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Studio Lab Recreates Historic Palace Theatre Virtually With CHAUVET Professional

Christian Wissmuller by Christian Wissmuller
August 4, 2020
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Stepping inside the Palace Theatre with its sweeping curves and imposing balcony has long been a special treat for New Englanders. On July 15, thousands of them got to enjoy this experience again on a virtual level during a livestreamed Citizen of the Year ceremony honoring the theatre’s president, Peter Ramsey.

The 40-minute event didn’t take place at the downtown Manchester theatre itself, but 11 miles away, at Studio Lab, where owner Tim Messina and his team at Events United used 128 CHAUVET Professional F2 LED panels to build a massive curved video wall that displayed a dynamic and immersive 3D replica of the iconic building’s interior.

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Measuring 52 feet wide by 13 feet high, the wall provided Messina and his team with a 5,376 by 1,344-pixel canvas on which to create their multi-dimensional panorama. During scenes when the honoree was interviewed in front of this realistic setting, viewers got the sensation that they were watching things unfold from an upstage position inside the theatre, with its seats in the background.

“It was important that we included imagery of the theater in the program,” said Messina. “Our client for this event, The Greater Manchester Chamber, provided us with a photo from the stage of the theater. This image was used during an interview with Peter Ramsey and worked very well to create the sense that the interview was taking place at the theater, rather than in our studio. In the image there are theatrical lights pointing towards the camera, we mimicked those lights with R1 washes to make it appear as though we were actually in the theater. Even in person, the image was extremely convincing.”

For other segments of the ceremony, the curved wall provided a deeply textured setting that gave a live in-person quality to the proceedings.  This is precisely what Messina had in  mind when he invested in the equipment  needed to create the backdrop.

“We just acquired the added F2 panels with curve kits for the purpose of building curved video walls,” he said. “Having the ability to curve the video wall around our stage area has been transformational to our productions. The backdrop now wraps around the talent, while also allowing us to create multiple environments at the same time.”Building and working with the curved wall for the livestream camera has been a learning experience for the Events United team, but everyone has been happy with the results.

The addition of the wall required changes in how the design team approached lighting.

“When filming against a video wall, one of the biggest challenges that we have is balancing out the lighting,” said Jon Martell, Production Design Manager at Events United. “This is even more of a concern with the curved wall, since it produces light behind and to the side of the talent.

“Overall, having the curved wall has only increased our creativity with lighting,” continued Martell. “We view this as a way to develop more interactive lighting/video content for our livestreams.”

Because of the constant arc of the video wall, the Events United team realized that simple straight lighting trusses would not work, as they could not be lowered once the wall was completed. They designed a unique lighting grid that fits inside the curvature of the wall. This structure holds 24 Maverick Mk2 Spot and 27 Rogue R1 Wash fixtures, which are used to set the onstage talent off from the wall by providing downlight and hair light.  The fixtures also create effect lighting to cover the floor with color and texture.

In addition to the moving fixtures, 14 Colorado Solo Batten units were positioned in front of the ground support kits to provide additional color on the floor and added punch for musical acts. Plans also call for having fixtures on up upright pipes in front of the wall to create added lighting for some productions.

Looking at the implications of the curved video wall on his company’s future productions, Messina noted: “With the end of the pandemic moving further and further out into the future, virtual events are not going away anytime soon. It is exciting to be on the forefront of this new media format, and we are looking forward to where it will go. We’re in the process of developing the capability to produce virtual film sets using this wall, so stay tuned!”

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