SM ENTERTAINMENT · 2020

Midnight Story
Live-stage projection mapping

SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y. · SM STATION Live Video

A blue night sky unfolds behind a physical meadow set. Starlight wraps three walls, joining the three voices to create a deep-night landscape inside the studio.

Client
SM ENTERTAINMENT
Year
2020
KNOVCOMPILE's role
Projection-mapping direction
Midnight Story — SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y. featured scene 1
Photos and video stills · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT

Beyond a physical meadow,
a night of flowing stars

SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y.'s Midnight Story live video shows the three members singing in a meadow. We connected grass, rocks and the starlight behind the performers into a single landscape.

  1. Model of the meadow and projection surfaces
    Meadow and projection surfaces

    Three walls surround the physical set from behind.

  2. Model of starlight across three walls
    Starlight across three walls

    Night-sky imagery wraps the walls and creates depth.

  3. Model of the final live scene
    Into the live scene

    Performers and backdrop share a single frame.

Direction concept diagram

Beyond the edges of the walls,
a night sky forming one continuous scene

Wide shots reveal the full meadow; close-ups hold the starlight behind the performers. Projection fills the set's backdrop, keeping the same nocturnal atmosphere even as the camera moves closer.

Live performance scenes against starlightVideo · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT
Three walls, one backdrop / A landscape accompanying the voices
Three walls, one backdrop

Three walls, one backdrop

Night-sky colors and starlight spread across projection surfaces around the physical meadow.

A landscape accompanying the voices

A landscape accompanying the voices

Starlight flows behind the performers, sustaining the atmosphere of the live scene.

The three members framed by starlightPhoto · SM ENTERTAINMENT
Starlight continuing behind the performersVideo still · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT

Inside the studio,
building the backdrop

On set, projected starlight appears on the actual walls alongside the meadow. These records show how the finished night's landscape was created among the studio's lights, cameras and scenery.

Preparing the film set with projection in placeOn-site documentation · KNOVCOMPILE
Starlight across three walls behind the setOn-site photography · KNOVCOMPILE
The film set with the camera and projected backdrop togetherOn-site photography · KNOVCOMPILE

Midnight Story · Live Video

SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y. — Midnight StoryOfficial video · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT
Opening space with starlight
Opening space with starlightA blue night sky and physical meadowVideo still · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT
Framing three voices
Framing three voicesA frame where backdrop and performers breathe togetherVideo still · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT
Leaving a landscape of night
Leaving a landscape of nightStarlight surrounding the songVideo still · SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT

Credits

Client
SM ENTERTAINMENT
Artist
SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y.
Work
Midnight Story
SM STATION Live Video
Music video director
AFF
Projection-mapping direction
KNOVCOMPILE
Official video
SM STATION · SM ENTERTAINMENT