Sharing the Stage - Techniques and Technologies in Working with Multiple Medias

Designing pyrotechnic displays within a multimedia production requires much more than the average viewer might consider. Mammoth productions such as the Olympics Opening Ceremonies, Rolling Stones World Tours and Fantasy in the Sky at Disney Parks all must go through an extensive design and planning process. A vast number of disciplines must be considered such as music, video, lasers, water features, moving scenic elements, and live performers. Additional considerations might include smoke mitigation, trace chemical residue, relative light levels and even the cultural traditions of the audience. Eric Tucker and this group of renown panelists are all very accustomed to working with these conditions on some of the finest multimedia, highest budget productions of our time. They discuss these topics and lend some of their experiences to what might very well be the most informative seminar in WPA history.