There were no 3D plug-ins used in creating this world. The beveled stage is a flat layer as with everything else in the scene. As I have mentioned in a few tutorials here, that shadowing is what makes it look real. I created most of the stage shadows and small details in Photoshop for each set piece.
The video screen appears concave because it is broken into 4 layers and arranged as such.
An athletic camera movement forgives many of these fake 3D set pieces.
Bill O’Neil
http://chicagospots.com