The performance, on 27 September, utlised a 20m x 5m Holo-Gauze screen which displayed huge hologram effects, including a giant helix, huge speaking head, and numerous rotating particle effects, realised by Realtime Environment Systems Ltd (RES) producers of the show.
Holo-Gauze comprises a metallic, highly transparent gauze (patent pending), and is the only gauze able to work with 3D polarised projection systems which use a minimum of two projectors - although it can also produce believable 2D hologram effects using one projector. During the EPIC 3.0 show, three merged 40,000 lumen video projectors beamed 4k-resolution, floating hologram effects onto the Holo-Gauze, filling the stage, thrilling the Madison Square Garden audience and creating the biggest indoor hologram the world has ever seen. Other visual effects included LED screen and lasers.
"This event is what Holo-Gauze is all about," explains audiovisual artist and composer Stuart Warren-Hill. "The combination of invisibility and the ability to work with 3D projection means that large scale floating hologram effects can be created and new dimensions in live performance can be explored - which is why I developed Holo-Gauze in the first place! It's great to see that others have seized its potential and are pushing the hologram envelope even further."
Launched to market in early September, Holo-Gauze has also featured during the promotion of US TV show Almost Human, with a hologram android that responded to tweets, as well as facilitating 3D effects for this summer's Ibiza residences of DJs Hed Kandi and Chase and Status. It is currently adding hologram magic to Michael Flatley's new Lord of the Dance show at the London Palladium and will be part of the world tour when it kicks off in a few weeks.
(Jim Evans)
