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Projecting Images onto Cyclorama

Wed, 27 May 2009, 11:58 am
jonmul12 posts in thread
I am trying to get some ideas on how I might project images (in lieu of changing backdrops as we have no fly tower) onto a cyclorama for a ballet school concert. The obstacles are - that there is no space behind the cyc to rear project (only 10cm) and I suspect that running a high powered projector from the dress circle bar will mean the girls are dancing through the projected images. Any ideas? Cheers.

Have you thought of

Thu, 28 May 2009, 11:39 am
Have you thought of gobos? Not sure of your budget, facilities or how many 'scenes' you want to create, but this could be an option. For instance, if you want a starry night sky, a city scape and jungle - these are all achievable. Get some wide angle profiles, most gobo manufacturers have a great range of stars, windows, buildings and leaf break ups. You could layer these on top of a coloured cyc aswell. Much cheaper than LED screens, much less hassle than a projector (depending on your skills and ability to cue up a projector from a lighting console). Hope it goes well.

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