SuperBowl by the Numbers

Rob Ottaviano

Rob Ottaviano

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Halftime Show by the numbers...

24 Cameras
5 Chapman Sideline Carts
2 Jibs
2 Steadi-Cams
1 Helicopter
90 26k Projectors
384 LED Tiles
582 Feet of Blades
765 Lighting Instruments
8 D3 Servers
10 Flame Cannons & A Lot of Pyro
25,000 amps of Power
1/2 Mile of Truss
18 Audio Field Carts w/ 108 Speakers
24 Stage Carts
1 24' Long x 12' High Lion Puppet
1 18,000 Square Foot Projection Surface
48 Golf Carts
1 Flying by Foy Rig
More than 850 Costumes
24,000 Sq Feet of Tenting
145,000 Flashlights
1,000 FM Radios
600 LED Orbs
11 12' Long x 6' Cloud Balloons
3,650 Hotel Room Nights
1,366 Pizzas
7,620 Boxed Lunches

...and most importantly

750 Cast members
480 Field Team Members
400 Staff & Crew

Without their dedication and talent there would be no Halftime Show.

A sincere thank you to everyone involved
 
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Rob,

This is cool run down. The projection mapping was really impressive. I was thinking that somewhere folks at Barco or Christie were smiling wide. Flying by Foy always does impressive work. Flying talent live in that kind of environment is a serious impressive (and ballsy) activity.
 
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I too was impressed by the flying. Having to explain to my mother why I was so seriously concerned during her entire flight was certainly interesting. Even though I know what they do to keep her safe and trust in Foy, knowing what could happen, it bothers me deeply.
 
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Great Thread Rob. I shared it to my Facebook wall, the haters were out in full force last night and most of them don't have the slightest clue what goes into a production like that.
 
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I forgot to mention we lost one of are own! RIP Brother! Be safe out there!
 

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Spenser Hamilton said:
Great Thread Rob. I shared it to my Facebook wall, the haters were out in full force last night and most of them don't have the slightest clue what goes into a production like that.
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My feed went beyond that, and into the conspiracy that the NFL is staged and rigged.
I think one GIF on Grantland should put that thought to rest.
 
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Spenser Hamilton said:
Your feed sounds even more tiring than my feed.

Condolences to the family, must be tough to lose someone who was just out doing what they love.
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For those who don't know, Ryan Lipman was one of the upriggers working on the Super Bowl show in Arizona. Ryan was a diabetic and had a diabetic episode while in the grid. He attempted to climb down but unfortunately lost consciousness and fell before he was able to get all the way down.

By all accounts Ryan was a huge champion of safety. He was wearing his harness and always clipped in when working. This was just an unfortunate accident and a reminder to all of us that this is a dangerous business to work in.

Although i didn't know Ryan, my condolences go out to his family in this difficult time.
 
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