Lazer Eyes:
Live Show
A dazzling, one–of–a–kind electronic dance-opera
I provided illustrations and animations for the live dance-accompanied adaptation of Van Broh’s debut album, held at the National Sawdust Theatre in February 2019.
I worked with Shakeil Greeley to gather visual reference, iterate on ideas, and create assets, providing the atmosphere for the performance. Shakeil and I both collaborated closely with motion designer Nicholas DiMichele to coordinate the timing of visuals, music, and choreography to bring the show to life. Many of the animated sequences I created under Shakeil’s direction were used to give the audience a greater narrative context for the dancer’s performances.
Animated Sequences
Animations created to transition from the battle of the final act into the spoken-word epilogue
Animated loops superimposed onto the Relektor’s screen-like face
- The Lazer Beam of Destiny -
This lazer asset was used to create believable stage interaction with the performance of the titular Lazer Eyes character.
Illustrations
Created for the live show and printed merchandise opportunities
Many of the illustrated assets that I worked on were composited into animated sequences by Nicholas DiMechele for the live show. They were also valuable marketing assets - our team implemented them as promo images for social media, event programs for the final show and earlier development workshops, as well as merchandising.
A few of the composited animations (provided by Nicholas DiMichele)
T-shirt design to to commemorate the live-show (left) and limited-edition risograph poster (right)
For more process breakdowns on the risograph poster, follow this link: Lazer Eyes: Poster
Promotional portraits of the main characters (Left to right: Lazer Eyes, Leila Zerley, The Reflektor, William the Polar Bear)
Development
& Process
Concept art, character sketches, and process breakdowns
Character and Style Exploration
Concept sketches our hero, Lazer Eyes, and social-media icon, Leila Zerley
Final character concept designs
Leila costume explorations
Religious Art Influences
Religious art became an anchor for our team to center visual decisions around. Some keystone references were the pieta, stained glass panels, and depictions of Jesus.
