Archer Maker Unveil
Archer premiered Maker, their full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, to the world by transforming an empty airplane hangar in Hawthorne, CA into a stage with live extended reality and immersive binaural sound, all live streamed for audiences at home and in-person to experience. Archer’s goal was that their Maker Unveil Event would be as technologically groundbreaking as their vision for urban air mobility. In the early stages of planning, Archer came to PRG for xR support, but ended up going with the company for all of their production needs. PRG handled the full suite of services including LED, projection, broadcast, camera, lighting, audio, rigging, technical design, crew and even catering. A truck was built to house a mobile version of PRG’s Virtual Production Studio setup, complete with all the necessary gear and software from xR partners including Disguise, Brompton, Stype, Roe, Unreal Engine and L’Acoustics.
Watch the full unveil event at the link: Maker Unveil Event - Livestream - YouTube
Creative Director: Kenny Taht Executive Producer: Tom Eberts Technical Producer: Ed LantzPRG Crew Show Director: Sara Zelman Technical Director and Switcher: Gene McAuliffe Technical Production Manager: Nicole Plaza Stage Manager: Payden Adams xR Integration: All of It Now xR Project Management: Danny Firpo xR Operators: Neil Carman and Charles Dabezies Truck EIC: Anthony Wilson Media Server Engineer and Camera Tracking: Naoki Ogawa Truck Utility: Cody Luensman LED Crew Chief: Eric Geiger LED Technicians: Humberto Murillo, Dave Keipert, Ryker Riley, Courtney McDaniel, Allen Gutierrez Video Engineer and Camera Shader: Dakota Bennett Video Engineer: Alfredo Herz Movie Bird Operators: Jason Kay and Chris Pevey Furio Operator: Jeff Apregren PTZ Operator: Gerald Rogers Video Utility: Casey Bowen Streaming Video Engineer: Jason Hennion Steadicam: Miguel Pask 1st AC/Focus Puller: Layna McAllister L'Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Audio: Vic Wagner, Carlos Mosquera, and David Brooks Audio Project Management: Mike Murante Audio Engineer/Mixer: Jim Ebdon A1: Chuck Smith A2: Dillon Tostado Comms Engineer: Andrew Hua Lighting Design: Tom Huston Lighting Programmer: Jason Baeri Lighting Crew Chief: Danny Villa Lighting Utility: Jim Mescery Ground Control: Michael Dodge Lighting Technicians: Kurt Thormodsen, Kristopher Mendoza, Matthew Wyman Head Rigger and Kabuki: George Stingel Riggers: George Wilson and Sebastian Feliszak Projection: Francisco Hernandez and Drew Welker Stage Hands: Theresa Burnell, Thomas Wallace, Richard Guillen, Bryce Pico Account Executive: Francesca Benevento VP of Production: Jeroen Hallaert Global Sales Officer: Jens Zimmermann Order Manager: Shayne Stalnaker Sales Coordinator: Chelsy Jensen CAD Draftsman: Oliver Chen COVID-19 Officers: Valdis Dauksts, Mike Renault
