Meet Tigrelab – Producers of 3D Mapping Animations, Motion Graphics and Live-Action Environments

We are presently working with Tigrelab, a creative team that specialises in 3D mapping animation and set design. Based in Barcelona they are tops in their field, and I am honoured to be working with them and other animation teams here in Australia.

Mik brought Tigrelab to my attention in 2013 to work on the Citizens of the Planet production, which comes out in 2028. I believe the best way to introduce them to you is to show you their work.

Here is the promotional clip I saw for the first time that gob-smacked me, and solidified my desire to work with their creative team.

We are a creative studio focused on developing experiences through powerful content mixing design, scenography, interactivity and technology.

Federico Gonzalez Montoya, Mathieu Felix and Javier Pinto

In 2016, Mik and I travelled to Barcelona to finally visit the Tigrelab offices, and meet the team face-to-face for the very first time. This is when sh** got real! Talking on the other side of the world is not like sitting right across from someone. Particularly, if English is not their first language and you don’t speak Spanish.

Sitting in the room with Mathieu and Mery went through the initial vision for the show, and I share with them what animations I liked from work they had previously produced and played some music. We were given a date at the end of 2018 when they could begin working on the show and add us to their existing schedule. They put together a list of things to get back to them with that included: all the music, a solid brief for the set-design, and a script that included underscoring timings, songs timings and timings for our short-storytelling segments.

Because we are working with animations and visuals that are informed by the music, timing is everything. Music is non-stop in our production. Two hours of songs, instrumental musical transitions, visuals and storytelling. I’ve never preformed to strict timings before, this is a new thing for me.

I am delighted to say, I nailed the script along with underscoring and song sequence of the show. And guess what? The flow feels amazing!! My tail is wagging big time! Delighted, delighted, delighted!

In 2019, we really worked to nail down the design of the set – what it will be made from and how it will be packed and travel (I’ll go into greater detail in another blog post). Finally, we settled on a set-design that met Tigrelabs criteria for the 3D mapping visuals. We went through a few different ideas, here are some images from our journey.

Whilst shopping in a mall in Perth’s city centre, during my 2019 Retrospective Tour, I saw a massive architectural-element-meets-lighting-fixture. It took me weeks to track down the manufacturer, but I did it. My journey led me to a company based in Germany. I sent the Tigrelab team the photos below, and we scheduled a meeting with the manufacturer, acquired the dimensions of each panel and proper 3D CAD files so Tigrelab could put a design together for us.