The camera

During the first half of the show, the stage has a retro tv studio setting, where our cameras are manoeuvred around the stage, projecting the band members onto the large screens above. To really emerge the audience into this 60’s scene, we had the task of creating a casing and disguising the modern SONY cameras in a 1960’s turret lens studio camera.

The design was firstly drawn out in CAD, and sliced up so the various pieces of the model could cut out on the router, glued back together, then moulded and cast in sturdy fibreglass. The details, such as the lenses and the ‘This Life’ logo decals, were all 3D printed initially, then moulded and cast in fast cast. Finally, it was all put together and swivel castor wheels were attached for ease of movement.

The VR goggles

When the performance shifts to a futuristic setting, the band members wear a pair of VR goggles as they perform ‘Greatest Day’.

The goggle components were designed and drawn out in CAD and 3D printed, the strap was then moulded and cast in a thick rubber material. The goggle lens were painted with a silver chrome for a mirror-like reflective effect.