When David Bowie died in January, there was an outpouring of grief for the artist who made innovation in performance mainstream. To pay tribute to Bowie, Lady Gaga teamed up with the tech company Intel to produce a show that used holography, robotics, 3D motion graphics, and live video processing.
She performed nine Bowie songs in six minutes at the Grammys: "Space Oddity,""Changes,""Ziggy Stardust,""Suffragette City,""Rebel Rebel,""Fashion,""Fame,""Let's Dance" and "Heroes." The act was widely regarded as a big success, and the visual spectacle was incredible.
An Intel ad that aired immediately around the performance on CBS gave a behind-the-scenes view of the run-up to the Grammys. There was some criticism on Twitter that Intel aired its commercial immediately after the tribute, but without it viewers would know less about how the remarkable performance was put together.
Here's a rundown of the technologies Intel used:
To create the animated makeup on Gaga's face, Intel captured a 3D scan of her face in 12 different poses, Vanity Fair reported.
The result was a CGI spider crawling across Ziggy Stardust's signature lightning bolt.
Intel made holograms of dancers, Gaga, and Bowie himself for the performance.
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