MARVEL
UNIVERSE OF SUPER HEROES
USA
SEATTLE, WA (2018)
PHILADELPHIA, PA (2019)
CANADA
T.B.C.
EUROPE
T.B.C.
ALL DISPLAYED MOTIVES © 2019 MARVEL / © 2019 SEMMEL AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
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MARVEL
UNIVERSE OF
SUPER HEROES
Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes features more than 300 artifacts, including some of Marvel’s most iconic and sought-after pages, costumes, and props. Spectacular artifacts to thrill both avid collectors, and casual fans—while immersive set pieces, soundscapes, and interactive elements bring the comic book world to life!
The exhibition debuts during Marvel’s 80th anniversary year, and chronicles the story of Marvel and its influence on visual culture, while also uncovering the narratives of individual characters such as Captain America, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Doctor Strange.
(Source: www.fi.edu, April 2019)
US Tour
Seattle, WA (2018)
Philadelphia (2019)
CANADA
t.b.c.
EUROPE
t.b.c.
CONCEPT AND PRODUCTION
SCENOGRAPHY
ACOUSTIC SCENOGRAPHY
Sebastian M. Purfürst (Creative Direction)
Hendrik Neumerkel (Technical Direction)
COMPOSER
Lorne Balfe
SOUND DESIGN & FOLEY ART
Sebastian M. Purfürst
FORMATS
Exhibition — 5 Acoustic Zones Multichannel Audio
Cinema — 5.1 Surround
Dr.Strange — 8.1 Surround
PHOTO CREDITS
© CARSTEN CIELOBATZKI, SANDRO VANNINI, SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
DISPLAYED COMIC MOTIVES AND CONTENT
© 2019 MARVEL
© 2019 SEMMEL AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
OFFICIAL LINKS
ACOUSTIC SCENOGRAPHY
MARVEL UNIVERS OF SUPER HEROES
ROUGH GUIDE TO THE
SONIC UNIVERSE
[X ] memorable hookline (“leitmotif”) for universal use (exhibition soundtrack / web / media formats)
[ X] emotional, touching, exciting, secretive: the musical translation of the heroes journey
[X ] the main can be transformed, scaled, morphed into various musical shapes to avoid an "acoustic overkill” (as discussed;)
[X] the good vs. The evil: you feel the presence of the dark forces to make our hero-theme shine
[X] the main theme stems will be used to create the necessary elements for all the media derivates, films and web formats
MAIN THEME
SOUNDTRACK VS. AMBIENT TRACK
The soundtrack and the ambient track run fully synced and support each other. The soundtrack version is the actual piece of music which is presented in the musical sweet spots (e.g. cinema / outro zone).
The ambient version is a “blurred”, highly reduced version of the soundtrack. It’s main purpose is the use as an atmospheric emotional backdrop in the exhibtion space. Both tracks run simultaneously. The visitor will experience the change of complexity by walking through the different zones.
The so called “bleeding” in the zone of acoustic transition is smoothed because the soundtrack and the ambient track share the same key and same musical basis and support each other.
MAIN THEME
WAVES OF INTENSITY
The main theme will be audible as a soundtrack and an ambient track version troughout the exhibition.
The narrative density of the music can float free almost wavelike in intervals.
The idea is to present the theme with a strong emotional impact – and then again give the audience some acoustic space and time to develop their own thoughts, emotions and perspectives on what’s being displayed.
ON-SITE MIXING
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ALL DISPLAYED MOTIVES © 2019 MARVEL / © 2019 SEMMEL AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
ON-SITE MIXES
SEATTLE
PHILADELPHIA
TRAILER
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
CAPTAIN AMERICA
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
BLACK PANTHER
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
HISTORY OF COMICS
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
GROOT
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
DOCTOR STRANGE
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
IRON MAN
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
SPIDERMAN
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
INTERACTIVE
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
AUDIO FORMAT
Stereo
SCREEN FORMAT
1080x1080
TRAILER CONCEPT
2 - 8
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EXHIBITION COMIC PAGES —DESIGNS
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER (2019)
PAGE DESIGNS
CONCEPT / ANIMATION / POST
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
TEXTS
PATRICK REED
VIDEO FOOTAGE
SANDRO VANNINI AND TEAM
DISPLAYED COMIC MOTIVES AND CONTENT
© 2019 MARVEL
© 2019 SEMMEL AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAILER
CREATING AN
ANIMATED EXHIBITION COMIC
CINEMA TRAILER
CINEMA TRAILER (2018)
MARVEL
UNIVERSE OF SUPER HEROES
ARTWORK
Nick Bradshaw
CONCEPT
René Kæstner
COMPOSER
LORNE BALFE
ANIMATORS
Sebastian M. Purfürst
Markus F.C. Buhl
STEREO / 5.1 SURROUND Mix
SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST
SPECIAL THANKS TO
HENDRIK NEUmerkel
Studio TK
SCREEN FORMAT
FULL HD
2k
SCREENINGS
US CINEMAS
WEB
RELEASE DATE
APRIL 2018
"THE FANTASTIC FOUR"
SPIDERMAN / NEUmerkel / PURFÜRST / BLACK PANTHER
PHILADELPHIA (APril, 2019)
All PhOTOGRAPHS, AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA, LOGOS AND REGISTERED TRADEMARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
© 2019 LEM-Studios, BERLIN / SEBASTIAN M. PURFÜRST