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BREDA CASTLE
Company: Christie Location: Breda, The Netherlands
Christie projection is at the centre of what is believed to be the first permanent outdoor pixel mapping project ever staged in Europe. The initiative of saving the small early 19th Century Breda Castle, situated close to the eastern border of Hungary, by developing it into a new tourist attraction is the result of a collaboration between owners, the Megyeri family and the initiator Infor- max. Working with
Bordos.ArtWorks and Invited Artists - run by Budapest-based 3D artist László Zsolt Bordos - and András Schmid of Christie technical partner DNN|360, they have mapped the façade in a series of stunning animated tableaux. From 15 June onwards, an artistic video mapping show will be projected everyday, every hour after dark, using the 3kW xenon light engine of a Christie Roadster HD18K projector, equipped with 1.8-2.6:1 HD zoom lens. And it is this that the owners now hope will help save the ruined castle. Back at Breda, László explained that the owners of the castle had first raised the idea of a projection onto the walls back in 2009 after seeing
Bordos.ArtWorks and Invited Artists on the television news. In the winter of that year he contacted András Schmid about the idea, having already engaged in a couple of smaller collaborations with DNN|360 previously. “Breda Castle seemed like a great project to work on, and it has become the start of a great friendship,” László said. “It is always a major task to create unique video content - but fortunately we were given plenty of time for the creative process.”
László said that the scenes were based on personal dream experiences. “This environment was perfect due to the total darkness, no city lights, no light pollution, a place where black is black, so you really can make some parts of the building disappear.” András Schmid added that the investor commissioned a fully air-conditioned, weather-proof brick cube to house the technical equipment, inspired by an industri- al artist. He recommended the Christie Roadster HD18K as the parameters would allow them to execute the task with just a single projector. “The Roadster has many system integration as well as operational advantages,” said András. “It met the cri- teria for high brightness, 1920 x 1080 resolution and reliable operation in extreme environmental conditions.” The production uses AVStumpfl Wings Platinum four play-out and show-control software with custom-built PC hardware. “In this case exhibitors can manage more complex shows than a normal play-out session,” continued András. “The remote management function was essential, since the distance between site and our HQ [in Budapest] is more than 270km.” Digital video signal distribution is based on Lightware products, while audio distri- bution uses Yamaha, Community and QSC products. All equipment was supplied by DNN | 360. The accompanying soundtrack for the mapping was written by famous Hungarian composer, Imre Czomba. “After establishing the main ideas of the storyboard, Mr Czomba showed me many variations until we eventually made our final selection,” said László. “The music was recorded using real instruments, and the quality of the music fits perfectly with the animation.”
www.chrisitedigital.eu SALT MINE
Company: HB-Laser Location: Heilbronn, Germany
Video, laser, light and sound equipment are arranged to a truly breathtaking, enter- taining and educating experience. Visitors to the Salt Mine Heilbronn, Germany are able to learn how salt influences our life. Three six metre cubes were constructed for the tour of the centre and inside of them HB-Laser installed touch-terminals, projections and interactive applications to explain to the visitors more about how salt is used. On the outside of two cubes videos are projected using multiple vid- eo-projectors with salt-resistant housings. The Salt Mine is also equipped with hundreds of LEDs, which have been designed by light-artist Joachim Fleischer and installed by HB-Laser. And at the end of the tour the visitors enter an infinite 3D laser tunnel with fog.
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Photos by Péter Zentai
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