The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa

I worked with an amazing team of artists to produce over 45 minutes of multimedia content for “The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa” live concert. Spread across seven different stage monitors and a hologram screen, and synchronized to Frank’s original live band, it required an intense level of cooperative teamwork and artistic vision. The show incorporated stop motion, puppeteering, motion graphics, traditional animation, and more. It truly was an epic production.

Credits

Executive Producer: Ahmet Zappa (Zappa Family Trust)
Hologram Production: Eyellusion

Multimedia Production: Danger Pigeon, Fantoons

Danger Pigeon:

ECD: Pat Giles

Puppet Team Director: Brian Haimes

Motion Graphics Director: Mike Foran

Stop Motion Animation Directors: Pete List, Brian Haimes

Set Design Director: Brian Haimes

3D Design and Animation: Steve Talkowski

Poster Illustration: Lauren Monardo Gramprey

Live Band Musicians

Ray White (Guitar, Vocals)
Mike Keneally (Guitar, Keyboards)
Scott Thunes (Bass)
Robert Martin (Keyboards, Vocals)
Ed Mann (Percussion)
Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers (Drums, Archivist)

 

Additional credits available upon request