JD
Well-Known Member
Some thoughts about the future:
Although current LCD projection is subtractive in nature and therefore a very inefficient source, it would be shortsighted to believe powerful mega-pixel LED projectors that uses additive mixing will not at some point make it to the market. Below is a link to a Jack Conte music video that inspires the brain when looking into the future.
Projection has been used for a long time for rear screens, but outside of a fleeting effect, has rarely been used for front lighting. In the case of this video, the stage is very small (3' by 3') and the props even smaller. The immediate drawback is that it is a single point source. Still, I would imagine that as more sophisticated software is developed, a stage could be lit from many sources, with the masking math incorporated in the software. Are we seeing an inadvertent glimpse into the future of stage lighting?
[video=youtube_share;TAJBc7gW-Vc]http://youtu.be/TAJBc7gW-Vc[/video]
Although current LCD projection is subtractive in nature and therefore a very inefficient source, it would be shortsighted to believe powerful mega-pixel LED projectors that uses additive mixing will not at some point make it to the market. Below is a link to a Jack Conte music video that inspires the brain when looking into the future.
Projection has been used for a long time for rear screens, but outside of a fleeting effect, has rarely been used for front lighting. In the case of this video, the stage is very small (3' by 3') and the props even smaller. The immediate drawback is that it is a single point source. Still, I would imagine that as more sophisticated software is developed, a stage could be lit from many sources, with the masking math incorporated in the software. Are we seeing an inadvertent glimpse into the future of stage lighting?
[video=youtube_share;TAJBc7gW-Vc]http://youtu.be/TAJBc7gW-Vc[/video]