lasers LEDs and Stealth Screens

Following up with screens and LEDs, here is an interesting article in wired about the band nine inch nails: Nin Dazzles with Lasers, LEDs and Stealth Screens by Bryan Gardiner. Excerpts:

“Unlike most rock shows, the visuals for about 40 percent of the show (including “Only”) aren’t pre-rendered. There’s no staging, no pantomiming by band members: It’s all interactive, live and rendered on the fly.

[…] The core of the show is a sophisticated trio of transparent “stealth” screens, which are raised and lowered during the performance.

Using one high-resolution (1024 x 288) Barco D7 screen — basically, an opaque, computer-controlled screen comprised of a tiny LED system on modular panels — and two lower-resolution semitransparent screens up front, Reznor and other band members are able to trigger and control various video loops and effects directly from the stage. The musicians can also interact directly with those visuals onscreen during the show, thanks to a sophisticated array of sensors and cameras.”