A portable hand scanner scanned the faces of lead actor Josh Robson, who played the Phantom, and his second cast Raphael Wong. An arm-based scanner is attached to the Mask of the Phantoms. These changes could not be applied digitally and were taken in 3D. The 3D scan and 3D printing service provider Wysiwyg 3D, available to the GoProto group, supported the costume department with an optimized solution. 3D scanning and 3D printing in combination brought the solution The masks were used in both the rehearsals and the performances. Making the mask in the usual way would have taken too long and it would not have been clear if this would have been convenient for the actor. Production plans have changed and the costume department of Opera Australia has to adapt to the availability or non-availability of the cast and for almost all processes less time is usual. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there have been some restrictions in the entertainment industry in recent years. Restoring the phantom mask with new technologies was not a need for technical innovation, but a necessity. The Phantom was missing the mask The Phantom obtains its mask from the 3D printer (pictured: Phantom with second main character) (Image © Wysiwyg 3D). In this case, the Phantom of the Opera was first equipped with a mask from a 3D printer. I’m March this year was shown in Hafen from Sydney in Australia. It is the longest running show in music history.

This musical “The Phantom of the Opera”, which became known as a novel by Gaston Leroux from 1910, was started in 1986. The 3D printing service provider Wysiwyg 3D has created its 3D printers customized to suit the manufacturers. In Australia, a believable musical “Phantom der Oper” is needed to get to know the masks.

The entertainment industry is looking forward to a long pandemic break again to be able to plan and perform performances.

Phantom of the opera mask 3d print