Tomorrowland will end 2020 with an impressive line-up of DJs and cast their guests in an unforgettable mantra. But what does it really take to create such a virtual scene? The organizers recently revealed that – be prepared for the staggering numbers.
Facts and numbers on Tomorrowland New Year
Admittedly, many fans of electronic dance music might have imagined New Years Eve differently. But even though the celebrations and partners are taboo, some festivals have come up with something – especially that. Tomorrow’s land. The timeline indicates great things: among other things, willpower Missing frequencies Such as Major Lazer, Martin Garrix And also Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike Introduce their groups at the beginning of the year. It will work well in three more stages. A total of 28 DJs will be shown and the digital event will be broadcast in 27 time zones.
In the past few months, more than 200 employees have contributed to the virtual Tomorrowland festivalTo lay on his feet. They worked day and night, resulting in an incredible 32,000 hours of work. The effort came about because more attention was paid to visuals and designs. Among other things, 3D is used in addition to games and special effects in broadcasting and high video production efforts are not provided. According to the organizers, visitors must be immersed in an incredible virtual reality. To express this sentiment, the virtual festival will be attended by 950,000 guests from 193 different countries TML Distinctive and even get their flags and attributes.
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In order to capture the atmosphere of the festival, the organizers built two large green screen studios. The studio walls had so-called Infinity Walls, which were six meters high and nearly eight meters wide. Before the studios could be ready for the recordings, the augmented reality production had to be completed. For this purpose, 17 4K Ultra HD cameras and 152 virtual cameras were installed, which recorded a full 160 hours – then, of course, everything had to be adjusted.
„A total of 120 computers and 30 rendering engines were used, resulting in over 1.000 hours of exposure – with no effort spared to integrate artists into the magically created environments and present a legendary show to end this year with fanfare.
Some facts and figures:
- There will be 1,200 virtual fireworks
- By default 2,750 lights were used
- 184 virtual lasers await
- You’ll see 65,000 virtual flags from 193 different countries
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