The Sphere Studios Big Sky ultra-high resolution camera system is used to capture images displayed on the interior and exterior screens of the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas. The system features the largest cinema camera sensor in the world – 18K – “that is almost 7x larger and 40x higher resolution than the full-frame sensors […]
Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s plans to build a Vegas-like sphere to the East of the Olympic Park in Stratford have been withdrawn by the company after it emerged that London mayor Sadiq Khan strongly opposed the project. In December, Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove offered a lifeline, saying had already issued an “Article 31 direction” and […]
Bryan Hinckley and Rich Brown of 7th Sense Technology explain how uncompressed 16K video is piped to the enormous curved screen inside and outside the MSG Sphere using powerful and essentially robust networked processing technology and new protocols such as SMPTE 2110.
An interview with the band’s legendary live set designer and “creative spirit”, originally published on livedesignonline.com and reproduced here in full. When did you and U2 know you were opening Sphere and did it seem like a daunting project? The idea first came up about two years ago and initially I wasn’t terribly keen. The […]
The advertising rates for the MSG Sphere have been announced, and, as one wag put it, we shouldn’t expect to see many promotions for ambulance chasing lawyers in the short-term. One day costs $450,000, while a whole week is a snip at $650,000. For this, you also get access to Sphere Studios’ creative team. The […]
It’s the most anticipated venue and technical launch for as long as anybody can remember and there’s no bigger act in the world to open the MSG Sphere than U2, who already have a long history with the city of Las Vegas. The day before their much talked-about show, Bono and The Edge gave CBS […]