David Battilana

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Calvin Harris

An immersive VR concert for PICO, streamed to TikTok LIVE, with Calvin Harris performing as a full-body avatar.

Show
The Calvin Harris Experience
Platforms
PICO VR and TikTok LIVE
Studio
Wave
Role
Sr. Art Development Director

The set moves through distinct looks: a crystal dome over a dancing crowd, a field of reaching hands lit in gold, and a deep space sequence with a whale drifting overhead.

I built the pitch deck for Calvin Harris and his team, then carried the look into production with Zoic, who built content for the show. I ran them as a partner from onboarding through delivery.

His team was very specific about how he was portrayed, and the likeness took a lot of back and forth. I took changes wherever we could, even past cutoffs, flagged the risky ones clearly and knocked out the easy asks fast. Performer comfort is the difference between a good show and a poor one.

I also directed the animated logo and intro sequence for the broadcast.

Process
Lighting pass in engine
Lighting pass in engine
Calvin avatar, lookdev
Calvin avatar, lookdev
Calvin avatar, lookdev
Calvin avatar, lookdev
Barbacoa avatar reveal, storyboard
DJ booth staging
DJ booth staging