yASSsss 35,510 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 When Lady Gaga started singing "Space Oddity" at the Grammys on Monday night, virtual drops of red paint dripped down her face to form a lightning bolt. The image -- a meticulously planned facial projection -- instantly evoked David Bowie's face on the cover of Aladdin Sane. For the six-minute tribute to the legend who passed away a little over a month ago, Gaga employed an assortment of cutting-edge tools to create a kaleidoscopic visual treat. In a way that's true to her brand of music and eccentricity, Gaga brought together art, technology and fashion to create this spectacular homage on national television. While Bowie fans continue to weigh in on whether the tribute did justice to his legacy, the fact that she introduced a new dimension to live performances is undeniable. How did the collaboration between Lady Gaga and Intel come about? And how long was it in the making?Paul Tapp: Gaga is someone who has always taken pride in pushing the boundaries but has always embraced technology as well. From Intel's perspective, we've been involved in the music industry, creating music and performances for over 15 years at this point. As an innovation company, we love to be pushed and we love hearing firsthand how we can make the impossible possible.When we first started talking to Gaga nearly a year ago, she had a whole bunch of problem statements for us. She asked, "Can you help me make my environment come alive? Can my instrument take on a new dimension? What about standard constraints for how I express myself through music and makeup and clothing? Can we take it to a new dimension?" She was clear on what she wanted to do. It helped us to immediately think about how to solve those problems from an engineering perspective. We started figuring out what sort of technologies to use and what she would do with those onstage. When Bowie unfortunately passed, she said, "Guys, I have to do this, Bowie is critical to who I am; he's influenced me hugely in my career. I know we don't have much time, but can you help?" We rose to the occasion because we fully support that from a creative perspective but also Bowie himself is someone who pushed the boundaries. He was unafraid of taking risks and making new statements. Read More: http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/18/inside-lady-gagas-high-tech-grammy-performance/ they talk about the Curie Ring,Facial Projection.Holographic visuals etc.It's a very interesting read. Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yASSsss 35,510 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 "What visual aspects of the performance did the Curie ring control? Tapp: When she was singing "Rebel Rebel," the back screen, which was a rich LED display that the Grammys provided, had Gaga in a rotational ghosting effect. As she moved around, the colors and the ghosting on-screen were responding to her positions in the choreography. The rings on her hands were controlling that effect. Then in the end for the big finale, where she was with Nile Rodgers belting out "Heroes," she had this florescent pink smoke emanating from the ring. Nile had a band with the same Curie chip on the end of his guitar, so as he was playing there was a green cyan kind of smoke coming out from his guitar. The smoke [effects] combined in a holographic effect to produce this apparition of David Bowie's face." Intel and Gaga worked really hard on it Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViviLittleM 3 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Still no confirmation if they will be there for LG5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yASSsss 35,510 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 "The facial projection came with so many risks. It's a piece of R&D technology, and I believe we've pushed it to the point that you'll see many artists use these kind of technologies in live performances in the next couple of years. But she was the first, and it's really a testament to her. She takes those risks. To be able to be in an environment with brand-new technologies and to allow millions of people to see it through popular culture is fantastic." TechGa for life Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yASSsss 35,510 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Next time someone calls this performance tragic,i'm going to punch them in the throat Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdX 2,862 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Damn, I wish I could've been there to see it live in the arena. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip 5,100 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 14 minutes ago, yASSsss said: Next time someone calls this performance tragic,i'm going to punch them in the throat Punch Creyk or FameHooka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think the only mistake in the performance was the bad lighting..we barely saw the smokes etc..and I honestly confess that I would never thought that that was cintrolled by rings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip 5,100 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 4 minutes ago, RF said: I think the only mistake in the performance was the bad lighting..we barely saw the smokes etc..and I honestly confess that I would never thought that that was cintrolled by rings I think the mistake were the cameras. Holograms and lighting in general don't look in videos like they actually are, same goes for fireworks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,915 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 We've seen so little of this performance through videos Wish I could have seen this slayage live! Anyway, I love the performance by just looking at it on YouTube, I can only imagine how it felt like to see it live! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphaz 7,956 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The tech itself was not very clear visually and as dramatic as they sounded in words Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJ 8,008 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 So much could have gone wrong but I thought all the effects paid off and it will be remembered as one of the most iconic performances for a long time I don't think anyone could have come close to GaGa's version of his tribute she had so much passion and enthusiasm and she came across as cutting edge effectively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettgivre 83 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 If I had just read this and not seen the performance, I would have expected it to be one of the best of her career. I just feel like a lot of words and ideas are being talked about that didn't fully come to fruition due to Bowie's passing. I'm super curious to see what the performance would have been like before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaojen 1,571 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 10 hours ago, yASSsss said: Next time someone calls this performance tragic,i'm going to punch them in the throat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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