Lady Gaga – Enigma

Enigma, an ethereal character that represents Lady Gaga’s inner persona, was originally created by The Mill for the release of…
Lady Gaga "Enigma"
Case Study

Enigma, an ethereal character that represents Lady Gaga’s inner persona, was originally created by The Mill for the release of her Art Pop App in 2014. The character now returns, refreshed and transformed in a series of original films that play an integral part in the Las Vegas Residency performance. The persona, a resident of Planet Enigma, was brought to life via real-time visual effects and game engine technology, driven by motion capture which was performed and voiced by Lady Gaga herself.

Not just a recording artist, Lady Gaga often delivers an element of avant-garde performance art to each of her projects, and the Las Vegas residency show is no different. Enigma captures the essence of Gaga, an interactive companion that combines music, art and technology.

Credits
Credits

Client
Client: Lady Gaga
Producers: Kathleen Heffernan, Stine Moisen
Creative Director: Eli Russell Linnetz

Production
Production: Mill+
Director: Jeffrey Dates
Producer: Nic Barnes

Editorial
Editorial: The Mill
Editor: Leanne Belgiorno
Edit Assist: Melanie de Souza
Emerging Tech
Emerging Tech: The Mill
Executive Producer: Desi Gonzalez
Senior Producer: Katie Kolombatovich
Developer / Shoot Supervisor: Eric Renaud-Houde
Technical Artists: Xuan Seifert, Damian Kwiatkowski, Michael Dunkley, Nick Couret
Technical Artist / Animator: Ren Hsien-Hsu

VFX Creative
VFX Creative: The Mill
Creative Director: Jeffrey Dates
Chief Creative Officer: Angus Kneale
2D Lead Artist: Anne Trotman
2D Artists: Burtis Scott, Krissy Nordella
3D Artists: Adam Dewhirst, Ryan Federman, Paul Liaw, Yimo Xu
Design: Sally Reynolds, Syd Fini
Animators: Doug Johnson, Carlos Sandoval

Sound Design
Sound Design: Beacon Street Studio

Motion Capture
Motion Capture: Technicolor Experience Center
Experience Director: Abbey Tate
TEC Producer: Drew Diamond
Motion Capture Operator: Jose Navarro
Q-Take: Robert Garza
Engineer: Nick Mitchell
Sound: Julian Beeston
HNC Facial Capture: Katie Jo Turk
Additional Motion Capture: Mocap Militia

Colour
Colour: The Mill
Colourist: Josh Bohoskey
Colour Producer: Megan Rumph

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