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After Lois posted The Killers MTV gig last week, both Bennie and Thomas mentioned Etienne De Crecy’s performance by Exyzt which is just unbelievable! Too good not to post! It starts off pretty basic and then half way through it gets absolutely crazy. Any thoughts on how it’s done? Rear-projections perhaps?
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13th Nov 2008
11:18 am
Banging.
andy
13th Nov 2008
11:27 am
smoke and mirrors…?
em…
Joseph
13th Nov 2008
11:37 am
It looks like a display panel is stuck on each square, then the image displayed on each one is shot from a different perspective. Since the animation was probably done in a 3D program, this would just mean moving the camera to a different angle and re-rendering. That gives the illusion of depth. I think that’s it anyway.
Euan
13th Nov 2008
12:03 pm
The visuals from Transmusicales were done by Exyzt.
You can see more here:
http://www.exyzt.net/tiki-index.php?page=EdC
bennie
13th Nov 2008
12:30 pm
<3
PARANOIDKARMA
13th Nov 2008
12:33 pm
Hi there, i was a “theserif.net” reader and currently i’m everyday looking in form Fifty Five for more inspiration, i’m a designer and a visual performer and this video is impressive but is a little bit old and i think you guys should check the website of the guys that made those visual installations: EXYZT CREW from France: http://www.exyzt.net/tiki-index.php
They are trully inspirational.
You guys can also look on youtube for AntiVJ videos about visual mapping that is a genre of projecting visuals, i think you guys will find amazing.
And let me invite you to join our blog http://www.va-mag.net/blog
Currently we’re focused on creating our magazine so the blog have slow pace on postings.
VAM is the first international magazine for visual performers and about projecting visuals art.
Stay cool,
Alex – PARANOIDKARMA
http://www.va-mag.net
http://www.myspace.com/vjparanoidkarma
bennie
13th Nov 2008
12:35 pm
“Any thoughts on how it’s done? Rear-projections perhaps?”
it’s pretty simple. it is just some random cubes and some projectors which simulate some kind of 3d looking scene on to the front of those cubes. watch the clip and pay attention while the camera’s not exactly showing the front side. but the illusion of the 3d environment is just so good that i had to watch it a view times to get how it’s done.
Alex
13th Nov 2008
3:49 pm
It’s got to be magic. Pure magic.
I’m pretty sure Paul Daniels had something to do with it.
Thomas
13th Nov 2008
4:32 pm
hey..i entionned this before Bennie…
And its a 3X3 square structure with white panels. 3D projections on it. Saw it twice and still make me dream about it.
Glenn
13th Nov 2008
5:20 pm
OK OK Thomas, keep your pants on! Post updated
Thomas
13th Nov 2008
6:28 pm
thanks for the fix and sorry for sounding kinda out of my pants.
keep posting good stuff…and listen to Etienne a lot, it’s good for you guys
PARANOIDKARMA
14th Nov 2008
2:51 am
Hi there again, bennie it’s only one projector, i asked Crustea from AntiVJ Crew that is a video mapper too and he told me that is only one projector, check vimeo for antivj and you will see amazing clips.
klip
14th Nov 2008
9:39 pm
It’s a 3D structure made out of piping with tulle (veil material) stretched around it. Than they mapped the video content to the sculpture. The tulle allows the projection to not only be visible but goes through it, creating the illusion.
Great stuff. Good to see other visualists doing great things.
Josh
16th Nov 2008
9:36 pm
Better on mute.