2016 Rio Olympics
Broadcast Set Design
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NBC Sports
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Broadcast Set Design * NBC Sports *
Client: NBC Sports
Agency: HD Studio
Design: Bryan Higgason, Paul Benson,Sid Wichienkuer
Scenic Shop: Black Walnut
Lighting: Lighting Design Group
Awards: 2017 Emmy Studio Design NBC Sports "The XXXI Olympic Summer Games" Rio
ProMax BDA Design Award, 2016 Rio Olympics
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“The organic shapes, textures and colors of Rio are amazing. The patterns in the stone sidewalks, the graffiti and of course nature. The beach, the mountains the flowers … there is so much to draw from. The hard part was deciding what to leave out,” notes Higgason.
Surrounding the wall, an organic band of glass mosaic tiles arches over the uniquely shaped screen before dramatically flowing downward in a cascade of greens and blues.
Surrounding this area are white bands with multicolored reveal lines — and a three-ringed header that is a sort of subtle nod to a staple of the network’s past Olympics sets — the curved front projection screen suspended from the ceiling.