Live Event Installations & Projections
Dream Circus
Artists in Motion
Dream Circus is a 360-degree visual and audio experience created and produced by Artists in Motion and located in Luna Park Sydney’s 3,000 sq. m. Big Top.
Throughout the 50-minute show, a virtual cast comprising 35 principal, ensemble and background extras keep live audiences entertained in a fully automated immersive narrative that plays up to nine times a day, seven days a week with just the press of a button – but gives the feeling of a “live” performance!
To capture the feeling of a “live” performance, Artists in Motion casted and choreographed some of Australia’s best musical theatre, acting, dance, and clowning talent, then filmed live action scenes during a 2-week green screen shoot. At the completion of the shoot, the team had 8.46 TB of data, equalling 40 hours of footage to sort through and assemble!
The characters from the shoot were then woven into studio-created fantastical worlds and visually stunning moments by AIM’s studio artists.
The result? A 360-degree visual and audio experience that follows the story of seven main characters on a journey full of rollercoasters, a flying circus, underwater ballet, a psychedelic light show, and terrifying magical moments – all invoking the wondrous atmosphere of the amusement park that hosts Dream Circus!
CREW
Jonny Old – Head of Design
Matt Lock – Head of Motion Design
Jamie Tufrey – Creative Director
Dan Cowan – Lead Motion Designer
Kyle Downes – Lead Motion Designer
Rory Cubby – Senior Motion Designer
Richard DeSouza – Creative Technologist
Alex Zaloudek – Head of 3D Department
Tess Boughton – Senior 3D Artist
Albert Morrissey – Senior Technical Artist
Kate Knott – 3D Animator
Jason Dobra – 3D Rigger
Software
Unreal Engine, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Maya