Tuesday, 14 December 2010 10:15
The patron saint festivities of Valladolid have had a large-format multimedia show that has included animations in 2 and 3 dimensions on the facades of different historical buildings of the Plaza de Portugalete. The event was organized by the City Council of Valladolid, with the technical production of Xtrañas Producciones.
The projection was made on the facades of the Collegiate Church of Santa María, the walls of the Torre de la Buena Moza and, in a special way, the side façade of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Valladolid. Four Christie LX1500 projectors (3LCD, 15,000 ANSI lumens, native XGA resolution) were used with the 3D videomapping technique. Through this technique, each of the morphological details of the buildings were highlighted through the projection of 2D and 3D animations, achieving spectacular effects and a huge impact on the public. The projection was complemented by the use of 50 robotic heads, which illuminated the adjoining buildings and the spectators.
But in addition, original music, sound effects, smoke, augmented reality, zeppelins, fire, pyrotechnics, voiceovers, aromas and the intervention of a group of actors were merged. More than 90,000 watts of sound and 100,000 watts of light were staged at the show, which drew on a staff of 70 people. Thanks to the projection, the walls of the Cathedral of Valladolid came to life and revived the history and legend of this temple.
The projection was made on the three adjoining buildings. The projectors were located on independent towers four meters high. Two of the LX1500 projected bent in a panoramic way, from about 30 meters, creating a single image on the side façade of the Cathedral. The other two performed independent simple projections, at a distance of 50 meters, completing the global scene of the event.
Dataton's Watchout multi-screen presentation software was used to manage the projectors. At the same time, augmented reality and Second Life content were fired from independent computers. The folded central projection was made with a resolution of 2048 x 768 (with an aspect ratio of 8:3), while the two independent projections had a resolution of 1024 x 768 (aspect ratio of 4:3).
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