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We are building a new theatre and want to design it so as support both front and rear projection. Rough shape of the facility is similar to the Britten Studio Theatre but with a lower overhead and a…Continue
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Nathan Kelley replied to Ed Gilmartin's discussion Projection Advice for new theatre"If you happen to be referring to projecting images onto a cyc at the back of the stage (instead of using backdrops) here is my advice. There are pictures on my profile of some musicals where we do this.
There are a lot of variables here (projectors,…"
Ed Gilmartin replied to Ed Gilmartin's discussion Projection Advice for new theatre"Erich,
Thanks very much for the comprehensive reply. We are doing a showroom visit to see some projectors this week.
It's clear that there is a lot of knowledge to be acquired in making these decisions. I'll drop…"
Erich Friend replied to Ed Gilmartin's discussion Projection Advice for new theatre"For rear projection, the screen surface is very critical. It must be very diffuse or you will see an image hotspot on-axis of the projector. Wide angle lenses tend to exacerbate this problem.
For front projection, the surface of the…"
Rick Reid replied to Ed Gilmartin's discussion Projection Advice for new theatre"Beware of spill light!
Any stray light from stage lights to exit lights will reduce the sharpness of the images, no matter where either screen or light are located. Also note that most LED fixtures have a larger percentage of spill than traditional…"
Florian Canga replied to Ed Gilmartin's discussion Projection Advice for new theatre"Hi.
I have experience for projections in theatre.
Usually use wide angle lenses 0.8 fixed zoom for rear projection and frond to.
Use balcony for overhead projection
use format 4x3 or 5x4 because u have also hightnees of image
use silent…"
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We are building a new theatre and want to design it so as support both front and rear projection. Rough shape of the facility is similar to the Britten Studio Theatre but with a lower overhead and a wire tension grid.Britten%20Studio%20Theatre%202.pngDoes anyone have any experience with rear and front projection?…See More
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