SHANGHAI, China — Tsinghua University marked its 100th anniversary in April with a 3D animated projection display. The constantly changing animated graphics worked harmoniously with the building’s structure to create the illusion that the building was moving and morphing as part of the imagery.
“The essence of projection is a process of combining video art and advanced projection technology,” said Chu Xiaobin, the video projection planner of Tsinghua University’s centenary celebration and a Professor at the Academy of Arts & Design. “Image requirements and the building’s structure must be aligned precisely. The adjustment process fine-tunes details, aligns pixels for parts of the image, and blends the image frame. We had a very successful performance on this occasion – and we will come up with more interesting designs in the future.”
Sha Xiaolan, the chief lighting designer of the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Guangzhou Asia Games, was responsible for the celebration’s overall lighting design, which included four Barco XLM HD30 projectors.
“The 3D projection show on the main building produced excellent outcomes at the beginning and end of the Tsinghua anniversary party. Four 30,000-lumen high-brightness projectors were required – and had to be combined effectively – to attain such a stunning visual performance. This was a very successful production, and this kind of technology application will be the trend in future large-scale theatrical performances.”
“The audience was immediately amazed when the projection came onto the main building,” said Ms. Zhao Hong, the supervisor of Tsinghua’s anniversary party and deputy head of the Tsinghua Arts Centre and headmaster’s office. “The images were clear, colorful, dynamic and creative. Barco’s equipment met the stringent requirements of this program beautifully. Furthermore, Barco’s service team provided support and security to ensure the program ran smoothly.”
Bright, a local video and audio equipment supplier, also played a key role.
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