Panasonic brings AniMotion Show to life
Published: WORSHIP
WORLD: The AniMotion Show was recently held at St.Giles Cathedral in Scotland, where giant images appeared live on the HOW’s stained glass windows. The 16m tall by 9m wide projections were created using a vertically mounted Panasonic PT-DZ21K WUXGA projector.
Translated onto architecture, the AniMotion Show is a pioneering vehicle for art, music and digital technology. Paintings unfold in front of the audiences, akin to a live storyboard in which music plays the role of the script.
When artist Maria Rud approached projection and digital art specialist Ross Ashton with the concept of AniMotion, he immediately saw the possibility of taking the project to a new level by mapping it to buildings and architecture.
‘We are very keen to expand this idea and elaborate on how it can work in numerous locations and environments, both indoors and outdoors – also encompassing many different genres of music,’ said Mr Ashton.
The ‘canvas’ for the event comprised the architecture of the entire wall, complete with the window as its centrepiece, from where Ms Rud’s seven AniMotion sequences could be appreciated by the 400 audience members.
During the show, the light-box painting surface was evenly top lit and an AG-HPX250 high definition camera recorder placed directly overhead with its output fed into a laptop running Millumin.
‘I love Panasonic’s technology,’ Ms Rud enthused. ‘For an artist, the true colour translation delivered by the camera and projector is absolutely vital. Thanks to Panasonic’s incredibly powerful and sensitive technology, the show was beyond our expectations, and the collaboration demonstrates that art and technology can be combined to produce new art form.’
Soprano Rebecca Tavener commented that she was ‘amazed’ by the virtually silent running of the Panasonic PT-DZ21K WUXGA, which was specified for the event by Mr Ashton.
Panasonic UK supplied the PT-DZ21K WUXGA projector and two AG-HPX250 cameras. Mr Ashton designed the projection system and oversaw the full technical installation. Technical support was delivered by Metro Ecosse and Warehouse Sound.
The St Giles Cathedral event was supported by Creative Scotland, with thanks to St. Giles Cathedral and Jo Penney.