Projection Connection News

MIAMI — Mansion, one of four big nightclubs owned by the Opium group here (the others are Opium Garden, Privé and SET) introduced an new LED lighting installation that arcs over the “star of the night” in the center of the club — the guest DJ. AVLI provided the design and install for the elaborate setup, using a Madrix system for control.

NEW YORK – Pete’s Big TVs was hired for the third year to provide video screens and monitors for NBC TV’s  “Celebrity Apprentice Finale.” The live broadcast May 20 took place at a theatre within the American Museum of Natural History. The set resembled Donald Trump’s board room as seen on the series, with a Gtech 20mm flex screen serving as the Manhattan skyline at night as seen through “windows.”

SAN DIEGO – Nautilus Entertainment Design was honored with an IES 2012 “Commendable Achievement in Lighting Design” award for the Qualcomm Museum in San Diego. Nautilus provided lighting design and A/V system design for the museum, including more than 16 large format interactive video kiosks and an integrated control system.

KITCHENER, Ontario – Thirty-six Christie MicroTiles were installed at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Positioned in the front wall of the Vivian and David Campbell conference facility, the 6 units wide by 6 units high Christie MicroTiles array displays Blu-ray videos, still images and PowerPoint presentations for foreign and domestic officials who present their research findings at the facility.

LOS ANGELES – Canadian rapper Drake is touring with Elation’s EPV762 MH Moving Head LED Video Panel. LD Patrick Dierson says the moving panels are getting such jaw-dropping audience reactions, that they’ve increased the number of them as the tour continues on, from an original 48 units to 96 units. Drake’s tour returns to the US in May.

CLEVELAND – Pete’s Big TVs provided the video production package for the 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 14 in Cleveland. The show premieres May 5 on HBO. The visuals interspersed live action with content from the performers’ past. Pete’s Big TVs provided high resolution LED panels, projectors, teleprompters and crew.

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Parlamentarium, the new visitors’ center at the European Parliament in Brussels, uses interactive multimedia exhibits to take visitors on a journey through European politics. All signage and media is presented in 23 languages, which influenced the AV techniques used. Electrosonic engineered and installed the main exhibition AV hardware.

LAS VEGAS – With the theme “Connect to Life,” Intel’s booth at CES 2012 in Las Vegas featured a giant ecosystem of animated creatures whose interactions reflected the digital world in which Intel operates. Foghorn Creative created the live interactive display across “The Wave” with support from WorldStage. Visitors approached input stations where cameras scanned their hands or any other object, and seconds later they saw the scan generate an animated organism based on the scan outline. The organism, or creature, then became part of the intricate choreography of abstract creatures on the big screen.

DALLAS – Navistar’s display at a recent trucking show in March aimed to debut a new truck while creating a brand experience that captured the company’s versatility. Freeman delivered an exhibit that included a skin-wrapped truck and several screens. Using projection, the truck itself became a screen showcasing the vehicle’s many potential applications.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Stampede Presentation Products recently helped Lumina Motion’s AV team construct a stunning 10,000 sq. ft. video display for a product launch on the facade of a round building in Santiago, Chile. The 3D mapping projection setup included eight Christie DHD800 FULL HD projectors connected through Geffen’s HDTV DVI-D Fiber Optic Cables. Kramer Digital Switchers handled the video signal backup.