Here's a look at how MTV pulled off the 2020 VMAs.
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga perform during the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast on Aug. 30, 2020.
It was a first for the show, which aired its annual ceremony on Sunday , but faced unprecedented obstacles for the broadcast with the parameters in place from the ongoing pandemic. Nevertheless, it was a challenge that longtime executive producer Jesse Ignjatovic met excitedly. “We wanted the audience to have a bit of escapism,” he says.
While the 2020 VMAs were initially headed for Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, artists were ultimately given the choice between exterior performances and XR, a mix of reality and virtual reality . “There was that element of, ‘What are they gonna do?’ or ‘Who’s performing where?’” says Ignjatovic. “Mystery and being able to hold things in until show night is kind of exciting, it added a layer to the show.
Most of the XR clips were filmed in Los Angeles, with the one outlier being BTS’ across-the-world live debut of “Dynamite.” which the K-pop act performed from Seoul. . And even though their set took place over 6,000 miles away, Ignjatovic never worried about not sending a crew to South Korea to help execute, citing how “top-notch” BTS performances always are production-wise.
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