The annual St John’s College May Ball is one of the most lavish end-of-year parties around. Spanning the length of the College’s historic courts, the ball features dozens of musicians, all-you-can eat food & drink and a world-class firework display. Famously, the theme is kept a closely-guarded secret until the night itself.
Client : Cambridge University
Event: May Graduation Ball
Location: First Court, College Chapel's Facade
The Brief : To produce animations that embrace and highlight the chapel's architectural features, including windows and columns.
Incorporate projections of mythical creatures to align with the ball's theme, ensuring that these creatures interact seamlessly with the chapel's structure.
Tech used: 3x Panasonic 21k laser projectors and show control to map the 35m wide Chapel facade.
Software: - Illustrator, After Effects, Mad Mapper and Qlab for mapping. Photogrammetry & Unreal Engine’s RealityCapture with drone arial imagery and lidar-data embedded photos.
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