The project involved a live orchestra of 118 musicians and projections on four sides of the auditorium (front, two sides and ceiling).
The content was broken into seven themes (Matter, Technology, Message, Mission, New World, Rendez-vous and Birth), expressing visual futuristic poems, and shaping the emergence of a cybernetic organism counting down its time code in acoustic waves of classical music. The project was developed in collaboration with 11 international artists (from UK, France, Switzerland, Turkey, Slovakia and of course Czech Republic).
To bring this resolutely high-tech feat to life on four different projection surfaces, The Macula used a total of 10 Barco digital projectors: four Barco HDX-W20 Flex 3-Chip DLP WUXGA projectors (each boasting 20,000 lumens), two Barco FLM-R22 SXGA+ (22,000 lumens) and four SLM-R12+ Performer (SXGA+, 12,000 lumens ). Resolume Arena 4 was coupled to two custom media servers for the native blending. The four Barco HDX projectors in quadrant layout projected content on the main facade while the FLM's were dedicated to each side. To further enhance the immersion, four Barco SLM projectors mapped the ceiling of the Rudolfinum.
When all compositions were blended together, the resolution reached 16,000 pixels at 80,000 frames (30fps). On the production front, The Macula relied on Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects software to create the content and ensure seamless transitions between 3D and 2D.
The event was organised by the Czech Savings Bank (?eská sporitelna), the largest bank in Czech Republic. Commented Josef Havelka, marketing director at ?eská sporitelna, "We wanted to treat our guests to an unforgettable experience, and invited them to witness a unique sound and light performance in one of the oldest concert halls in Europe. The Macula measured up to the grandiosity of the concert to deliver a gripping visual show."
(Jim Evans)
