Xurui Li

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Abstract

For my culminating experience, I made an immersive journey into live production, developing and utilizing a range of technical skills. The show I created was inspired by personal experiences, focusing on themes of bravery and self-expression. I imagined a cage to be an inner fear in people’s hearts, a bird ultimately escapes, symbolizing liberation. For our installations, we built a square 5’x5’ frame with 1 ½” PVC tubes that served as the base structure for the ropes attached underneath the deck. Next, we utilized 1” rope to outline the shape of the cage, and we put sandbags to stabilize the PVC tube frame. Moreover, we used artificial grass and ivy garland to decorate the cage and the venue to enhance the scene’s realism. All the scenes were made in Unreal Engine, which I had just learned two weeks before. The advantage of using Unreal Engine is that it can provide realistic and cinematic looks for the scene. Overall, this project enhanced my understanding and capabilities in live production. It showed new potential within me, extending beyond music production to technical proficiency in live music production and design.

Publication Date

7-1-2024

Campus

New York City Campus

Specialization

Live Music Production and Design

Keywords

Set Design; Immersive Experience; Installations; Multi Speaker and Spatial Audio; Unreal Engine.

Award

With Distinction

Caged

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