Media content for the LED wall utilised a combination of graphics promoting Tribeca Film, Deluxe, and Panavision. Logos for the three brands were animated into a sequence that played all evening. "The Hippotizer allowed us to sequence and dissolve the graphics using a number of layers," says lighting designer Adam Bassett. "We also utilised the Hippotizer's animation and effect features to create interesting and dynamic transitions between the various base content."
Controlling the giant LED marquee was a Hippotizer Stage V3 media server. Lead programmer for the Vanity Fair party was Michael Lee. "The Hippotizer is brilliant," he says. "Simple, elegant, and interfacing was never easier. We used a GrandMA console and it was like programming a moving light, but for a media server." New York's Bestek Lighting and Staging provided equipment for the entire festival with installation by Main Light Industries of Delaware.
(Jim Evans)
