Green Hippo and Okulus 3D Visuals Illuminate Shawn Mendes World TourOkulus, the production design company working alongside creative director Paul Caslin, and 24/7 Productions, was behind the Canadian singer-songwriter's recent Illuminate world tour, creating attention-grabbing looks, with Green Hippo's Hippotizer Boreals and Taigas. The Hippotizer Taigas (one active, one backup) fed a 1920 x 640 curved, 9mm LED wall, which served as the performance area's main backdrop to display the visuals, triggered via timecode. The team also integrated the video director's live camera feeds into the content. A key technical aspect for the Okulus team was Hippotizer's ability to beautifully integrate with Notch, the "real-time graphics workhorse." Effects here included a 3D model of Shawn Mendes -- using an Xbox camera focused on Shawn DSC -- which Okulus placed into pre-programmed environments. The team also used the set-up to manipulate IMAG feeds to create unique IMAG, all fed by the Hippotizer Taiga to side projectors. The Hippotizer Boreals -- again, one active, one acting as backup -- drove a quartet of Panasonic projectors, all of which were mapped, and edge-blended, on to a 5m orb hung in the center of the arena. The orb featured throughout the show, with the custom content from Treatment Studios to create an impressive atmosphere at the center of the arena. "We really love how Hippotizer integrates with Notch. It's simple with our normal programming style and, once you couple with the built-in Hippotizer FX, you can generate really unique looks," said Okulus creative director, James Scott. The tour is set to continue across North America, Asia, and Australia until the end of the year, with its first stop in Portland, Oregon. 
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