/an immersive and visually striking constellation of Zygote balls
//story
Our Zygote balls are perfect for creating a mesmerizing, galactic environment. We worked with Kenji Rodriguez, creative director and visual artist for Bear Mountain, on his idea to set up a planetary wonderland for the Vancouver-based band’s new video, Hopeless. Kenji had a vision to suspend an array of 10 Zygotes (7-foot-wide inflatable spheres with LED light cubes), controlling the wireless LED cubes remotely and also projection mapping directly onto the balls.
The end result was mind-blowing. As the Bear Mountain team sat at the helm changing the lights, the all-white sound stage transformed completely into a dreamy fantasy world, turning on a dime from cotton-candy neverlands to moody, geometric interstellar terrains.//how it works
Ten Zygote balls were staggered and hung in a film studio, each one with a custom Tangible RGBW DMX wireless cube, controlled via MadMapper. The wireless capabilities of the Zygotes made installation and wiring very easy since the cubes just need power. A technician controlled the lights in real time and also projection mapped animations onto the Zygote balls. As the crew filmed, the director could ask for different behaviours on the fly.
//credits
Director: Ben Gulliver
Producer: Kenji Rodriguez
Executive Production: Bear Mountain Music
Creative / Art Direction: Alex Beim - tangibleinteraction.com
Production Designer: Pablo Quintero
Wardrobe: Publish - publishbrand.com
Lighting: David Tomiak
Visuals/Lighting: Tim Rolls - timrolls.com
Still Photographer: Shaun Huberts
Hair/MakeUp: Leana Huberts
Post Production: Gamomo Creative Lab - gamomo.com
VFX: Efrain PerezDownload or Stream the song below:
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mybearmountain.com/Band Members: Ian Bevis, Kyle Statham, Greg Bevis, Kenji Rodriguez
Management: Joey McCarran
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