzo Venturini, Fabio Pini
Media Server: disguise gx2c
Media Server Operator: Nicholas Di Fonzo, Marco Piva
Light Designer: Giovanni Pinna
Service: Event Management

Software: Notch Builder, Disguise

Location: Trentino Music Arena - Trento (IT)
Date: 20/05/2022
PH Project Cover: Except

Press: Notch Showcase, Disguise Showcase, Except Portfolio

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