Behind The Scenes

Imagine the mayhem and glory of the Golden Age of Hollywood sound stages merged with tech forward sleight of hand animation, surprising plot twists, an original film score, and extraordinary use of the screen, its portals, the lighting package and its tricks, combined with site specific sound design, all happening BEFORE the digital “curtain” rises on the evening’s entertainment.  For Celebrity Beyond, we will create three original 30 minute films that can be fitted for use as presentational pre-show curtain content for incoming and seated audiences, or for Something Spectacular with an interactive element for passengers happening into the theater.

A shadowplay ?  Or a play happening in the shadows ?

Picture three different  “30 minutes to curtain” stories, aligned with the nature of the live show they precede,  told in film and shadow that include all the backstage mayhem and characters one might expect and then some – getting ready for the Big Show that night –  depicted on the screen via shadow play, combined with surprise breaks through that shadow scrim to appear “live” to the incoming audience, with a final, dramatic reveal of the performance backdrop using all necessary panel and door movements, as required by the live show specifications for  that evening. Using filmed live action and animation for an unprecedented and unforgettable theatrical experience,  with music, elephants, explosions, lots of moving parts and, of course,  dancers, these 30 minute original  films will prime audiences for the fabulous live entertainment to follow, and compel them to return to see the other two while on-board the ship !

For Movie Night, we have a special tighter version, “Celebrity Studios” – A magical fly in to a Celebrity Cruises backlot, with a cavalcade of famous hollywood backdrops, props, and scenery being pulled aside as we push in, finally settling into an amazing movie screen reveal !

My Celebrity Moment

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be a rockstar singing to a crowd of 50,000 roaring fans, an NFL quarterback throwing the winning pass at the Super Bowl, a pitcher on the mound at Yankee Stadium, a world famous conductor of a symphony orchestra, a movie star walking the red carpet at the Oscars, a fashion model on the runway in Paris? If you are a passenger on Celebrity Beyond, you can now have that moment. As you take the stage at the center of the theater on Beyond, we will give you a Celebrity Moment of your choice – a fully immersive, high production value, bespoke experience in which you are at the center of your Celebrity Fantasy. We will create environments and narratives that put a passenger in a high stakes, high power moment of their choosing, replete with the visuals, the sounds, the feeling in the air, and the excitement of a dream coming true.

My Celebrity Moment offers opportunities for partnerships with organizations, media companies, personalities and brands that become a part of the narrative for your passengers’ Celebrity moments

If you are having too much fun at the Roof Deck Bar, you might want to get a selfie you can post on Instagram of you with the backdrop of a Celebrity Moment, and those photos can be made into a montage for screens all over the ship, #myCelebrityMoment, or if you are dancing the night away at the Club, you might see on the screens all the Celebrity Moments that happened through the day, and yours might be one of them!

Immersive Painting – Generative Content, Light, Scoring and Interactivity !

Imagine, with the wave of a digital paintbrush, the entire theater comes alive!  An amazing cloud of woven light bursts across the stage.  Gorgeous musical tones and soundscape moves through and around the room with each “stroke,” while the lighting system joyfully participates, moving, changing color, and flashing.  All of these elements  act in unison to create a passenger driven immersive expression.

Find your inner child! Each passenger can select from an array of painting “palettes”.  Paint a gorgeous garden of supernatural flowers, streaks of rainbow light, metallic intricate weaves.  Each passenger can select their audio visual language, and with the gestures of the tracked digital brush, turn the theater into an incredible atelier of a whole new artform, creating an original piece of immersive art.

This spectacular engagement combines the impact of the current trend in immersive experience of art (think the Van Gogh exhibit) but now layered with scoring, lighting, and driven solely by passenger participation.  These incredible compositions can be stored and shared throughout the day to the screens in the Club, or the Roof Garden screen!

A Whimsical Exploration of Ship Experience Writ LARGE !

We take for granted so much of what makes an experience aboard Beyond extraordinary – The beauty of the ship’s detail, vivid flowers, the gorgeous plating and preparation of food, incredible ephemera found on shore excursions.  NOW, approach again in a world where everything is shown bold, beautiful and BIG.  An incredible social sharing opportunity for instagram moments.

Clips will be shot using green screen technology to show magical minions making your experience PERFECT.  Tiny cooks preparing food.  Miniscule gardeners fluffing flowers.  Diminutive artists creating massive masterpieces !

We’ll create a world of wonder that puts YOU in the details !

Beyond Simple Content – Three Dimensional, Digital Scenery

MODE’s fundamental belief is that scenic content is MOST importantly… SCENIC.

A backdrop for brilliance, A home for performance !

MODE will create evocative, activated, realistically rendered scenery for Beyond’s variety performance.  Whether it is an aerial act, a comedian, a band, or an onboard talent show, MODE will provide a flexible library of backdrops that will perfectly suit the need.  Using incredibly detailed CG models, and powerul compositing of light and atmosphere, we will produce a repertory of backdrops that leave the audience wondering “Is it real?”

At the same time we know that backdrops are for… The back.  These won’t be the ‘STARS’ of your show, but they will provide the perfect setting for your variety performers to get the “star treatment”.