MUSIC
The music defines dramaturgy, emotion and dynamics. The lighting design follows this musical narrative and translates it into a visual language.
PROJECT · LIVE / TVHOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD
IN VIENNA
A cinematic live experience in which Lighting Design, orchestra and large-format screen worlds merge into one coherent image. The lighting works in harmony with the visual content while creating a precise image for stage, audience and television.
EXPLORE PROJECT →THE PROJECTLIVE ORCHESTRAL
LIVE ORCHESTRAL
SHOW · TV
Hollywood in Vienna combines a large symphony orchestra, international soloists and the music of major film composers with an elaborate visual production. The large-format screens are a defining part of the stage design and strongly shape the visual impact of the show.
The aim was to find new ways of presenting a large orchestra on television. Rather than lighting the orchestra uniformly in flat white light, a cinematic approach was used for the faces and deliberately combined with the show lighting. As Lighting Designer, TV Lighting Director and Show Programmer, I developed a lighting concept that connects the atmosphere of the concert hall with a differentiated, cinematic camera image.
NW DESIGN CONCEPTLIGHTING DESIGN
TV LIGHTING DIRECTOR
SHOW PROGRAMMING
TV LIGHTING DIRECTOR
SHOW PROGRAMMING
ORCHESTRA
The orchestra is not simply illuminated, but treated as part of the staging. Differentiated, cinematic lighting creates depth and character – including in the musicians’ faces.
SCREEN WORLDS
The large-format screens are a defining element of the stage design. Light colours, intensities and moods are developed so that lighting and visual content work together as one coherent image.
LIGHT
Show lighting and functional lighting are not treated separately. The lighting design connects atmosphere, music, orchestra, soloists and screen content into one shared visual language.
TV KEYLIGHT
Key lighting is developed as an integral part of the design. Instead of uniform, flat television lighting, a more cinematic approach shapes the faces while working together with the show lighting.
CAMERA
Contrast, viewing angles and lighting moods are also considered from the perspective of the television cameras. The stage design needs to work equally well in wide shots and in close-ups of soloists and the orchestra.
SHOW PROGRAMMING
Programming translates the developed lighting design precisely into the show. Musical dynamics, visual content and lighting changes interact in timing and dramaturgy.
CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
In the end, film music, orchestra, screen worlds, lighting and camera image come together to create a cinematic live experience.