Performers standing in immersive projection mapping design.

Golden Clock

The masterful event planners at UrbanDaddy asked us to create projections for their end-of-year bash. It was to be held at an old bank in the financial district that had never been used for an event before; certainly not one with fire breathers, acrobats, a top hat room, trumpeters and an old wizard with a mop. We were tasked with projections that would play off this delightful mayhem.

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Not knowing what the acts would be or where they would happen, we created a backdrop for whatever was going to unfold. We designed a fanciful clock using the masonic details and wood textures from the space itself. The clock itself had 3 main stages, each representing the mood of the party from the quiet party beginnings, to the ramp up, and ending with the wildness of the wee hours.

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After the reveal of the clock, it would chime every hour and a new act would stream out of the doorway within it. Each act would ratchet the clock and build anticipation for what came next. At midnight, the clock burst into a finale of light and gold as a giant king on stilts, gold-dust-throwing maids and back-flipping dancers spilled out into the party. Needless to say, it was a hell of a night.

3D projection mapping test at the party location
3d projection maping test on cardboard at the Red Paper Heart Studio
Last minute adjustments
Perfecting the 3d projection mapping

Team

  • Zander Brimijoin - Creative Director
  • Philip Sierzega - Art Director
  • Daniel Scheibel - Code
  • Charlie Whitney - Code
  • James Laudicina - Sound
  • Krissy Weisman - Sound

Created for UrbanDaddy