Back in December I was contacted by an old friend who has a successful set design, fabrication and event staging company, I used to do quite a bit of work with him and his crew. He had a graffiti install job for me that involved painting a few set pieces in the shop and then installing them at Muchmusic for a performance by an artist that shall remain nameless. After that I stayed on with the crew and continued to work with them on the opening title sequence for the Superbowl 44 and CBS 's coverage of it. Big jobs both of them. Good times, long days..
Superbowl 44. this was all for the CBS opening title sequence and commercial break -station identification jump cuts. I have worked in the world of television and film for years and as T.V. goes this is as big as it gets. Millions of viewers. Funny thing is I didn't even get to watch the Superbowl this year, I was working.
I wish I managed to get some better quality photos, it was so hectic and crazy in there while they were testing out the lighting and smoke machines. Barely had time to rush off these few shots.
The numbered lines and checks are all laid out in adhesive vinyl. Everything had to be measured super precisely with chalk lines and laid out carefully to keep everything straight and congruent. Now that is some warehouse space. I sure wouldn't want to get tackled on this gridiron though.
Scaffold tower.
Payday for this work ensured a merry Christmas indeed, just in time.
