Case Study 01 — Live Visuals

Beyond Fashion 2025

Role: VJ — live graphics & lighting
Tools: Resolume Arena, After Effects
Team: New Media Design students
When: Fall 2025

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Erick at the VJ station, Resolume running on two monitors

All-access passes for Beyond Fashion, Erick Wittmann, Screen Operator

Overview

Last year, in Fall 2025, I had the amazing opportunity to be a VJ for Beyond Fashion, an experimental fashion show at my university. I worked with a team of designers on the motion graphics and deliverables for a huge 32′ × 16′ LED wall at the show.

I was in charge of directing the live graphics and lights while the show was running, pairing them with each model's walkthrough, all in Resolume Arena and After Effects.

production.jpg / .mp4 — a designer's loop

Production

The graphics for Beyond Fashion were created by a group of students in New Media Design.

Each student was responsible for a selection of looping graphics tailored to each fashion designer.

Floor plan of the show: runway, seating, model pose spots and camera positions

The team reviewing the floor plan on the LED wall during setup

Layout

We students were also tasked with designing the layout of the show.

We went through many iterations. The final design notates seating arrangements, ticket prices for seats, the runway layout, model pose spots, camera crew positions and more.

A model on the runway in front of the LED wall

Execution

On show day, December 12, 2025, I worked as the Screen Operator, running the LED wall and the lights live from the VJ station.

Everything ran in Resolume Arena, with the looks we'd built in After Effects ready to trigger as the show moved from one designer to the next.

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