Performance staff from MSG Entertainment and city officials came together to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of MSG Sphere Studios, a large dome with adjacent production facility and office space near Bob Hope Airport, which will develop original content and rich experiences for MSG Sphere locations.
The first such site is under construction at the Venetian in Las Vegas and is scheduled to open in the second half of 2023.
When completed, the Las Vegas sphere is expected to be the largest spherical structure in the world, 336 feet high and 516 feet wide, and serving as a brand new entertainment venue that can accommodate up to 20,000 spectators. fake. Construction costs are estimated at $1.826 billion, according to Las Vegas Review Magazine.
The Las Vegas Sphere is expected to feature a record 160,000 square foot wrap-around LED display on the inside, while the outside will be covered with a record 580,000 square foot exterior LED display, both of which can accommodate 16K x 16K image resolution.
“This is an important milestone in an idea that started a long time ago and has finally come to fruition. “Sphere has a mission to be the new media,” said Jim Dolan, Executive Chairman and CEO of MSG Entertainment. MSG Entertainment, likens the viewing experience inside the Sphere to the cinematic black-and-white to color transition. “This is a vehicle designed to convince you that you are not really [in the dome]. ”
It’s something to experience. Inside the new Burbank Dome – whose height nearly 100 feet is a quarter-scale prototype of the Las Vegas Sphere – a wraparound screen slideshow is designed to provide guests with an immersive surfing experience on an oversea plane over Lake Powell in Arizona to go round the course at the Atlanta Motor Speedway before visiting the icy continent of Antarctica. The scene also includes a roller coaster ride that’s definitely not for the faint of heart.
The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas was the starting place for a broader intention of building large spheres and domes around the world. Plans for a site in London have been announced. Dolan asserts: “Content, wherever the Sphere is located, will be created at Burbank.
In his comments, Burbank Mayor Jess Talamantes noted that this “brings something completely new to our city… We can’t wait to see what you create in Burbank for the MSG Sphere. ” During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he presented MSG with a certificate for the opening event.
MSG talked to everyone from Hollywood directors to musicians about immersive content creation opportunities. In keeping with the filmmaking for the Dome canvas, MSG will also house in Burbank an active R&D team that has developed a new camera system – much like a VR rig on steroids – to be used to shoot the show. Through a partnership with Berlin-based sound company Holoplot, the Sphere will feature a custom spatial sound system and additional plans include wind-to-scent 4D capabilities, as well as connectivity for all guests.
