halo
creamfields
2025
HALO was a one-off stage design created for Creamfields, produced by Lucid Creates. The structure featured three monumental LED rings and twelve vertical LED “legs,” forming a futuristic performance environment. I collaborated with Matt King to create bespoke animation content designed specifically for this geometry.
The stage geometry presented unique creative and technical challenges:
Leg LED screens: 104 × 3442 px, extremely narrow, vertical canvases.
Ring LED screens: 6767 × 209 px, ultra-wide, continuous loops with seam issues that required precise handling.
Integration: content had to flow naturally between rings, legs, and the central DJ screen without breaking rhythm or immersion.
Design
Challenge
We developed Cinema 4D templates for every screen type, individual legs, individual rings, all rings, all legs, and full-frame composites. This allowed us to preview how elements aligned before moving to After Effects, where we assembled, timed, and adapted variations for delivery.
process &
testing
In C4D, we set up a simplified rig where leg and ring videos could be previewed together. Quick viewport renders ensured pacing, alignment, and rhythm were correct before committing final renders.
work
flow
Most content was created in C4D (with Octane rendering, MoGraph, and X-Particles), then composited and timed in After Effects. Final assets were delivered as ProRes files for playback via Avolites media servers.
visual
language
The content leaned into a minimal VJ aesthetic, designed to complement the architectural form of the stage:
2D elements: lines, gradients, primitive shapes, dots, linear structures.
3D elements: foggy pillars, spinning chrome primitives, abstract spatial illusions behind and around the rings.
motion
behaviours
Content rising from the lower ring, climbing the legs, and cascading back down.
Rotational flows syncing between rings and legs.
Pulses expanding from the DJ booth outward.
Inverse patterns - starting on the legs, then converging into the rings.
out
come
The final show featured a continuous mix of bespoke visuals tightly integrated with the stage’s architecture. Lucid Creates handled live VJing during the event, while we delivered a curated content package.
The result was met with strong positive feedback, HALO became one of Creamfields’ standout stages, leaving a lasting visual impression with its bold geometric form and responsive, minimal content.
HALO – Creamfields 2023
Client / Festival: Creamfields
Collaboration: Lucid Creates (structure & show design), Matt King (animation), Mihály Sipos (animation)
Role: Motion Design & Animation
Tools: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Octane, X-Particles, MoGraph