and it is a monster. inside, it s an entertainment venue. outside, it s the world s largest video screen, covered in 1.2 million leds. and it s become an instant landmark and a huge talking point since it opened last year. in a few moments, we ll find out what it s like to live in a city that s dominated by this giant, glowing ball. but first, alasdair keane s been taking a look at how graphics are bringing it to life. our senses are constantly being bombarded by the sights and sounds around us, including advertisements that have been carefully crafted to grab our attention. but in a busy world. ..do we always notice? if everyone is looking at their phone, what we are trying to do here is to convince people to stop looking at their phones and recall what they have in front of them. bcn visuals are based in barcelona, creating sd displays all around the globe, and now they have a new canvas to work on. and it isn t without its challenges. what we did is think about round . yo
to take over. to achieve their complicated design process, bcn visuals brought in talented sd animators from hollywood to help bring the characters to life. stephanie katritos has previously worked on movies such as shrek and antz. how much of it is in tricks in the animation and what you can do with technology, and how much is it just, you know, standing with the lights hitting the screen a certain way? we have a bag of tricks we use. yeah. they laugh it s an illusion. and we are illusionists. like, that s really. that s our magic. that s what we do. we ve worked on these screens multiple times. we really understand the screen, and the point of view, and what s going to work the best for that screen. so we try to find those few moments where we can break the fourth wall. we use a lot of different techniques depending on what the brand needs. so we can layer effects over that, also 3d characters on top of that. it s about building up a world, and we use everything effects,
the head of the united nations has begged governments which have suspended funding to the un agency for palestinian refugees to guarantee the continuity of its operations. antonio guterres said he was horrified by israeli allegations that some unrwa staff were involved in last october s attacks by hamas. the uk s business secretary kemi badenoch has said she removed the post office chairman because the governance of the post office just wasn t working . the post office has been struggling with the fallout from the horizon it scandal and a failure to hit commercial targets. now on bbc news, click. this week, alasdair sheds light on the tech behind these dazzling sd displays. something s hand s just come out at me. yeah. it s like a possessed hulk. lara s been checking out the latest health gadgets, including those fending off the calories and those fighting off hair loss. you ve got great hair! are you going to tell me you were bald before? and paul heads to the racetrack to
lit up the horizon, literally. it s that thing over there. yeah, it s called the sphere, and it is a monster. inside, it s an entertainment venue. outside, it s the world s largest video screen, covered in 1.2 million leds. and it s become an instant landmark and a huge talking point since it opened last year. in a few moments, we ll find out what it s like to live in a city that s dominated by this giant, glowing ball. but first, alasdair keane s been taking a look at how graphics are bringing it to life. our senses are constantly being bombarded by the sights and sounds around us, including advertisements that have been carefully crafted to grab our attention. but in a busy world. ..do we always notice? if everyone is looking at their phone, what we are trying to do here is to convince people to stop looking at their phones and recall what they have in front of them. bcn visuals are based in barcelona, creating sd displays all around the globe, and now they have a new canva
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