From: "Michael Powers" Received: from p01c11o143.mxlogic.net ([208.65.144.66] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5507499 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:41:58 +0200 Received: from unknown [216.57.150.10] (EHLO exchangecashub.crameronline.com) by p01c11o143.mxlogic.net(mxl_mta-8.0.0-2) over TLS secured channel with ESMTP id 38e84a35.0.37526.00-118.97627.p01c11o143.mxlogic.net (envelope-from ); Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:41:58 -0600 (MDT) X-MXL-Hash: 53a48e86470889de-cd485c0e2081b955c1791bce8bcfe453878bc9b4 Received: from EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.55]) by EXCHANGECasHub.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.25]) with mapi id 14.03.0174.001; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:41:55 -0400 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: RE: [AE] Projection Mapping Show Thread-Topic: [AE] Projection Mapping Show Thread-Index: AQHPjKm7BsXWRwRIGE+TgAbN0a0vlpt6YVGw Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:41:54 +0000 Message-ID: <8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8634E52@EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.10.1.139] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8634E52EXCHANGEMBXcram_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AnalysisOut: [v=2.1 cv=JbsyrC6V c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=92rrH11NjGMdhXfoADi2UA==] X-AnalysisOut: [:117 a=92rrH11NjGMdhXfoADi2UA==:17 a=wJF0xr6xKUgA:10 a=fvH] X-AnalysisOut: [1djJbZqEA:10 a=O91693uk2i0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=G7-xRGy] X-AnalysisOut: [1AAAA:8 a=ERUe88dTAAAA:8 a=sQkoB04UAAAA:8 a=YlVTAMxIAAAA:8] X-AnalysisOut: [ a=IS4zgYgXAAAA:8 a=ZgFmqT6sAAAA:8 a=ZFvLxDfXowXlHjdiE3MA:] X-AnalysisOut: [9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=FXIxpJd4O80A:10 a=VE7Xo1yCvyMA:10 a=] X-AnalysisOut: [yuIQ9JLjNwQA:10 a=NWVoK91CQyQA:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOF] X-AnalysisOut: [EACAAAA:8 a=MbDLqpSXmBR6a9twNgcA:9 a=LkNvWsXRHEAb8xQU:21 a] X-AnalysisOut: [=gKO2Hq4RSVkA:10 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=hTZeC7Yk6K0A:10 a=frz] X-AnalysisOut: [4AuCg-hUA:10] X-Spam: [F=0.5000000000; CM=0.500; MH=0.500(2014062017); S=0.200(2014051901)] X-MAIL-FROM: X-SOURCE-IP: [216.57.150.10] --_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8634E52EXCHANGEMBXcram_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One month prior to the event, we had a Pandora and an operator in for two d= ays for me to get training, testing the pinning/corrections on the scale se= t, and general discussions with our TDs. We have a large and strong tech/pr= oduction department, so working with DWP was pretty easy. We ended up makin= g all the set elements flat. I cut seven mattes from my render point - with= outlines on all the significant geometry and UV checkers, and made a secon= d set with an orthographic grid across the entire set - scaled to be one= pixel wide when projected. Between the two, I think alignment went fairly = fast. I am still waiting for the all the time lapsed shots so I can see exactly w= hat they did. The color washes at the base of the set was a lighting additi= on which I never knew about...!@#@# (I was at the end of a six week / no br= eak stretch, so I was recovering at home when they were doing the show). -------- Thanks for all positive comments everyone! From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 1:05 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Projection Mapping Show Really great stuff Michael! Would love to see a tutorial on it. Everyone has a slightly different reci= pe for production on mapping projects, would love to see how you did your p= revis and then how you lined up once in the space... How much back and forth did you have to have with the engineers responsible= for the 18 projectors? I've done a few of these gigs and there always see= ms to be a bit of voodoo involved in getting the right settings between the= media playback systems and the projectors... -- tony romain | principal/creative director trance motion graphic animation and design 323 651 1114 www.trancedesigns.com From: AE list > Reply-To: AE list > Date: Friday, June 20, 2014 7:53 AM To: AE list > Subject: [AE] Projection Mapping Show I thought this might be of interest to some on the list, it is a projection= mapping job I just finished in the MGM Grand Arena. It used an a 120' x 40= ' set and also the 100' x 35' stage as the projection area. This clip has a= time-lapsed build of the set and the Pandora registration process precedin= g the Opener Animation (starts around 1:03). It is a mix of 3ds Max and Aft= erFx. - I imported all the set flats into AfterFx, most of the outlining an= d 90% of particle FXs are in AfterFx. During development, we build a 1:13 s= cale model of the set and I used after FX to corner pin (24planes) the outp= ut, using a 10k projector. This was a big help in visualization. Onsite: 18= projector and seven Pandora's boxes. https://vimeo.com/97883362 I am currently doing an in studio shoot, completely in AfterFx, onto a 16'x= 9' half cube. Mainly the live talent is being lit by the projection. It is= a jib shoot, so the main challenge was coming up with an AfterFx camera ri= g (four camera) and output workflow that facilitated full nodal pans and fa= st renders of the four screens. 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One month prior to the ev= ent, we had a Pandora and an operator in for two days for me to get trainin= g, testing the pinning/corrections on the scale set, and general discussions with our TDs. We have a large and strong tech/producti= on department, so working with DWP was pretty easy. We ended up making all = the set elements flat. I cut seven mattes from my render point – with= outlines on all the significant geometry and UV checkers, and made a second set with an orthographic  grid acr= oss the entire set  -  scaled to be one pixel wide when projected= . Between the two, I think alignment went fairly fast.   &nb= sp;      

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I am still waiting for th= e all the time lapsed shots so I can see exactly what they did. The color w= ashes at the base of the set was a lighting addition which I never knew about…!@#@# (I was at the end of a six week / no break = stretch, so I was recovering at home when they were doing the show).  =

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Thanks for all positive c= omments everyone!

 

From: After Ef= fects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv]
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 1:05 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] Projection Mapping Show

 

Really great stuff Michael!=

 

Would love to see a tutoria= l on it.  Everyone has a slightly different recipe for production on m= apping projects, would love to see how you did your previs and then how you lined up once in the space…

 

How much back and forth did= you have to have with the engineers responsible for the 18 projectors? &nb= sp;I've done a few of these gigs and there always seems to be a bit of voodoo involved in getting the right settings between the media p= layback systems and the projectors…

 

 

 

--

tony romain | principal/creative director

 

trance

motion graphic animati= on and design

323 651 1114

 

From: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Reply-To: AE list <AE-= List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Friday, June 20, 2014 7:53 AM
To: AE list <AE-List@m= edia-motion.tv>
Subject: [AE] Projection Mapping Show

 

I thought this might b= e of interest to some on the list, it is a projection mapping job I just fi= nished in the MGM Grand Arena. It used an a 120’ x 40’ set and = also the 100’ x 35’ stage as the projection area. This clip has a time-lapsed build of the set and the Pandora registration = process preceding the Opener Animation (starts around 1:03). It is a mix of= 3ds Max and AfterFx. – I imported all the set flats into AfterFx, mo= st of the outlining and 90% of particle FXs are in AfterFx. During development, we build a 1:13 scale model of the= set and I used after FX to corner pin (24planes) the output, using a 10k p= rojector. This was a big help in visualization. Onsite: 18 projector and se= ven Pandora’s boxes.  

 

https://vimeo.com/97883362

 

 

I am currently doing a= n in studio shoot, completely in AfterFx, onto a 16’x 9’ half c= ube. Mainly the live talent is being lit by the projection. It is a jib sho= ot, so the main challenge was coming up with an AfterFx camera rig (four camera) and output workflow that facilitated full= nodal pans and fast renders of the four screens. I’ll make a tutoria= l for the project if anyone has interest(?)

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