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The production of Norge-Brasil using the Barco HDX-W14. Photo by Dag Jenssen
DET NORSKE TEATRET The third and final visit of the day was to Det Norske Teatret. Here, the theatre’s current aim is to attract a younger crowd to ensure theatre productions remain a popular form of entertainment for years to come. The theatre is tackling this is two ways, firstly by the introduction of visual technology and using it as a way to modernise and update productions, and secondly the type of production. Once of the most recent plays under the new scheme was Norge-Brasil, the story of the football World Cup match between Norway and Brazil in 1998. It was an event that caused a stir amongst Norwegians at the time. A projected LED screen was the main focus of the musical. To fulfil the technology element of the plan, Det Norske Teatret invested in a Barco HDX-W14, which will soon be upgraded to a HDX-W18. The upgrade will equip the theatre with a projector that features ImagePRO scaling capabilities. The combination of Xenon 2.5kW lamps and the high contrast optical engine in the HDX-W18 will also improve colour richness, crispness and vividness. Video Manger Raymond Stubberud said: “We needed a product for back projection that was going to give us lots of punch and scale. We didn’t have that before the Barco came along. “These days everybody wants HD because this is the latest technology. The Barco incorporates this but at the same time produces large clear images and is very easy to use, making it win- win for everyone.” Back projection works well at Det Norske Teatret, mainly because it has the essential ingredient, which is space. Back projection is beneficial to the theatre when the house lights need to remain on during a production because the images pass through the screen rather than bouncing off it. This is applicable when video is used sporadically during a performance. Raymond continued: “From 2009 until the present day we have used video in 22 plays, eight in the last 12 months.”
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“The Barco incorporates this but at the same time produces large clear
images and is very easy to use, making it win-win for everyone.”
Similarly to the National Theatre, Raymond uses a Dataton Watchout media server to control and programme the projector outputs. In some ways projection can be used as substitute for lighting, and the fact that using pre-programming tools for projection saves time and allows quicker change-overs for productions that might be running on the same stage at the same time (one in the afternoon and one in the evening for example). Raymond compared lighting and video: “It’s more efficient to use projection and it’s easy. I use the Watchout media server, which is a great tool.” Det Norske Teatret is trying to educate the younger generation about the advantages and disadvantages of using visual effects in a theatrical application. And by all accounts it looks as though it has approached the situation in forward-thinking way. With theatres like this setting an example, others are bound to follow, so who can predict how visual technology in theatres will evolve over the next 10 years?
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