I'm doing my first "projector art" gig at a rave. A DVD of my work will run all night, I need some advice!

Question

I really want to make a nice presentation. The images will be projected on white screens. Also, the images are all different sizes, so there will be black borders on some of them. Is that bad? Should I change the borders to white, or just stretch the images no there are no borders at all? I'm using idvd to burn a constant loop with nice fades in between.

Here is my site michaeljamesparisi (dot) com

I don't have access to the projector until the day of.

Thanks~

fhotoace:

I learn *very* fast. I expect an excellent show, but thanks anyway for the, um..advice?

Answer 1

If you handle the transitions properly, different sized images can work but it is a lot of work because to make the presentation work it has to flow from one size to the next in a way that makes sense.

While the images should be close in size unless you are trying to make a statement with them, some variation with black borders is fairly seamless to the audience-it is more important that the images are complete and tell the story that you want than to be cropped to fit the screen.

Answer 2

Honestly, I'd give all of them black borders. Just because the screen is white doesn't mean the whole presentation needs to have a white background.

Where I work, we have some standard Powerpoint presentations, and invariably, those with the black backgrounds work best for a projected presentation.

The (amazing) colors that you've used in your artwork will show up better against the black, especially if the rest of the room (hall? park?) is dark. I think I'd even recommend a black background, or even the blue & black background you've used on your website.

The white will essentially create more light, making it harder to see your art in the dark, and lighting up the area around it, which might ruin the mood at the rave.

Don't stretch the images...Your art is awesome (really!), and you don't want to risk distorting the excellent images that you've already created.

Answer 3

Well, apparently you can do this, and I'm sure it isn't that bad....WE ALL NEED TO START with first project at some point...and I think this is a great opportunity for you, so congrats on getting the job!

I do agree though, you should make them fit Exact...stretching will only distort the imagery and it'll look terrible.

I also think you should rent the same projector, or see if you can go in a few days before the rave to TEST everything to be sure it is perfect....see if you can arrange for a rehearsal..that way if something is off, you have time to properly fix it, and won't make yourself look bad....be professional in respect to that...they'll appreciate it i'm sure...i'm sure that they don't want their visuals messed up...thats a huge part of the rave!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

man i think you need to make sure everything is a seamless as possible. no borders, everything an exact fit, same dimension too possibly. otherewise it might just be a distraction from your imagery/projections. and you wouldnt want to harsh anyones buzz would you?