‘Levitation’ is a collaborative performance by Sila Sveta and Anna Abalikhina shown on the TV show ‘Big Ballet’. All visuals were rendered in real time without any post production.
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For us it was an opportunity to experiment with no limitations and test technologies developed in-house by the studio itself. We produced special graphics and used an unconventional shooting angle to create an illusion of the dancer levitating in air. To create a smooth viewing experience, the project team led by Sila Sveta’s Art Director Arthur Kondrashenkov needed to define the best location for the camera, as well as the most suitable choreography and graphic imagery because the graphics and dance moves were designed simultaneously.
Another key feature of the project was the graphic imagery itself, which was rendered in real time during the performance, adapting to the moves of the dancer and the camera without any post-production. This was the first and a unique opportunity for the team to implement a tracking system based on the Unity Development software. Levitation is a distinctive project demonstrating unprecedented technological solutions, which can be further developed for art installations and commercial projects.
Arthur Kondrashenkov comments: “Levitation is a unique non-commercial experiment with a large team involved, including staff of the TV channel, the choreographer and the filming crew. From the very beginning they gave Sila Sveta complete artistic freedom. This was a great experience of working with complex tracking software and generative content”.
