“The Marvels” take over Las Vegas Sphere (exclusive)
For those who aren’t there tonight The wonders Premiere in Las Vegas, Goose – the cat-like alien creature that appeared in Captain Marvel and returns The wonders – will tower over the city skyline on the exterior of the recently opened Sphere.
A collaboration between software developer Autodesk and Marvel, the promo opens with Goose in her cat form before transforming with her detailed tentacles on full display. It comes ahead The wondershits theaters November 10th.
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Sphere, Las Vegas’ newest entertainment venue, features an exterior equipped with a record-breaking 580,000-square-foot 16K LED display, while its interior features a record-breaking 160,000-square-foot 16K LED display.
The Autodesk/Marvel promo was created by visual effects studio The Mill and used Autodesk Maya 3D software (commonly used by VFX companies) for the design, lighting, rigging and animation of the Goose character . It was rendered using Autodesk’s Arnold software.
“Collaboration with Autodesk on The wonders The activation was an amazing experience,” says Jocelyn Birsch, Director of Experience at The Mill, which also created the visual collage, which consists of sampled Elvis Presley film clips and is playing during U2’s current residency at Sphere.
Since opening in late September, Sphere has premiered two shows: U2 Residency U2:UV Attention Baby Live at the Sphere and film directed by Darren Aronofsky Postcard from Earth.
The new promotion is scheduled to run until November 13th and kicks off Autodesk University, the design and content creation software developer’s annual customer conference in Las Vegas.
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