Live Event & Broadcast Design

I was responsible for the live graphics package for a massive outdoor music festival, streamed globally on a major streaming service. During a performance by a headlining musical artist, an energetic dance move resulted in a significant wardrobe malfunction.

The moment was instantly captured and was being broadcast live. With the performance being permanently archived, we had one chance to protect the artist's privacy and the client's brand. In the production trailer, with over a dozen producers and executives looking over my shoulder, the pressure was immense.

A simple camera cut was not an option—it would have ruined a key moment of the performance. We needed a better solution, and we needed it immediately.

While others focused on the problem, I focused on the pixels. I proposed a plan to not just hide the issue, but to digitally repair it, live, before it was baked into the final archive. Here was my rapid-fire process:

Using Mocha in After Effects, I immediately began motion tracking the damaged fabric within the frame.

The track wasn't just a simple position. 30 times per second, I captured the rip's position, rotation, and scale as it moved through 3D space. I also analyzed its relationship to the complex stage lighting to understand how the repaired fabric should be lit and shaded.

With that data, I digitally reconstructed the fabric, creating a patch that was seamlessly composited over the wardrobe malfunction. The patch moved, rotated, and was lit perfectly in sync with the artist's original motion.

The entire process, from problem identification to solution deployment, took place in less time than the length of the clip itself.

The result was invisible, which was the entire point. The live stream continued without interruption, the artist's privacy was protected, and the final archived performance is a flawless recording of her incredible talent. Outside of the handful of people in that trailer, no one ever knew the crisis occurred.

This project is a dramatic example of the calm, strategic, and technical execution I bring to every project. Whether I'm modeling complex experiential activations for brands like Coca-Cola and Comcast or handling a live broadcast crisis for Live Nation, I am the person who can sit in the hot seat, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver a creative, effective solution when the pressure is at its highest.