SOLUTIONS: MOB MUSEUM, LAS VEGAS
Mob connections with the casino industry are also highlighted at the museum
images and shadows complete the effect. These are projected from a Panasonic PT-DX800, directly onto the back wall. Lewis explains: “At times during the video production characters on any of the screens interact with those on other screens. Moving light fixtures are also installed into the space and add another level of visual effects to the experience.” The entire content of the
show and synchronisation of the video, audio, lighting and screen movement is transmitted and controlled from Alcorn McBride V16 Pros located in the AV rack room one floor below. The system opens and closes the courtroom door and rolls up the screen when the show concludes.
A LightCue DMX recorder
and four Alcorn McBride DMX machines control over 1,500 lights in the museum. “Almost all of the lights in the building are controlled with the DMX system,” notes Markus.
HITTING THE WALL One exhibit that is being revamped is the St Valentine’s Day Massacre wall. “This new exhibit should add a more dramatic reveal on one of the key pieces in our collection,” explains Markus. “Currently there is a Digital Projection projector there showing a short film projected onto glass. We are adding a 122in x 98in motorised screen, reprogramming the surrounding lights as well as the spotlights on the wall. We will be utilising the same Alcorn Binloop, V16 Pro and DMX machines.” An important source of
revenue for the museum comes from private tours and corporate events – and with this comes demand from clients for a non-standard show. “So far the private tours have gone great,” says Markus. “We are able to control virtually every aspect from pausing a single exhibit to muting entire floors. We have a large amount of museum buyouts and we are
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continually challenged with requests from our guests. Most guests use the Courtroom for their function, so we have set up ways to bypass or stop the Courtroom – allowing them to make a presentation, and afterwards we can turn that particular section back on.” Currently his team is adding a matrix switch in that room so clients can use one of the four projectors for their presentations.
The museum uses
ShowTouch, Alcorn McBride’s touchpanel interface for its show controllers with Ethernet, for tour guide
presentations. “People presenting private tours like being able to start, stop and pause exhibits,” explains Markus. “They don’t have to shout, or have devices locked to their heads, to make themselves heard.”
As is common in museum installations, there was a degree of evolution between initial concepts and final installation. Lewis comments: “The Mob Museum, being an historical building site, provided ample opportunities for trades to work together with creative design teams to navigate the unforeseen obstacles and make new
solutions to overcome them. Flexibility was key, and the Alcorn McBride system allowed for each of these changes to be made with minimal hassle.”
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