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3 Tips on Creating Atmosphere

kamil_hopeware — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 02:15:48 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What do you see when you look at your particular sanctuary, room or venue? Does it need lighting, visuals, scenic elements or stage design to create the atmosphere you want or does the room speak for itself? Creating atmosphere can be tricky. Do you start with the lighting, the set design, video or maybe the music? These are all valid beginning points, but let me start by recommending you begin with a color palette that you want to work with. This will help guide the rest.

Easter is a time when churches want to tell a story and to tell a great story it is important to create the right setting and creating an environment that is inviting. There was a time I was working an event and we had a few complaints about the room feeling “stuffy.” Instead of changing the thermostat we made a decision to change the color of the lights. We went from warm orange tones to a cooler blue. Everyone was happy. So, in this discussion I want to share with you 3 things to think about when creating atmosphere.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text tooltip=”” ga_inview=””]

1. Video

Video is a great place to start when creating atmosphere for your church. Video incorporates color, motion, story, and creativity all in one package. There are countless options for video and they can play a big roll in your set design which we will touch on next. From environmental projection, to multiscreen setups, to projection mapping, or even using single screens with b-roll, video is an integral part of events today.

In the world we live in, visuals matter. From the moment we wake up till our phones are put down at the end of the day visuals are constantly bombarding our senses. It’s natural in this day and age to play into this and use visuals in a powerful way.

With the tools at our disposal, it’s easier than ever to create a powerful immersive environment. If you’re using environmental projection and want to keep using it, consider incorporating some scenic elements to create focus and depth. It can be as easy as having trees on your stage and projecting a forest of similar trees to create depth.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

2. Set Design

Set design is more than just placing musicians and a backdrop on stage. As mentioned above, video can mix in with set design quite well. The first “event” you may think of when creating atmosphere is during Christmas or Easter. You can find a host of pictures where churches have incorporated Christmas trees on stage and did projection behind to make it feel like you were on a mountain in Colorado. However, as you take a look at the story you are trying to tell (anytime of the year), see what elements would be good to incorporate with your setup. It could be something as simple as telling a story using large screens that look like picture frames and changing the images with projection.

Visuals are important in story-telling and taking those visuals to a place of depth creates a more immersive experience.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

3. Lighting

As much as we love and talk about video, creating an atmosphere must include lighting. Lighting is what ties everything together. Using too much light you wash everything out, too little…well it just feels awkward….like a mistake. I have been witness to many productions that started out amazing and came crashing down once the lighting was fired up. It takes planning, preparation and communication.

I’m not a lighting guy, but I know when lighting isn’t done well. Planning is your friend… and by not planning, your set design can result in hot spots, inconsistencies, lack of focal points, and video and scenic elements that get completely washed out. Walking through cues and scenes will give you and the team the opportunity to make sure everything matches. It is best to make sure your lighting colors don’t work against each other, so remember to match your lighting colors.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To sum this up, creating atmosphere isn’t just using one element. It is the way we use all of the elements that we have at our disposal. By planning, you can create an experience, no matter how big or small, that will speak to your congregation and tell a great story.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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“Creative Potential”: An Interview With Luke McElroy

kamil_hopeware — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:01:16 +0000

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I sat down with SALT Community’s own Luke McElroy to talk about the story behind and release of his new book Creative Potential. Luke is the founder and visionary behind Orange Thread Media, the parent company of SALT Community. This is Luke’s third book, following Environmental Projection released in early 2016.

How did you first recognize the opportunity to write a book and tell SALT’s story?

“Over the past few years, I have had countless people share with me how God was using the SALT movement to unlock some things in their life. For some it was a vocational revelation, or creative insight. But for most, they shared with me that God was reminding them that they have a purpose in this life, and that God has given them specific gifts to transform the world. This was the spark that caused me to wonder how many more people would step into the fullness of their God-Given Calling when we recognize the powerful principles God lays out in the Bible when it comes to finding our creative potential. So I started writing.

What I didn’t expect is the response I’ve already started to get. From friends, to family and now I’m starting to hear from many of my own hero’s who have read excerpts of the book, that it’s impacting their spiritual and creative journey in profound ways. And I still don’t think I’ve fully realized what God wants to do through the story I share in the book of my finding my purpose, and stepping into my own creative potential!”

Where did the ‘for you’ mindset come from? How/where did you see a need for it?

“It started with a conversation a few years back, but was confirmed during the 2016 election. I read a statistic that blew me away. Pew Research Center had conducted a study on the reason that people voted for a particular candidate during the 2016 Presidential Election. The result: The number one reason that someone voted for either candidate was that they were NOT the opposing candidate. TO put it another way, The number one reason people voted for Hillary Clinton was that she was NOT Donald Trump, and vice versa.

And then I see what’s happening on Facebook, social media and other online outlets. People are leveraging any and all of their platform so that their voice can be heard. Which isn’t inherently bad, except that we’re in a culture that makes our voice for what we’re against louder than the voice of what we’re for. And that causes relational dissonance.

When you look at Scripture, the overarching theme is that Jesus came to not be served (as King of all Kings) but instead to serve everyone. That’s someone who embodies a mentality to making His voice loudest for those he is For, rather than against. So the whole “for you” mentally came from desiring to see those who set the table for the environments of weekly church gatherings to be passionately in love with the things of Jesus and not caught up in the temptation to be “against” everything, like the world is. So in many ways, a “for you” person is someone who is a “for Jesus” person, because He modeled it so well years ago!”

“²⁷and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— ²⁸just as the Son of Mandid not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Matthew 20:27-28 (NIV)

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You talk about “establishing [your] creative gobstopper” in the book, can you explain this concept?

“Absolutely! I was so grateful when God gave me this picture. In the book, as you know Megan, I unpack the four biblical principles of finding your creative potential, and I use the gobstopper as the picture of how those four principles interact with one another. First, at our core, we must recognize that we are truly unique in the image of our creative God. Not recognizing our core identity as unique will prevent ourselves from ever seeing that it’s our creative potential that God desires for us, not someone else’s creative potential.

Then we look at what the Bible says about being the best you, that you can be, through the lens of excellence. We look at the differences that the world tries to pin on that word “excellence” and how scripture seems to be a bit counterintuitive when it comes to being our best. After we are the best selves, then we look at what it means to create and live in the context of a community. So our third layer of the Gobstopper is “Collaboration”. And it’s in this chapter that I share one of the greatest revelations I came across in the study of this material… that no one, including God, was designed for isolation and creative independence. No one!

Lastly, we look at the layer of the gobstopper that impacts the world: contagiousness. I share the difference between Kingdom-minded creative potential and worldly vitality, while exploring the intersection of life change and creative impact. As we finish the concept of the gobstopper, I leave you with a few things that are often limiters of our creative potential, by talking about the role of fear, pride, success, fame, etc as we step into our creative potential.”

I know you had a long process trying to pick the cover of the book, tell me how that started and what your process and reasoning was for the cover you ended up with?

“The cover was so important to me. I know they say “don’t judge a book by a cover”, but the design of something speaks so loudly to the story that is told within, and I knew that this book had to have the right cover. So we went through a good 8-10 versions before we landed on a concept that was right. In many ways I find that this same process is related to the story I share in the book of finding my own creative potential… it simply takes time.

We can’t rush God with the timing He has for our story, because with Him it’s about relational intimacy over effective products. We have to be diligent with the gifts He has given us (that’s being a good steward), but through the process of waiting, we show God that we care more about the one who calls us than the call itself. This is a cornerstone concept in the book and something I spend a great deal of time writing on throughout.”

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What is the one major thing you hope people take away from the book?

“I hope people take a few things away from reading this book. First, I hope it helps people recognize their own creative abilities. Since we’re made by a creative God, and in the image of that creative God, I hope we too see that He made us to be creative as well! Second, I hope it helps people run with a fervency toward their calling, like never before. As I share in the book, when we identify that our calling in life is from the God of the universe, you’ll start to run with the confidence of the cross behind you. This will change your entire path in life, you entire purpose in your existence and hopefully draw you nearer to God in the most intimate of ways.”

How can I pre-order?

“Amazon! But I’ll also hook everyone who pre-orders up with a bunch of bonus resources. If they head over to this site after they order, they can fill out a form so I can email them all the bonus resources!” Click here for that link.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1518669459008{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”btn-l” color_scheme=”custom-color” href=”https://www.amazon.com/CREATIVE-POTENTIAL-Principles-Unleashing-God-Given/dp/0991330749/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8″ text=”Pre-Order on Amazon” color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#ff6902″ border_color=”#ff6902″ hover_color=”#ff6902″ hover_background_color=”#ffffff” hover_border_color=”#ff6902″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1518669464105{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”btn-l” color_scheme=”custom-color” href=”http://lukemcelroy.com/creative-potential” text=”Learn More About The Book” color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#ff6902″ border_color=”#ff6902″ hover_color=”#ff6902″ hover_background_color=”#ffffff” hover_border_color=”#ff6902″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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11 Creative Instagram Accounts To Follow

kamil_hopeware — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:47:52 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Inspiration can come from all places; fashion, architecture, books, magazines, galleries, and social media. Instagram is a great platform because it’s visual and creatives are typically visual people. In this Idea Lab at SALT17 Tour, Experience Director, Nick Rivero, gives you some creative Instagram accounts you should start following today. [check out video below][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513700284629{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″ full_height_column=”false”][vc_single_image image=”9060″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/creativemorning/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”1″][vc_column_text]

@CREATIVEMORNING

CreativeMornings is a monthly free Meetup of creatives that are located all over the world. This monthly meetup is a time when creatives are brought together to learn, grow and inspire each other. Depending on your location these meet ups have been known to have speakers like the founders of the Cartoon Network all the way to hometown designers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1512415802511{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9059″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/adafruit/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”2″][vc_column_text]

@ADAFRUIT

The next creative Instagram account I want to share is on the more technical side of things. Adafruit is all about DIY, open source, and different technologies. One of the best things they do is in their Instagram posts. Here they share tons of tutorials on how to do things yourself. They have tutorials on everything from creating your own LED light-up sneakers to 3D printing your own Gameboy. So if you are technically inclined follow their Instagram for a plethora of inspiration.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1512415876936{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9061″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/design.bot/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”3″][vc_column_text]

@DESIGN.BOT

If you are looking for straight design inspiration @design.bot is a great source for beautiful inspiration. Graphic and print design is a great area to find all sorts of stylistic inspiration and @design.bot does a great job of curating good design.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1512415863135{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9062″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/felipepantone/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”4″][vc_column_text]

@FELIPEPANTONE

The next creative Instagram I would suggest is an artist named, Philippe Pantone. He is a painter that does some incredible murals that have an 80s computer style to them. His paintings are found world wide and I am simply blown away with his talent and his use of perspective to make amazing art.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513699817175{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9063″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/greenestaging/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”5″][vc_column_text]

@GREENSTAGING

If you are looking for some stage design inspiration you need to check out, Jordan Green. Jordan runs Green Staging and has some amazing stage designs that he has curated into his Instagram feed. Some of his ideas include using ping pong balls, florescent tubes, string art, plywood and screws.

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@HYBYCOZO

If you are a lighting designer then I suggest you follow @hybycozo. This group makes laser cut lanterns that once lit project very cool patterns. They have curated all of this inspiration in their Instagram feed for everyone to check out.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513700803693{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9065″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/iikit/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”7″][vc_column_text]

@IIKIT

Another artist that you should follow is @IIKIT. This artist has been a big inspiration for me in my stage designs. Instead of paint, this artist uses video, projection and LED to create some really unique things.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513700821998{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9066″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/projmapcentral/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”8″][vc_column_text]

@PROJMAPCENTRAL

This is a curated site of artists, from all around the world, that use video projection to transform all sorts of different surfaces. Their Instagram feed is full of inspiration from all things projection mapping.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513700840195{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9067″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/ramaworks/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”9″][vc_column_text]

@RAMAWORKS

Another area where I think we can find great design is in industrial design. I believe this can be a huge piece of your design inspiration and one of my favorite Instagram profiles is @ramaworks. This guy creates what I call “geeky” and cool industrial pieces that he actually makes and ultimately sells.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513700858070{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9068″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/wearetundra/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”10″][vc_column_text]

@wearetundra

The next creative Instagram account you need to follow is @wearetundra. They identify themselves and creators of audiovisual experiences and they DO create immersive sound and light experiences that will blow your mind. One of the reasons I love Tundra is their amazing ability to take very traditional lights and make incredible art with them.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513700872820{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-color: #808285 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column luv_text_alignment=”center” width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”9069″][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”” color_scheme=”default” href=”https://www.instagram.com/wearevariable/” text=”Follow”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”11″][vc_column_text]

@wearevariable

The last Instagram account you need to follow is a group called Variable. This group is a film company that identifies themselves first as collaborative storytellers. From this perspective they have crafted some very unique films for brands like Gap Kids, Audi, and Nike.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/w_2YDmpySP4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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7 Creative Ways to Use Projection

kamil_hopeware — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:30:06 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A big topic of conversation in the church is creativity. There are countless ideas out there about how to add creative elements to your church services. We all know that no two congregations are alike and so what might work for one church won’t be a great option for another. So, how do you find a great creative option that works for your church? Look at a bunch of options and see what can fit in your environment. Today, I’m running through a list of 7 creative ways to use projection in your church services[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”1″][vc_column_text]

TripleWide Wall

The triplewide setup (this can be discussed very similarly with a doublewide setup) is the most common setup we run into and obviously our passion! Keep things simple. Hang three screens side by side by side and align three projectors, one for each screen. Throw in a multiscreen processor and a presentation software or VJ application and you’re good to go.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7635″][vc_single_image image=”7636″][vc_column_text]For a twist on this, flip your screens vertically and go with a triple tall setup![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7647″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”2″][vc_column_text]

Environmental Projection

Environmental Projection is one of the most immersive environments you can bring to your church. The greatest part of environmental projection is that for many rooms, you don’t have to do much to your stage area to make this massive change.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7646″][vc_single_image image=”7645″][vc_column_text]Highlight the structural and architectural elements of your room by truly seeing EP as “paint on the walls.” EP doesn’t need to feel like a high resolution LED wall, but rather a manner to create an immersive environment. Whether you want to immerse your congregation in an urban cityscape, a winter wonderland, or transport your room to the heights of the heavens, EP can take you there in the blink of an eye.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7644″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”3″][vc_column_text]

Edge Blending

Edge blending takes a bit more technical knowledge (combined with some time and patience.) However, you can create a multitude of effects using the concept of edge blending. This is especially helpful if you’re trying to create a backdrop directly behind your worship team or speakers.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7643″][vc_column_text]Edge Blending helps create a seamless backdrop for your space. Usually edge blending is on a smaller scale than EP, but if you have a big room, you can create a massive backdrop with edge blending as well. It can be done as simply hanging a large white cyc or scrim as a backdrop for your stage. Or, perhaps you have a massive white wall that’s just begging to be projected upon. Edge blending takes care of all the little issues and inconsistencies that occur when you put two projectors side by side. Edge blending, in the simplest terms, combines, overlaps, and blends the two projected images into one to remove the imperfections of placing two projectors side by side. You’ll need a special software or piece of hardware to accomplish this setup. A little extra effort and investment, but an amazing effect.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7642″][vc_single_image image=”7641″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”4″][vc_column_text]

Projecting Shapes

This is a great option for creative elements during certain seasons (i.e. Christmas) or for special events especially if you have an extra projector or two lying around. Finding elements in your stage design that you can project map on creates a focal point that people will remember. Whether it’s on your main stage or elements in your lobby, project mapping onto shapes (geometric shapes, snowflakes or Christmas trees/ornaments, instruments, etc.) is a creative way to use projection in any environment.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7649″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”5″][vc_column_text]

Ceiling Projection

OK, disclaimer, ceiling projection is one of the hardest creative projection elements to incorporate, especially on a large scale. However, the effect is amazing. The hardest part will be how you align and map your pixels to ensure that content doesn’t appear warped, stretched, or out of place. Also, choosing content to put on the ceiling is important as perspective is so much different than on a wall or screen.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7640″][vc_single_image image=”7639″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”6″][vc_column_text]

Air Projection

A projector and a fog machine/hazer will create a dazzling environment. Consider this for a special event, night of worship, or during a climactic point in a drama presentation. This will give you an abstract display of light and color as it reflects on the fog, bends around people, shapes, and other objects.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7638″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][luv_dropcaps style=”luv-dropcaps-square” font_family=”Poppins” color_scheme=”default” letter=”7″][vc_column_text]

Mixing Projection with Other Mediums

Mixing projection with other mediums (i.e. LED Strip Tape, Lighting TV’s, etc.) is a creative way to expand your canvas. You need to be careful with this as you can easily overdo it, but when you choose your components intentionally, they will come together in a stunning manner.

Put a scrim in front of an LED wall to project on top of the LED the same content that’s on your wall. This will make certain portions of it pop and help create focus across your canvas. Additionally, you can put a scrim behind your LED, off to the sides, or in between the panels. You can also use other mediums to add texture, mood, and even more depth to your environment.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7637″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I hope this has helped inspire you into creating different environments for your services. Feel free to comment with pictures of some of your ideas.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Backstage: Projection Mapping (Part 2)

kamil_hopeware — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:04:05 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/y8Pcd2dl7OI” el_width=”70″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]A few weeks ago, we shared in depth the behind the scenes of the Resolume projection mapping that took place at SALT16. Make sure to check out that post so you can see the diagrams, LED Mapping documents and pictures of the behind the scenes.

This week I want to focus on a key aspect of the set design from SALT16, the side panels that flanked each part of the stage. We partnered with ModScenes to create a brand new product, debuted at conference this year, called the Aggro Panel. Each panel is a three-dimensional pyramid shape. In all, there are over 440 triangle shapes within the total set.

Each wall is 60 feet wide, and gives a great backdrop to the plain beige walls that were originally in the room. This helped our team create a beautiful backdrop no matter where you sat in the room.

Bryce, our VJ for SALT16, ran all of our media for the two side panels, front LED walls and rear LED walls through Resolume Arena 5 on a custom built PC media server. Resolume is designed for Mac and PC. Coupled with MadMapper, we were able to control our entire environment visually within one software. As long as your media is exported in DXV 3, the specific codec for Resolume Footage, it’s a great solution for a highly controllable media playback software.

Lastly, we used an HS-50 to add lyrics and video playback from a separate ProPresenter machine onto the center LED wall. The 4mm LED wall from Formetco provided a beautiful backdrop to all our speaking moments and creative elements. Giving us a virtual canvas to paint new backdrops on for each distinct moment.

A huge shoutout to Sarah and the creative team that designed and animated all of the original content seen onsite at SALT16.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1498665578586{background-color: rgba(232,232,33,0.32) !important;*background-color: rgb(232,232,33) !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]EXCLUSIVE BONUS:
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Backstage: Resolume, Mapping & LED Walls

kamil_hopeware — Tue, 16 May 2017 16:55:56 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/WcpfRymvUzo” el_width=”70″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]Previously, we posted a SALT Backstage on Kinetic Lighting (part 1 and part 2) and now it’s time to talk about Resolume, video mapping and the server we used to drive all the visuals for SALT Conference this past year. The scenic elements at SALT16 took a heavy turn toward the visuals. It was our first year to incorporate an LED wall along with two side walls of projection mapped 3d Shapes.

Overall, we had 4 main visual dimensions when it came to the projection mapping and visual elements of SALT16:

Projection Mapped Left Wall
Projection Mapped Right Wall
Center 3.9mm 26′-wide LED Wall on stage
2x 3.9mm 3.5′-wide LED Columns on stage

Anytime we played videos that spanned across all surfaces, and needed to be in sync, we played these out of a custom Resolume server. However, whenever we needed to just play a single 16×9 video, like a film or short narrative video, we often played this out of ProPresenter only onto our center LED wall. You can see below the overview of our signal flow for Salt in which we still utilized ProPresenter 6 for lyrics and used a Panasonic HS-50 to key these lyrics over our center LED wall feed.

With SALT16, we purposely projection mapped onto 3D shapes, that we co-designed with our friends at ModScenes, to give us some really cool depth and 3D images to play with.

If you look at this image below, you can see on the 3D mapped shapes, a blue-ish tint to them. Normally this looks like a light in the room is pointed at them and making them glow – however – what you’re actually seeing is an image projected from Resolume making you think that. It’s probably one of the simplest effects that were made, but one of my favorites.

To power all of our visuals this year, we turned to custom built PC servers running Resolume’s Arena media server application to drive all content to our screens.

We began using Resolume quite a few years ago because it gave us great flexibility at a great pricepoint for doing large, multi-screen video playback, but also allowed us to do projection mapping; which is projecting images onto surfaces that are not flat, or 3D in shape.

As for moving to PC’s from Macs, we began shifting our focus from Windows last year, and Resolume, which runs on both Windows and Macs, was an easy switch for our team. The biggest pro’s towards Windows hardware is being able to build our own hardware and also lower cost versus a comparable Mac.

There are a long list of pro’s and con’s, which is another post in of itself, but most namely is this: Window’s computers take more time to understand and fix problems, where as Mac’s run well out of the box.

It was also our first year at SALT getting to implement timecode syncronization with the band.

Because all of our content was custom created to match the songs, with the use of timecode, we were able to perfectly sync these songs with the band and their tracks, to get our timings perfectly matched to theirs. Resolume lets us listen to timecode and sync content easily, as well.

Overall, we feel that the different sofware options for video that exist all serve their own purposes. For us, Resolume has been a great option, but it definitely doesn’t work for everyone. I always tell my team to do what works best for you.

Lastly, here’s the LED Wall mapping from SALT16 to help you nerd out on some of the technical elements of the conference:

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