Behind the scene
Preparing for the Big night
I wasn't there when they were building up and mapping up the projection but I included some of the photos that students took as the part of the documentation for the process of the projection mapping.
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A lot of preparation was made to make the projection mapping comes true, ant there were tests to be done so it will look perfect when it comes for the first viewing of the public.
For the projection mapping there were needed six projectors to have a more stronger light and in case that one of them does not work there will be other projectors that are able to back up the lost one. To mapping the are work to the facade there was needed of a particular software that enables the user to mapping the artwork exactly with the architecture of the building. In this case for our projection mapping, Watchout was used to project and map the projection in the exact positions. In the projection mapping there were some mistakes made by the company in-charge of the projection and these were; -the mapping of the projector on the right side were the art work wasn’t exactly mapped with the building and when the 3D rotating effect was viewed it didn’t looked good. |
- the projection wasn’t projected one meter above the street level but more than one meter, and this caused to cut part of projection, so when Majsi came with the light we saw half the legs of his.
-the last thing that wasn't the fault of the company was the light, when projecting a projection mapping it is important that there is the minimum light near the façade so it will help to get a better result when it comes to the effects, so the only solution for this was to switch the light of the opposite building of the place and the search lights near the palace so the effects of the falling building and the 3D rotating building could been viewed better. |
The night that every one was waiting for
Our projection mapping was a successful one, with convergence all the ideas and bits and pieces of other presented narratives and story board to create a sustainable narrative by linking all different scenes with one an other in a limited time and presenting a high quality product that was enjoyed by everyone.
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The V18 projection mapping had a good advertising for it because it was pushed a lot by the media and it was mentioned on the news as well and all this resulted to become popular within the Maltese island. During the time when the projection mapping was bing viewed I had talked with many people from work, friends, family and others, were I had mentioned the projection mapping with out telling them that I was one of the students, so I could see there real reaction about the projection mapping. So from this information that I collected I could see how the projection has affected the audience.
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Some of the comment were about that in the projection mapping it was used the Maltese language as the main focus even in the credits many people told me that it showed that the projection was for the Maltese and not for the foren, other told me that they had never saw Santa with the traditional Maltese costume and they were very surprised that we had created a Christmas image within the Maltese culture by integrating other culture/aspects from the world but adopting them to our country identity.
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NEW YEARS EVE special and the comperison
Our projection mapping was a success even if on New Years Eve it was raining people went to Valletta to celebrate the beginning of a new year.
Seven minutes before comedown there was our projection mapping going on and for an other time it was a success even the New Years Eve it was so good that the audience has loved and enjoyed showing the comedown and celebrate to getter. The think that could destructed the people from having the 100% attention on the projection was the presenter/DJ of that night that he continuously was shouting to celebrate and preparing for the come down so because of this they couldn't hear the music well of the projection. |
An other important thing that had lowered down the effects and the projection was the massive light that there was in the square in which this has lowered a lot the visuality of the projection.
So because of these the audience couldn't take 100% of what is projection mapping because even the effects of the 3D couldn't be visualised well. |
If we compere our projection mapping and New Year Eve special with the one of last year we can see that there is a jump in quality and in narrative of the story.
In the last years projection there wasn't a story, they seamed like they choose some short stories and builded up in one story. when the hole projection ends and the new year comes out there is written that is the Year of Mattia Preti but as we can see in the hole projection there is nothing that has in common with this artist in the hole projection. But on the other hand there was good 3D effect on the projection mapping like the one where the building cracks and it shows the sea with sea creatures passing and even for the other 3D effects they were done good. |
So if we compeer our New years eve projection mapping with the one of 2012 we can see that there is more thinking behind it, with the tear of the present packaging that revels a hole atmosphere of New Years celebration with people dancing, neon lights and signs of Strada Stretta bars which this helped to make the New Years Eve special, with all the theme of the projection and the convergence of the signs by merging past signs and transforming them in a unique modern signage which I think it has inspired V18 to find the possibility to make Strada Streta alive again (which it was recently mentioned on the news).
Our new years eave theme has introduce the audience in the celebration atmosphere more than the 2012 celebration even if you see the video you can notes it. |