007 road to a million premiere

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8 November 2023

007 road to a million premiere

“007 – Road to a Million”, Amazon’s latest television series, held its World Premiere on November 2nd, 2023, at the iconic Battersea Power Station. The show features nine pairs of ordinary individuals embarking on a global adventure filled with Bond-inspired challenges, all for a chance to win a life-altering £1,000,000 prize.

Digital Insanity was entrusted with the task of producing all on-screen content and playback services for the event. Additionally, they recreated ‘The Commanders Desk’ from the series as a photo opportunity for guests, where they could assume the role of ‘the commander’.

For Digital Insanity, this event marked the debut of their new HIVE media players, which have recently been added to their inventory of playback devices. These players performed flawlessly throughout the event. They deployed 4 x BeeBox (4k) and 1 x Player_1 (HD) to operate various displays on-site.

The ease of use of the HIVE media players was a standout feature. With just half an hour of training over the phone, the team was well-prepared to work with the new players. They received guidance on essential settings such as output resolution, media uploading, and syncing the players, making deployment a straightforward process. The user-friendly web interface allowed them to control all the players from a single point, simplifying content deployment. While the event’s requirements were relatively straightforward, the team recognized the potential and versatility of these players and intends to explore further applications in the near future.

The event featured several playback areas, including:

THE MONEYBOX: Utilising 1 x 4k output (BeeBox), this two-sided LED cube with mirrored sides created an immersive space where money rained down from the sky.
THE COMMANDERS DESK: Powered by 2 x 4k BeeBox devices, this display, running in perfect sync, recreated the desk from the TV show on two 85″ TVs, resulting in a 3.8m wide x 1.2m high display.
THE LOGOWALL: Driven by 1 x 4k output (1 x BeeBox), it operated the LED Columns on either side of the Logowall.
LED COLUMN: Supported by 1 x HD output (1 x Player_1), it controlled the LED Column facing the lift, providing an impactful welcome to guests as the lift doors opened.

In summary, Digital Insanity’s initial experience with HIVE media players was an undeniable success, as they delivered flawless playback as anticipated. The team looks forward to using them in more complex setups and intends to expand their inventory of these units in the very near future due to their excellent performance and cost-effectiveness.

Images courtesy of © Richard Bagshaw, Digital Insanity.

While the event’s requirements were relatively straightforward, the team recognised the potential and versatility of these players and intends to explore further applications in the near future.

Richard Bagshaw, Digital Insanity.

BICEP – Live

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12 May 2023

BICEP – Live

HIVE provides the visual component of Electronic duo – Bicep’s masterful live tour. Adapting from the humblest venues to the biggest festival in Spain, delivering unforgettable performances throughout.

In 2021, Zeal approached HIVE to provide four of their P2 Systems to power the Bicep Live touring project. Zak Norman, from BlackBoxEcho, an old and trusted friend of the HIVE team had suggested the implementation of a HIVE solution, as he believed it would be perfect for the job.

The electronic music production and DJ duo known as Bicep are renowned for delivering powerful and melodic dance tracks, accompanied by equally entrancing visuals – resulting in a truly complete audio-visual experience for the audience. Zeal (production company for Sub Focus , Bicep & Neverland festival of light) says: the HIVE products are “small, powerful, reliable, and excellent value for money.”

In a tour that took them all the way from the woods in Oxfordshire, UK, to the legendary Primavera Sound festival located on the seafront of Barcelona, HIVE was with them every step of the way, supporting them with their Player_2 technology.

With special thanks to: Zeal, Zak Norman & Pesh

HIVE has proved to be a flexible, portable and bullet proof control unit for our live shows. By stripping away the complexity of a media server to it’s essential components, you are left with a product that is simple to use and easy to master – yet powerful enough to run some the biggest shows out there.

Zak Norman, Show Designer Bicep

Japan Olympics Torch Relay

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8 May 2023

Japan Olympics Torch Relay

HIVE helps carry the flame in the Japan 2020 Olympics opening ceremony.

In 2019, ARS Electronica reached out to us about the Japan 2020 Olympics, aware of our experience with Olympic ceremonies. They invited us to join their software team as “black ops,” and we accepted the offer.

While we cannot disclose many details about the project due to confidentiality, we can mention that it involved 100 autonomous vehicles, 100 HIVE software licenses, and 100 LED screens in the shape of our favourite hexagon.

NTT: Hiroshi Chigira, Shingo Kinoshita, Kenya Suzuki, Masafumi Suzuki, Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Ars Electronica Futurelab: Patrick Berger, Kerstin Blätterbinder, Manuel Dobusch, Samuel Eckl, Peter Holzkorn, Horst Hörtner, Maria Mayr, Otto Naderer, Nicolas Naveau, Hideaki Ogawa, Daniel Rammer, Raphael Schaumburg-Lippe, Simon Schmid

Sub Focus

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5 May 2023

Sub Focus

ZEAL and HIVE bring iconic drum & bass artist Sub Focus to life with groundbreaking production at the prestigious Printworks London, creating an unforgettable multi-sensory experience.

Primarily known for his ‘dancefloor dismantling drum & bass’, Sub Focus is a household name in the subculture. It was therefore an honour to provide the visual component – the backdrop to his performance. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the event was postponed multiple times. After rounds of rescheduling, ZEAL successfully produced the show, with the creative team including HIVE’s P1 System for video playback & LED mapping.

And what better venue to have it than the world-renowned Printworks, located in London, which pushes the envelope in terms of combining world class audio with ground-breaking visuals.

With special thanks to: Zeal and Zak Norman

For more information on zeal: https://www.zeallive.com/