Electric Callboy stages music video at VISIODROM

Dark, mysterious and yet fascinating – with their new music video for the song “Mindreader”, Electric Callboy deliberately focuses on more serious tones than in previous projects. In order to showcase this new side of the successful band in style, those responsible did not just choose any location for the video shoot. With the VISIODROM, they opted for Europe’s largest circular 360-degree projection arena, which has already impressively demonstrated its cinematic potential as a recording location for the Wuppertal rock band “Johnny Tupolev”.

Projection technology for dream and nightmare worlds

It is dark. Only occasional flashes of lightning reveal a man being approached by a demonic female figure. For fractions of a second, rough rock reliefs appear in the background, stretching high into the sky. It quickly becomes clear: there is no escape for the main character. What sounds like an expensive Hollywood production in front of a green screen was actually created in Wuppertal. The modern projection technology at VISIODROM was predestined to create the oppressive backdrop for the new “Mindreader” music video. 33 high-performance projectors project any desired image onto the 47 meter high and 38 meter wide projection surface. This creates realistic-looking dream or nightmare worlds like the one for the new song by Electric Callboy.

Alternative to the green screen

Compared to a green screen, filming against the impressive backdrop of the VISIODROM offers numerous advantages. If backgrounds are added later by computer, the illusion is often broken due to the different lighting situations of real actor shots and the digitally generated pixel art. Viewers perceive the effects as unrealistic or, in the worst case, even cheap. Not so in the VISIODROM: here, the desired backdrops are actually projected during the shoot, ensuring atmospheric and coherent lighting conditions throughout. This leads to a further advantage over the green screen process. The actors – or in this case the musicians from Electric Callboy – are on a real set and can therefore deliver a much better, much more authentic performance.

The success speaks for itself

Over 230,000 views after one day, tens of thousands of likes and consistently positive comments – the fan reactions show that Electric Callboy hit the bull’s eye with the new video for “Mindreader”. This is certainly due to the artistic concept of the unusually dark song, but the high-quality, aesthetic and impressive production at VISIODROM has also played its part in this success. Our final recommendation: darken the room, turn up the speakers and see the new music video for yourself. https://youtu.be/KmLYqftt9yM