Illusionist Istanbul

14/04/2025

We are thrilled to be part of a 90-minute musical directed by Beyhan Murphy, created for the 100th anniversary event of Anadolu Sigorta!

Bringing together talented dancers and a remarkable cast of theatre actors and actresses, the show unfolds the story of a century through a breathtaking journey of movement, music, and storytelling. Designed to interact seamlessly with the choreography and reflect the shifting eras of the narrative, our studio crafted a stage design and an immersive visual world—turning the stage into a living, breathing timeline.
Under the musical direction of Tuluğ Tırpan and featuring a live performance by Sertab Erener, the century’s story is brought to life by the captivating duo, Birce Akalay and Salih Bademci.

Special thanks to Lobi Events for the opportunity and endless support they provided.

06/10/2022

The Little Prince: Story of a Friendship is a fascinating combination of traditional theatre, animation film and digital art. Utilizing the cutting-edge staging technologies, both traditional and digital, and based on an impressive adaptation of the story, The Little Prince: Story of a Friendship narrates the magical tale of the Little Prince and his friendship with a pilot. Throughout the story, both the pilot and the Little Prince discover the secrets of creating ties with others, love, and friendship.  

Using the latest Motion Capture technology and combining the acquired data with 2D and 3D animations, the play offers a unique experience of storytelling in a fascinating immersive environment exceeding the limits of a traditional stage. From children to adults, The Little Prince: Story of a Friendship tells a convincing, enthralling, and touchy story that is turned into a digital experience in an immersive 360 space! 

🎟Starting October 16th
📍Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
📲Ticket Link in Bio

Credits
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Production Company: Illusionist Digital Arts Studio
Producer: Ahmet Gürbüz
Executive Producer: Müge Arıkan
Line Producer: Doğa Kurtuluş
Co Line Producer: Elif Özge Maltepe
Scriptwriter: Emre Barca, Hakkı Usta
Multimedia Director: Eray Taşpınar
Acting Director: Ali Yalgın

Character Designer: Emrecan Akyolcu
Concept Designer: Beren Gönen, Emrecan Akyolcu
Environment Animator: Gökhan Alpak
3D Character Modelling: Shake Animation
Lead Compotising Artist: Furkan Alabaş
CG Artists: Kutbettin Ecevit, Emir Ünalan, Çiğdem Güler
3D Modeler: Fatih Türkmen
Poster Design: Beren Gönen

Composer: Ender Gündüzlü
Sound Designer: Recep Kırallı

Special Thanks to;
Pilot: Kenan Ece
Child Pilot: Uras Yılmaz
The Little Prince: Emre Arslanbek
The King, The Businessman: Serin Öztoprak
The Lamplighter, The Conceited Man: Barkın Sarp
The Geographer: Mark Raymund

And big thanks to ToDA for their collaboration and support

01/07/2022

23/05/2022

For the first time in Turkey, opera and digital art came together at the gala night of AKM Türk Telekom Opera Hall. The 12-piece repertoire of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra was accompanied by an immersive digital art showcreated with innovative stage and light designs.

For this work, the visual designers set out from the stories, sound analysis, and algorithms of the pieces and obtained abstractions that reflect the atmosphere they create. While the 70-member orchestra, 40-member choir, and four soloists continued their live performance on the stage, this digital art show, using the iconic architecture of the hall as a canvas, provided the audience with an unusual and memorable experience, both auditory and visually, with the contribution of 40 projection devices installed on the field.

As Illusionist, we would like to thank first Türk Telekom and the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and Ataturk Cultural Center for their cooperation on this particular night.
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Opera ve dijital sanat, Türkiye’de ilk kez, AKM TürkTelekom Opera Salonu’nun gala gecesinde bir araya geldi. İstanbul Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası’nın 12 parçadan oluşan repertuvarına, yenilikçi sahne ve ışık tasarımlarıyla oluşturduğumuz, opera salonunu çepeçevre saran bir dijital sanat gösterisi eşlik etti.

Bu çalışma için görsel tasarımcılar eserlerin hikâye vedinamiklerinden yola çıktı ve yarattıkları atmosferi yansıtansoyutlamalar elde etti. 70 kişilik orkestra, 40 kişilik koro ve 4 solist sahnedeki canlı performansını sürdürürken, salonunikonik mimarisini bir tuval gibi kullanan bu dijital sanatgösterisi, alana kurulu 40 projeksiyon cihazının da katkısıylahem işitsel hem de görsel açıdan izleyicilere alışılmışındışında ve akılda kalıcı bir deneyim yaşattı.

Illusionist olarak ilklerin yaşandığı bu özel gecedekibirliktelikleri için Önce Türk Telekom yönetimine daha sonrada İstanbul Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası ile Atatürk Kültür Merkezine teşekkür ederiz.

15/03/2022

Diplomacy Tunnel: It is a digital journey reflecting the milestones of diplomacy from the Treaty of Kadesh to the modern era, and social media presences and the virtual conferencing of top politicians and diplomats to be attentive and adaptive to the day’s demands. Diplomacy Tunnel is divided into three parts: Roots of Diplomacy, Modern Diplomacy, and Recoding Diplomacy, and all these parts are backed with animations explicitly designed according to the content of each section. More than 400 images or videos are elaborately selected and displayed to give visitors the feeling of wandering in different phases of history.
Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency: Altus Organizasyon
Direction/Content/Production design: Illusionist
Display: Display Team
📸: Ayça Batak

15/03/2022

Diplomacy Tunnel: It is a digital journey reflecting the milestones of diplomacy from the Treaty of Kadesh to the modern era, and social media presences and the virtual conferencing of top politicians and diplomats to be attentive and adaptive to the day’s demands. Diplomacy Tunnel is divided into three parts: Roots of Diplomacy, Modern Diplomacy, and Recoding Diplomacy, and all these parts are backed with animations explicitly designed according to the content of each section. More than 400 images or videos are elaborately selected and displayed to give visitors the feeling of wandering in different phases of history.
Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency: Altus Organizasyon
Direction/Content/Production design: Illusionist
Display: Display Team

15/03/2022

Diplomacy Tunnel: It is a digital journey reflecting the milestones of diplomacy from the Treaty of Kadesh to the modern era, and social media presences and the virtual conferencing of top politicians and diplomats to be attentive and adaptive to the day’s demands. Diplomacy Tunnel is divided into three parts: Roots of Diplomacy, Modern Diplomacy, and Recoding Diplomacy, and all these parts are backed with animations explicitly designed according to the content of each section. More than 400 images or videos are elaborately selected and displayed to give visitors the feeling of wandering in different phases of history.
Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency: Altus Organizasyon
Direction/Content/Production Design: Illusionist
Display: Display Team
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05/01/2022

Designed for the opening ceremony of 72nd International Astronautical Congress 2021 held in Dubai,

‘‘The Infinite’’ is an immersive entertainment show depicting a journey of evolution of the UAE; a blend of motion graphics combined with a beautifully choreographed sequence of evolution represented by a young boy, evolving into an ambitious man and finally into a wise mentor.

26/11/2021

Illusionist Istanbul 2D ve 3D animasyonla ilgilenip multimedya ve dijital sanat alanlarında bir kariyer düşünenlere kendilerini geliştirme imkânı sunuyor:

ILLUSIONIST AKADEMİ

Tamamen ücretsiz olan dersler iki dönem olacak.

Birinci dönemde haftada bir gün online After Effects ve Houdini dersleri verilecek ve herhangi bir kontenjan sınırı olmayacak.

Bu dönemi başarıyla tamamlayan 8 öğrenciyle ikinci döneme geçilecek. Bu eğitim yüz yüze olacak ve animasyon programlarının yanı sıra dijital hikâye anlatıcılığı, bir fikrin görsele dönüşme aşamaları, temel sahne bilgisi gibi dersleri de kapsayacak.

Bu eğitimlerin ardından yapılacak değerlendirmeye göre katılımcılara stüdyomuzda staj ve iş imkânı sunulacak.

İlgilenenler 3 Aralık 2021 tarihine kadar biodaki linkten başvuru yapabilir.


Birinci dönem: 6 Aralık 2021’de başlayacak, her biri 90 dakika olacak bu online dersler 7 hafta sürecek.

İkinci dönem: 7 Şubat 2022’de başlayacak ve haftada iki gün olacak. 12 hafta boyunca toplamda 72 saatlik yüz yüze eğitim uygulanacak.


Önemli not: After Effects dersleri için (temel After Effects bilgisi) ve Houdini dersleri için (temel 3D bilgisi) aranmaktadır.

19/06/2021

Journey in time: History of Diplomacy
This section presents a historical journey regarding incidents imprinted on our collective memories, beginning from the Treaty of Kadesh up until today, marking the history of the world, and milestones of the history of diplomacy, embedding the visitor into the narrative.

18/03/2021

Alice The Musical: An exciting combination of technology and human to achieve a magical and inspiring world, pushing its limits to the boundaries of theater and musical play.
In this project, our goal was to use the various technologies together in the production of the project and to bring the players into the multimedia world we designed with the staging techniques we applied and to bring together the animation player association with the audience in an interactive way.

18/03/2021

11/02/2021

It was a great honour for us to be chosen to designed the Independence day of Tajikistan in 2018

24/01/2021

Last year around this time, we were bringing the last pieces together to revive the spirit of 80’s using art and cutting-edge technology!

Here is a to ''İzmir'in Kızları'' and a glimpse of our multimedia creations, hoping to gather again and live the experience on the stage, soon!

Client: Most production

02/01/2021

While we are working on 2021’s exciting new projects, lets take a look at our hologram shows so far

13/12/2020

It is mesmerizing how a piece of fabric and light turns an entire stage into an illusion. Here some of our projects that brings technology and performing arts together. Enjoy!