COLDPLAY - INFINITE NIGHTS
// COLDPLAY
INFINITE NIGHTS.
AL WASL DOME, DUBAI, UAE // 2022
We Designed & Directed the visuals for Coldplay's epic EXPO show featuring full 360° visuals around the Al Wasl Dome.
We were truly immersed in the world of Coldplay in late 2022 and when the opportunity came up to translate our creatives onto the world’s largest projection dome we knew it was going to be an epic experience!
The beautiful Al Wasl Dome - standing 65m high and 130m wide - proved the perfect 360° canvas for an incredibly immersive show, experienced by thousands of fans in the venue and millions around the globe.
CREATIVE VISION & ART DIRECTION
We wanted fans to feel fully immersed in the Coldplay cosmos, journeying through the 'Music of the Spheres' planets and travelling through time-portals to discover the home of older moments in the band's timeline before steering back to the present day to finish. This concept enabled a seamless flow between a range of tracks in Coldplay’s timeline, taking the audience through Coldplay’s spacetime to discover older tracks such as ‘Clocks’ and ‘Fix You’ amongst the latest tracks from ‘Music of the Spheres’.
LIVE SHOW.
MUSIC.
EVENTS.
IMMERSIVE EVENT.
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
The dome which is 130m x 70m, features a 27,000 x 6000 pixel canvas, meaning we had to really consider an efficient production workflow.
We wanted to make the most of the architecture of the dome by using bold and beautiful projection mappings. Using Notch as our creative suite and previsualisation tool, we could animate content and visualise designs in one place. We created a workflow that allowed us to foresee potential technical issues in advance, make instant adjustments and suggest optimal camera movements.
““THE SHOW CONTENT PRODUCTION WAS WELL PLANNED, MAPPED OUT, TESTED AND DELIVERED TO OUR EXPO TEAMS. IT IS CERTAINLY NO EASY FEAT CONQUERING THE DOME, BUT YOU DID SO WITH ENTHUSIASM AND THE CONTENT REALLY SHONE THROUGH. LIKEWISE, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE TEAM HERE AT MOMENT MAKERS AND EXPO 2020 DUBAI.”
- KATE TOOBY, Creative Director Moment Makers”
MIXED REALITY INTRO FILM
We developed a concept of orbs of energy flying through space towards Earth before combining together to form the Coldplay universe within the Al Wasl dome.
'NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO THE ENERGY INSIDE THE DOME WHEN COLDPLAY WERE PERFORMING LIVE. IT WAS AMAZING! IT WAS A FULLY IMMERSIVE SHOW THAT COMBINED ELEMENTS OF AN OLYMPIC-SCALE CEREMONY WITH THE FEELING THAT YOU WERE FULLY CONSUMED BY 360° VISUALS. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE TO FEEL THE ENERGY WITHIN THE DOME THAT NIGHT – SOMETHING WE’LL NEVER FORGET!'
“GOD YOU GUYS ARE GOOD. I LOVE ALL OF THIS!
- PHIL HARVEY, COLDPLAY CREATIVE DIRECTOR
”
Thanks especially to Phil Harvey, Coldplay Creative Director, Misty Buckley, Set Designer, Sam Seager, and the whole Coldplay video team!
// TEAM
CLIENT: PHIL HARVEY // COLDPLAY
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER: TOM BAIRSTOW
PRODUCER: ALICE RYLAND
LEAD DESIGNER: LYDIA CAPLAN
LEAD TECHNICAL ARTIST: FLORIAN LECOQ
MOTION DESIGNER: EMILE FREDERICK
MOTION DESIGNER: SEAN BONE
MOTION DESIGNER: DAN RICHARDS
MOTION DESIGNER: LUCA BRENNA
CREATIVE ASSISTANT: DANA COULING
