Technical Direction
Artists & Engineers
Visual Programming
David Li
Touch Designer System Design
Modeon
Resolume Op
Following on from the Light Printer, we continued our partnership with Printworks London by developing the Screen Printer.
Designed to leverage the monolithic screen of the press halls, it consists of a realtime video processing system and an articulated lighting and camera structure flown high above the audience.
Using the 4:16 screen allowed us to use the vertical movement as part of the servers treatment
Using the 4:16 screen allowed us to use the vertical movement as part of the servers treatment
Live images of the crowd are composited with graphic elements and processed through the Screen Printer, creating time-offset compositions, kinetic typography, and feedback effects, turning the screen into a digital mirror that can respond in dialogue with the audience.
A kinetic length of truss became a central lighting gesture and host for our PTZ camera
A kinetic length of truss became a central lighting gesture and host for our PTZ camera
The screen acted as a digital mirror to the stage. Offsetting the angle of the screen and the angle of the audience.
The screen acted as a digital mirror to the stage. Offsetting the angle of the screen and the angle of the audience.
The system can generate complex sequences from very simple looping assets
The system can generate complex sequences from very simple looping assets
Taking inspiration from the mechanics of print, repeat processes, image duplication and reinterpretation, the Screen Printer is intended as a playful celebration of the space, and a useful tool that can be fed a variety of sources and reinterpret them through an own-able graphic language throughout the season.
All content was processed live using our custom hardware / software system - Screen Printer
All content was processed live using our custom hardware / software system - Screen Printer
Over the 12 hours performance the system generated 12 hour of unique imagery
Over the 12 hours performance the system generated 12 hour of unique imagery
The system is built to evolve. New presets can be added and new inputs and content sources fed into it.
The visual core of the Screen Printer is an evolution of the software created for Elements and Rail 9, it stores 1000s of frames of live video data to create its time based compositions and runs at 60 fps with minimal latency.
Weâre excited to see its next iteration and explore further use cases for the Screen Printer.
The system generated 12 hours of unique imagery
The system generated 12 hours of unique imagery
Printworks main hall is 120m long, The transparent LED surface is 14m x 5m
Printworks main hall is 120m long, The transparent LED surface is 14m x 5m