Black Mountain
Assistant Art Direction - Set Design - Video Mapping - Visual Effects - Color Grading - 3D Printing
Client Brief
We were asked to design diverse sets, props and visual effects to illustrate a new interpretation of Wagner’s Parsifal. Based on a medieval epic romance of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail, Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial for its unique unsavoury blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery.
We were asked to design diverse sets, props and visual effects to illustrate a new interpretation of Wagner’s Parsifal. Based on a medieval epic romance of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail, Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial for its unique unsavoury blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery.
Concept & Storytelling
A tale of violence, anger, desire, power and revenge led us to use plain and suggestive colours, contrasting lights and geometries mapped onto rough structures. Inspired by James Turrell installations, the scenography and visual effects were conceived in a way that emphasizes abstract atmospheres, the strong feelings of the protagonists, and the succession of heroic paintings from the play.
A tale of violence, anger, desire, power and revenge led us to use plain and suggestive colours, contrasting lights and geometries mapped onto rough structures. Inspired by James Turrell installations, the scenography and visual effects were conceived in a way that emphasizes abstract atmospheres, the strong feelings of the protagonists, and the succession of heroic paintings from the play.
Technique
Filmed in a former factory, we told the story of Parsifal through a concept of lights, anamorphosis, immersive projections and symbolic 3D-printed objects such as “The Grail & Spear”, "The Altar”, and “The Catafalque". GhostRaum also provided colour grading and visual effects using the software DaVinci Resolve, The Foundry´s Nuke and After Effects.
Filmed in a former factory, we told the story of Parsifal through a concept of lights, anamorphosis, immersive projections and symbolic 3D-printed objects such as “The Grail & Spear”, "The Altar”, and “The Catafalque". GhostRaum also provided colour grading and visual effects using the software DaVinci Resolve, The Foundry´s Nuke and After Effects.
Commissioned by the Bayreuth Opera Festival & sponsored by Audi.
A collaboration with Like a Wild Beast Fur & Mote Studio.
A collaboration with Like a Wild Beast Fur & Mote Studio.
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