Kings Of The Castle
April 29, 2010 6:40 AM Subscribe
What to do at night with all those lovely old buildings you have lying around? Once upon a time simply lighting them was enough, these days however, graphic artists are using them as a backdrop to something far more interesting.
It's called architectural mapping and uses projection technology in conjunction with the architecture of the buildings to great effect. It can be as impressive indoors as well as outdoors. It's not gone unnoticed by the commercial sector either,
AC/DC used it to great effect to promote their latest single recently.
It's called architectural mapping and uses projection technology in conjunction with the architecture of the buildings to great effect. It can be as impressive indoors as well as outdoors. It's not gone unnoticed by the commercial sector either,
AC/DC used it to great effect to promote their latest single recently.
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I don't know, I'm 40, it's what we called them in the olden days. I have no idea what the whippersnappers call them these days.
posted by Markb at 6:55 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by Markb at 6:55 AM on April 29, 2010
This is like those people who set their houses' Christmas lights to music, only with the added bonus of commerce, which adds to detracts from its appeal.
posted by headnsouth at 7:02 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by headnsouth at 7:02 AM on April 29, 2010
Many parts of that indoor piece from the Wellington Town Hall are amazing.
posted by HappyHippo at 7:22 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by HappyHippo at 7:22 AM on April 29, 2010
Here are some more mind bending examples of what is possible with this technique.
posted by crumbly at 7:29 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by crumbly at 7:29 AM on April 29, 2010
I saw this a couple of days ago, how is this done? What hardware would I need to do this myself?
posted by geoff. at 7:49 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by geoff. at 7:49 AM on April 29, 2010
Oh Horace! I searched, and nothing came up but I used the technical name (and variations thereof) and didn't think to just look for "projections on buildings" or the like. I haven't been around here much the last few years so spent a lot of time looking to see if it might be a repost and still missed it, gah!
Apologies.
posted by Markb at 7:50 AM on April 29, 2010
Apologies.
posted by Markb at 7:50 AM on April 29, 2010
That "outdoors" link is pretty cool, but it astounds me that people would drive or walk by a show like that without even pausing to take a look.
posted by antifuse at 8:07 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by antifuse at 8:07 AM on April 29, 2010
Who I think about when I think about projections.
posted by pernoctalian at 8:14 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by pernoctalian at 8:14 AM on April 29, 2010
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I know what singles used to be, but aren't they more of a "This is the song we're trying to get radios to play so a million people buy the iTune?"
A quick answer will suffice, I don't want to be the derail here. Sorry.
posted by Bathtub Bobsled at 6:52 AM on April 29, 2010