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Winners of ILDA Awards for
Outstanding Laser Displays
The 2000 ILDA
Awards:
Laser
display professionals from around the world were honored Oct.
8th with prestigious awards for artistic and technical achievement
during the annual conference of the International Laser Display
Association (ILDA).
Companies
from Germany, Australia, Italy and the USA were recognized for
creativity and excellence in eleven artistic categories that
represented how laser displays are used to celebrate special
events, promote products and entertain audiences.
Winners
included LOBO electronic's Millennium celebration at Berlin's
Brandenburg Gate, Laser Rental's role in Houston's citywide "Sky
Power" extravaganza, and Laservision Macro-Media's playful
"Millennium Bugs" animation show in Australia.
ILDA's
Fenning Awards for Technical Achievement produced a first-place
tie. The top honor was shared between AVI Imagineering with Lasers'
Omnistar laser projection system and Pangolin Laser System's
QM2000 Laser Display Processor Board.
A complete list of winners is presented below. Winning entries can be seen
on a two-hour videotape available in NSTC or PAL format. The tapes are US
$35 plus shipping, and can be ordered from ILDA.
Top
ILDA 2000 Awards for Outstanding Laser Display
(for
Fenning Technical Achievement Awards, click here)
Category:
1A, ISP Beam Module:
1st
Dampframme
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Designer:
Bernhard Settele
Art Director: Alex Hennig
Music: Uwe Hacker - Dampframme
Dampframme
is a project between our company and the renowned German DJ Uwe
Hacker. The soundtrack has been produced for this show exclusively
and is based on the sounds produced by a steam ram. This project
has been a successful experiment to find new styles of music
and effects for the realization of beam spectacles. Dampframme
was distributed within our software contract which includes the
monthly delivery of one beam show on actual music titles for
$200 per show.
2nd
CVS
AVI Imagineering With Lasers, Inc. - Orlando, FL USA
Producer:
Chuck Rau
Programming: Chuck Rau
Music: "Robin Hood" by Michael Kamen
A new
logo and advertising campaign launch for CVS pharmacy needed
the proper combination of music and full color mid-air beam effects
to convey the energy of the event. This beautiful piece of music
inspired the producer to capture the various sounds of the full
orchestration.
3rd
Allegro No. 5
LaserAnimation Sollinger GmbH - Berlin, Germany
Producer:
Stephan Rieck
Digitizer: Stephan Rieck
Clip Art: None
Music: Hungarian Dance No. 5 -J. Brahms
This
is a slightly unusual beamshow because it tells a story, which
will however be easily understood by everyone. Allegro No. 5,
the Boy Meets Girl Mix.
Honorable
Mention
Scratch
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Designer:
Peter Bastian
Art Director: Alex Hennig
Music: Kay Tracid: Destiny's Path
This
show was produced for the software contract which includes the
monthly delivery of one beam show on actual music titles for
$200 per show. The music and the implementation in laser shows
live from clear contrasts between speedy/positive and calm/melancholic
passages.
Category:
1B, ISP Cel Animation:
1st
Socrates
AVI Imagineering With Lasers - Orlando, FL USA
Concept
and design: Willie Castro & David Lawter
Supervising Animator: Willie Castro
Animator: David Lawter
Inbetweener: Todd Meisel
Digitizer: Priscilla Bernardo
Socrates the mouse proves that determination is the key element
of success. In this sequence the little co-star struggles to
carry a large book over his shoulders and deliver it to the proper
place to begin a classroom lecture. However, a strong gust of
wind (not shown because it was computer generated) knocks him
off balance. The character was developed to act out certain parts
of the script and provide the comic relief throughout the show.
The show depicts the Greek stories associated with the constellations.
2nd
Werewolf of London
AVI Imagineering With Lasers - Orlando, FL USA
Concept and Design: Willie Castro
Animator: Willie Castro
Inbetweener: Todd Meisel
Digitizer: Todd Meisel
This animated sequence was developed for the song "Werewolves
of London" by Warren Zevon. In order to add a new comedic
twist to an old tale, we decided to make the werewolf character
more sophisticated than the traditional horror flick depictions.
His human counterpart (not shown in this sequence) lacks total
sophistication thus becoming the running gag for the entire song.
Category:
1C, ISP Computer Animation:
1st
Raster Eye Being
Strictly FX - Chicago, IL USA
Animators:
Doug Cenko, Carl Graves, David Kennedy
Raster
Eye Being was created to showcase both the talents of our animation
department, with lasers and traditional cel animation, as well
as some feasible uses for the new raster technology. The animation
is part of a larger demo that got us the gig, and is being integrated
into a new very trippy module. Raster Eye Being is a traditional
cel animation that is rastered, and given shape, and then given
more 3D motion through the Pangolin system.
2nd
Boris the Spider
AVI Imagineering With Lasers - Orlando, FL USA
Concept
& Design: Willie Castro & Ricardo Barros
3D Modeling & Animation: Ricardo Barros
In this short sequence, developed for a visualization of the
song "Boris the Spider" by The Who, a spider sings
for a handout, but gets more than he expected.
3rd
Caddy
LOBO electronic GmbH
Designer:
Alex Hennig
Special F/X: Werner Most
This
experimental animation uses a Cadillac as the basis to find three-dimensional
formulas for a series of special effects allowing to realize
typical reflections on metal parts of a driving car. Finally
this effect was implemented in the LACON-system to be used for
various applications.
Category:
1D, ISP Graphic Module:
1st
The Trial
Laser Fantasy International - Bellevue, WA USA
Analog
Programmer: Tracy Goodsmith
Digital Programmer: Jay Heck
Animators: Che Lopez, Connor Mooney
Music: The Trial, Pink Floyd
To
celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"
we created a brand new laser show. In this excerpt of "The
Trial" we bear witness to courtroom drama and spectacle
not seen since the O.J. trial.
2nd
Blue
Strictly F/X - Chicago, IL USA
Artists:
Carl Graves, Doug Cenko
Digitizers: Carl Graves, Doug Cenko
Programmer: Carl Graves
Music: "Blue" Eiffel 65
Blue
is one of our modules that we created for use in our festival
shows. We tried to capture the hum-drum monotony of everyday
life in an off beat, quasi-satirical way that would still be
entertaining, even to younger viewers. We are always trying to
achieve new looks with the laser, and this piece is a great example
of how smooth laser character animation can be.
3rd
Purple People Eater
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory
(Brevard Community College) - Cocoa, FL USA
Artist/Digitizer:
Joe Tucciarone
Programmer: Mark Howard
Music: Purple People Eater
The
Purple People Eater was included as part of our Halloween themed
laser show. It features a "literally" interpreted rendition
of the Purple People Eater creature.
Category:
1E, ISP Graphic & Beam Module:
1st
Vida Loca
AVI Imagineering With Lasers - Orlando, FL USA
Producer:
Ricardo Barros & Chuck Rau
Programming: Ricardo Barros & Chuck Rau
Artwork: Ricardo Barros & Willie Castro
Digitizing: Ricardo Barros & Pricilla Bernardo
Music: "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin
The
high-energy combination of screen and beam programming gave this
up tempo song the visual representation it needed to entertain
a large outdoor audience.
2nd
Toshiba 3D
Laser Spectacles, Inc. - San Marcos, TX USA
Producer
& Programmer: Tim Walsh
Client: Laser Design, Inc.
Clip Art: 5% LaserAnimation Sollinger
Music: Custom Soundtrack
This
show was produced & performed in stereoscopic 3D. The goal
was to have images interacting with beams, out in front of the
screen, to create excitement at a sales meeting.
3rd
Riverside Intro
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Animation:
Alex Hennig
Graphics: Iris Schua, Philippo Bernadoni
Beams: Roman Schütz
Clip art: 5% Philippo Bernadoni - All Music Service, © by
LOBO electronic GmbH
Music: Riverside People - Riverside Intro
Riverside
is a chain of entertainment centers in the west of Germany, each
being equipped with a dual-projector MODULA-5-system. The animation
serves as an opener and laser-supported jingle in the discotheques
of Riverside. The mixture between animation and beam effects
was suited to a driving music theme, which has been composed
exclusively for this purpose. The logo animation finds a connection
between the characteristic look of every Riverside discotheque
and the logo.
Category:
2A, Beams/Atmospherics:
1st
Trance Vision
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Designer:
Bernhard Settele
Art Director: Alex Hennig
Music: Miss Shiva - Dream Remix
Trance
Vision is a beam show for 6 pairs of scanners being produced
on the occasion of the SIB in Rimini and the Musikmesse in Frankfurt
making use of the intense green beams of the new Coherent Vipers.
For Frankfurt the original sound track was re-mastered in Virtual
Dolby Surround for the reproduction on headphones.
2nd
Symbiosis
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Designer:
Roman Schütz
Art Director: Alex Hennig
Music: Kraftwerk - EXPO 2000
Symbiosis
is a complex beam spectacle being made to the official song of
the EXPO 2000. The music has been composed by the famous Synthy
Group "Kraftwerk". They create a very unique and polarizing
music style - either you like it or you hate it. Roman Shütz
took the challenge to transform the EXPO-theme into a very technical-oriented
laser beam arrangement. Flashing accents with intense mirror
effects as well as perfectly timed and extremely accurate beam
sculptures give this music a very new 'look and feel'. Although
the show consists in general on very reduced basic beam show
effects, you discover - when watching the show multiple times
- always more details. The result: Even those who did not like
the music itself became enthusiastic about it when watching this
show.
3rd
Response
LDS Light Design GmbH
Show Design and programming: Stuart Bensley
Audio Mixing: Stuart Bensley
Music: "Music: "Response" by Chemical Brothers
When
programming to this piece of music, I have tried to capture the
abstract and rich textured feel of this piece. My programming
to this music not only follows the beat but it mimics the melody
and samples used. To give this show an abstract feel I have used
subtle color changing and soft blanking effects to create walls
of moving color that pulse with the music.
Honorable
Mention
Jugend Forscht beampart
tarm Showlaser GmbH
Hardware
concept: Ralf Lottig
Programming: Kai Kasprzyk
Music: Unknown
Category:
2B, Abstract:
1st
Sleep Now in the Fire
Laser Fantasy International - Bellevue, WA USA
Programmer:
Tracy Goodsmith
Music: "Sleep now in the Fire" by Rage Against the
Machine
Interpreting
a Rage Against the Machine song into abstract laser imagery takes
a special kind of training. Because the imagery needs to look
like the stars you see when you're whacked on the head by riot
police. Therefore our artists are encouraged to hang out at World
Trade Organization meetings and major sports victory riots to
get beatings for reference. (No programmers where harmed in the
making of this show).
2nd
Trip Like I Do
AVI Imagineering With Lasers - Orlando, FL USA
Producer:
Carey Langille & Ricardo Barros
Programming: Carey Langille & Ricardo Barros
Music: "Trip Like I Do" by The Crystal Method
The
sultry female voice in this song by The Crystal Method was depicted
in abstract form by the use of modulating "S" curves.
The hypnotic effect was achieved during the second half of the
song through the use of color and pattern variations pulsating
from center screen. This module was designed for planetarium
theatres.
3rd
(tie)
Bocelli for Romanza
Laser Images, Inc. - Van Nuys, CA USA
Laser
Choreography by Scott Anderson
DMX Effects Control Engineering by John Tilp
Projector Fabrication by David French
Produced by Ivan Dryer
Music: Andrea Bocelli - "Songo" (Dream)
To
provide the primary display for periodic "sky shows"
on the 60-foot dome of the new Romanza themed restaurant at the
Reno Peppermill Resort, we modified a LASERIUM® CSL projector
to emphasize its 18 individual lumia effects and limited use
of its RGB scan channel. The watchwords were "romance"
and "abstraction" so a display dominated by lumia was
selected by the architect and effects coordinator to complement
the theme and the decidedly romantic songs of Andrea Bocelli.
Prior to seeing the capabilities of our CSL, lasers were not
considered for this application, which eschewed the conventional
scanned animation modules.
3rd
(tie)
Qumran
Laser Images, Inc. - Van Nuys, CA USA
Laura
Hernandez-Andrade & John Tilp
Music: Javier Paxarino - "Qumran" (SIN-FIN)
Excerpt
from work in progress; laser show featuring music of Hispanic
origin worldwide.
Category:
2C, Graphic Module:
1st
Millennium Bugs
Laservision Macro-Media Pty Ltd - Dural, NSW,Australia
Animation:
Lloyd Weir, Beth Ridgley
Laser Programming: Stuart Bensley, Stuart Benson, Beth Ridgley,
Tim Baker
Audio: Stuart Bensley
Executive Producers: Sharon Thomas, Simon McCartney
Director: Lloyd Weir
Music: "Sabrosa" Beastie Boys, "Cantaloop"
Us3,
"Mannish Boy" Muddy Waters
It
was during the Y2K hysteria that 'Millennium Bugs' was conceived.
Our client, delighted with the huge success of Fish Opera, desired
an additional show. Only now the new production had to be "jazzy,
funky, & bluesy" to differentiate itself from its classically
inspired predecessor. Millennium Bugs is a 12 minute work performed
3 times each evening at Sydney's No. 1 tourist attraction Darling
Harbour on dual maritime Aqua-Screens. The shows objective is
to entertain and amuse children, adults and non-English speakers
alike. This intricately created laser production documents the
metamorphosis of a butterfly, from egg to caterpillar, cocoon
and finally butterfly. The butterfly interacts with an array
of quirky creatures from the insect world along the way.
2nd
Mittelmeer 2000 (Mediterranean 2000)
Laserland GmbH - Halfing, Germany
Producer:
Mic Hunger
Programming: Stephan Thelen, Mic Hunger
Music: Adiemus/Adiemus
The
1600 guests of the German cruise ship AIDA are welcomed on the
first evening of the 7 day cruise through the Mediterranean Sea
with a laser show in the onboard theatre. The laser show displays
the route, the destinations and some impressions of the scenery.
The shows are changed on a regular basis depending on the route
and destination of the cruise.
3rd
(tie)
Tom Joad
Laser Fantasy International - Bellevue, WA USA
Analog
Programmer: Tracy Goodsmith
Digital Programmer: Linda Fullerton
Music: Tom Joad - Rage Against the Machine
What
do you get when you combine a moody song, moody abstracts, and
moody graphics? A really cool Graphic Module. In these portions
of "Tom Joad" you can see just how powerful the right
combination of imagery and music can be. And by the way, the
song is about the ghost of "Tom Joad" not the ghost
of "Tom Jones". Who, to some people's dismay, is not
dead. Yet.
3rd
(tie)
Bullet in the Head
Laser Fantasy International - Bellevue, WA USA
Analog
Programmer: Tracy Goodsmith
Digital Programmer: Connor Mooney
Music: "Bullet in the Head," Rage Against the Machine
All
right, we all know that the music by Rage Against the Machine
can get pretty heavy. But once it is interpreted into laser light
it makes for some amazing imagery. The underlying theme of this
song is, TV rots your mind. So go to more Laser Shows!
Category:
3A, Indoor Show:
1st
Dreamscape
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Cells:
Bella White
Digitizing: Iris Schua, Bernhard Settele, KristianHafkemeier,
Reimar Hafkemeier, Easy Kurz
Colorizing: Christian Engler, Peter Bastian, Iris Schua
Special F/X:Werner Most
Beams: Roman Schütz
Concept/Design: Alex Hennig
Music: William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings, Binary Finary
- 2000,
E-Nomine - Vater Unser
Dreamscape
has been an experiential project of the LOBO design group. It
should show new ways how to transport emotions and physical experiences
with lasers. Dreamscape consists of sophisticated animation passages,
embedded in a speedy beam spectacle. Dreamscape is a mirror to
the miscellaneous sensations - such as fun, money and adrenaline
- our characters dives into life. The ratio of man takes every
challenge and breaks every frontier for material success: on
land, on and in the sea as well as in space. But every man discovers
within his life also a totally different and shocking irrational
world: the world of emotions. Stepping in this world we experience
a crazy mixture of curiosity, fear and uncertainty. Finally we
discover love and passion, which could just be just a few steps
away from sorrows, mourning and desperation. And perhaps we finally
find also that feeling which tries to harmonize ratio and emotions:
hope. For all those who just want to see a good lasershow without
thinking about the content, the underlying concept of a dream
is the key also to understand the show in a more superficial
way.
2nd
1999 ILDA Awards Ceremony Opening/Closing show
Walt Disney World Co., Lake Buena Vista, FL USA/
Lighting Systems Design, Inc., Orlando, FL USA
Producers:
Melissa Chisholm, Tony Zmorenski
Artistic Designer: Robert DiAddezio
Laser Design/Programming: Robert DiAddazio, David Gaskins
Lighting Designer: Brian Evans
Pyro Design: Tamara Frost
Custom mix by: DJ NEO
We
wanted to create a spectacular opening that would showcase laser
technology and provide a kickoff for the evening's awards. We
wanted to create a spectacular sendoff after the awards to end
the evening with a bang. The system consisted of: two Coherent
Purelight Stars for Beam Projection emitting from the hanging
ILDA logo signs; two Coherent Purelight Stars combined for Graphics
Projectio; one 3-watt MicroYAG system fiber fed to two remote
scanners for Beam Projection; one 10-watt Coherent Viper to mirrors
for Beam Bounces. Plus a Fiber Optic Curtain, Various Lighting,
and Pyrotechnics.
3rd
Mannesmann Dematic
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
AV
Design: Roman Schütz
Cells: Thorsten Kraemer
Digitizing: Iris Schua, Peter Bastian
Concept/3D-Animation: Alex Hennig
Music: Matthias Kohl - Dematic Theme, Axel Zwingenberg - Cow
Cow Blues, Blues Brothers - Peter Guru Theme, Chuck Berry - Roll
on Beethoven, Beatles - All you need is love, Hair - Aquarius,
Queen - We are the Champions, Tina Turner - The Best, New Order
- Blue Monday
Mannesmann
Dematic is one of the leading manufacturers of mobile cranes
of any size. LOBO was entrusted to develop a show concept serving
as a portrait of the company's history, showing its outrageous
milestones of crane engineering, presenting the development of
the different product lines and integrating in the roll out of
a new 'compact' mobile crane as the highlight of the spectacle.
The show should be made from crane specialist to crane specialist
meeting in the halls of the world's most modern crane factory
in Wallerscheid. After making themselves crane specialists, LOBO's
designers finally found a way to concentrate the huge amount
of data to a very entertaining show with about 9 minutes of animation,
3 minutes of beam show and about 1 minute for the roll-in of
the new crane. The most important show element has been Karl
Demag, a small and smart cartoon crane proudly presenting his
family to the spectators from a fascinated child's point of view.
Detailed 3D laser-models pointed out outrageous engineering approaches
of Mannesmann Dematic.
A further
key element has been the harmonious combination of laser with
slides being projected with 12 projectors in total. So it was
possible to integrate photos of the company's archive. All slides
have been re-edited in the computer at LOBO's to avoid breaks
in the aesthetics of the show. About 70% of the available photo
material had to be changed within more than 150 hours of work
from portrait to landscape format by adding new image content.
To allow an orientation in time, laser marked the actual position
on a computer generated time-axis at the bottom of the projection
field. Also the music served as an additional indicator for the
different centuries of the company's history.
Honorable
Mention
SIB 2000 Multimedia Show
Laser Entertainment SRL - Milano Italy
Producer: Alberto Kellner for Laser Entertainment
Ideation & concept: Alberto Kellner & Elio Beccegato
Laser Digitizing: Fabrizio Signoritti, Giuseppe Zagaria, Gianni
Bruzzese
Computer Graphic Video: Elio Beccegato for animate
Soundtrack & Mixing: Torrevado SRL
Beam Effect Soundtrack: Freefall remixed by DJ George
Dancers for Discoteque: La Bush, Belgium
Hardware and laser set up and tuning: Patrick Awouters for Laser
Systems Europe Bruxelles
Music: Torrevado SRL Milano & Freefall
This
special show has been conceived and produced for the Laser Entertainment
& Laser Systems Europe booth, at the fair exhibition Rimini
SIB 2000, Italy. The show was conceptualized to present the capabilities
of a multimedia show where lasers, computer graphic videos, music,
waterscreens, dancers & fireworks are amalgamated in a innovative
way. Special thanks to the technical crews that set up the booth
and to Laser Systems Europe's technicians for laser hardware
supply & tuning.
Category:
3B, Outdoor Show:
1st
Sky Power & Beyond
Laser Rentals, Inc. - Joplin, MO USA
(In conjunction with Laser Media & Laser Fantasy International)
Director:
Jeff Pinkerton
Producer: Rob McKinley
Laser Design: Walt Meador, Scott Cunningham, Tim Hallmark, Martin
Koslowski
Laser Programming 14 Aerial Systems:Martin Koslowski
7 Ground Systems: Jay Heck, Linda Fullerton, Che Lopez
Music: Various Artists
Sky
Power and Beyond was the name for the largest Laser Millennium
Celebration in the United States, and one of the official starts
to Millennium Celebrations in the United States. This was the
largest of a three year identity project in Space City, USA.
Over two million people witnessed 22 minutes of choreographed
Pyrotechnics, Lasers, Pani Projectors, and Special Lighting,
while peering into the night sky over a modern skyscraper City.
Lasers having the power of 780 Optical Watts, from a total of
Twenty One separate Laser Projectors, eighteen of which were
Yag Lasers, along with three Large Frame Argon Lasers. All Twenty
One Laser Systems were linked to SMPTE via Telephone Lines. Fourteen
of the Laser Systems were for aerial projections, with placement
of the systems in offices inside the Skyscrapers with the Window(s)
removed, at 500 to 600 feet above ground. The other seven ground
laser systems were used for Large Format Projections onto selected
Skyscrapers, in addition to scanner aerial projections. There
were 21 Laser Operators, as each Laser System was isolated.
The
artistic challenge was a stage that was 360 degrees, with "seating
in the round". The choreography encompassed 196 fixed beam
projections, and twenty one scanner aerial projections. The artistic
result felt by the 26 Laser Personnel, was for 22 minutes, two
million eyewitnesses could truly feel the dawn of the New Millennium
in the beauty of such a massive Production.
2nd
Berlin 2000
LOBO electronic GmbH
Cells: Christian Gorny, Bella White
Digitizing: Alex, Krause, Oliver Faulhaber, Markus Hald, Peter
Bastian
Colorizing: Iris Schua
Art Director: Alex Hennig
Music: Calren Studios - Chronology, Berlin People - Berlin, MM-Studios
- Berlin Big Bang
It
has been Germany's official start into the year 2000 and the
highlight of the continent's biggest Millennium party. Literally
the whole world - represented by 65 TV stations with 1.5 billion
spectators and 2 million people on-site - participated in LOBO's
laser projection onto a Water Screen in front of Brandenburg
Gate in Berlin. Just 10 years ago this has been the place separating
East from West. Today this national monument became the heart
of Germany symbolizing the hope for a prosperous common future.
Now it served as a natural backdrop for the countdown in the
new Millennium projected by laser on a rectangular Water Screen.
The
whole concept and realization of this spectacle has been effected
by LOBO. Due to the importance and complexity of this project
the preparations already started in 1998. Outstanding laser animations
take the spectators at Paris Square on a speedy journey through
10,000 years of human history. A three-dimensional beam show
to the Berlin Hymn is followed by the culminating countdown into
the year 2000. As requested by the client, LOBO harmoniously
integrated the logo of the main-sponsor (Deutsche Post) into
the countdown. At the same time this spectacle was running in
parallel to Berlin as a giant laser projection on a mountain
above the "Deutsches Eck" (German Corner) in Koblenz
and on the famous Porta Nigra, a Roman Gate in the Ancient City
of Trier. Most likely this project has been the biggest millennium
laser spectacle in the world.
3rd
Spirits of Sentosa
Laservision Macro-Media Pty Ltd - Dural, NSW,Australia
Concept
Development: Simon McCartney, Lloyd Weir, Richard Tan
Animators: Lloyd Weir, Beth Ridgley, Hillary Senanayake, Ziv
Lazar, Stuart Bensley
Laser Programming: Lloyd Weir, Stuart Bensley
Executive Producer/Director: Simon McCartney
Music: Spirits of Sentosa, Original Score
'Spirits
of Sentosa', is a powerful cultural myth set to an inspirational
original sound track. Motion pictures, overlaid and integrated
with Laser animation are key features of composition. The spectacular
performance depicts the 3 mythical 'Spirits of Sentosa' and their
quashing the destructive antics of a villainous dragon. With
fabulous makeup, digital image projection effects and truly astonishing
visual transitions from live motion picture action to animated
laser characters the story unfolds, setting the scene for Sentosa's
vast 'Merlion' icon to rescue the Spirits, vanquish the dragon
and return magic and tranquility to the island paradise.
Honorable
Mention (tie)
100 Years Zeppelin
Laserland GmbH - Halfing, Germany
Producer:
Mic Hunger, Ralph Douw
Music: Stephan Thelen, Mic Hunger
Programming: Stephan Thelen, Mic Hunger
Music: A mix of many
Between
2 July and 16 July 2000 a mega-event on a grand scale took place
in the harbor town of Fredrichshafen on Lake Constance to celebrate
100 years since the first Zeppelin airship took to the air.
As
part of the Zeppelin centenary celebrations, Laserland GmbH transported
this town on Lake Constance, which is renowned for its fairs
and its historical associations with the Zeppelin, and visitors
from all around the world back to the time of Count von Zeppelin
with a laser-animated multi-media show and the very latest in
technology. The history of the airships and Count von Zeppelin's
visionary ideas were projected in multi-media form against a
huge 25 x 50m water screen. Laser technology, lighting and video
projections accompanied by music from that era were combined
into a harmonious multi-media work of art. Animated film sequences
portraying a whole range of images from the pioneering era of
Count Zeppelin through to the high-tech times of the 21st century
floated over the surface of Lake Constance. The idea was to communicate
to the audience the unique sensation of traveling in the Zeppelin:
technology, luxury and the fascination of gliding noiselessly
through the air. Laserland had created a journey back through
the 20th century which provided food for all the senses. As Friedrichshafen
immersed itself in the fourth dimension, the spectacle symbolized
the continuous pace of progress in this place which borders three
countries.
The
centenary was attended by so many visitors - between 5,000 and
10,000 during the week and 10,000 to 15,000 on the weekends -
that the town of Friedrichshafen arranged for the laser show
to be extended by a week.
Honorable
Mention (tie)
Medina 2000
LOBO electronic GmbH - Aalen, Germany
Cells:
Bella White
Digitizing: Iris Schua, Bernhard Settele, Christian Engler
Beams: Roman Schütz
Concept/Design: Alex Hennig
Music: Hollstein - Medina 2000
Medina
is Saudi Arabia's holy city ranking in the importance directly
after Mecca.On behalf and in presence of the Royal family, we
presented scenes of the Prophet's life, the beauty of nature
as well as the country's history and culture as laser projections
on a giant water screen right in the middle of the Medina stadium.
The laser show was supported by fireworks and actors on the field
presenting historic flights and folkloric performances.
Only
two weeks of preparation including show production, shipment
and setup, as well as temperatures ranging between 40ºC
and 50ºC made this project an extreme challenge to our crew.
It
has been of central importance to the show design that the laser
presentation included many religious parts. So our show designers
had to take special care of the different sense of perception
and aesthetics between Western countries and the Arabian culture.
It was not allowed to show any women, children or the Prophet.
So, some things might look strange through the eyes of an European
spectator which is normal to the Saudia Arabian people. For example
the camel been shown in the presentation carries the Prophet,
although the Prophet himself remains invisible.
Category
4: Special Application
1st
Linea
Laser Show Design - Orlando, FL USA
Director:
Doug McCullough
Programmer: Jeff Hwang
Executive Producer: Patrick Murphy
Software Development: William R. Benner, Jr.
Technical Assistance: Jason Alday
Original Music Composer: Tom Habes
Clip art, photos and video from various sources.
Music: Tom Habes
The
client's goal was to creatively use high-density laser patterns
(rasters) to display still and moving photos from a standard
projector. We were specifically prohibited from using any outline
drawings such as those conventionally used in laser shows. This
is only the second such photo realistic laser show ever done.
Technically, it is much more complex than the first one (which
was a simple transfer of video to laser). In "Linea"
each image (i.e. every singe frame!) was carefully edited, colorized,
and rendered onto a "raster" frame. In many instances,
customized rasters were created to complement the images (i.e.
square, panoramic, tall, circular, etc.). Some rasters even rotate
or speed-up to display their image.
It
may also be worth noting that instead of making the visuals "fit"
with an existing piece of music, original music was composed
specifically for this piece to provide the context for the development
of the imagery.
If
you think about the other categories of laser display - 1) graphic
line drawings, 2) geometric abstracts, 3) diffuse lumia-type
effects, and mid-air beam effects, "Linea" explores
a new realm of laser imagery. Artistically, its closest antecedent
would be the independent/underground films of the 1960's and
70's.
2nd
Lübecker Innenstadtkirchen
tarm Showlaser GmbH - Bochum, Germany
Hardware
concept: Ralf Lottig
All
churches in Lübeck were connected with laser beams for one
week in March 2000
3rd
M & M's
tarm Lasertechnik GmbH - Bochum, Germany
Design,
Digitizing, Programming,
Computer Animation: Jörg Isermann, Living-Lines
Frame by frame animation: Thomas Voigt.
Idea and Story: BBDO
Music: Stock Stuff
Working
together with BBDO in a big team was a great experience. The
Music and vocals were completely produced in Dolby Prologic.
A lot of scenes with Red and Yellow are computer animated and
200 Frames are classic animation. All the lip-synch stuff is
done with the Lasergraph DSP. Special thanks to Thomas Voigt
who made a great job and Rowland Davis the most relaxed and productive
Art Director I have ever met.
To
View
Fenning
Technical Achievement Awards, click here.
Get the Videotape!
Winning
entries can be seen on a two-hour videotape available in NSTC
or PAL format. The tapes are US $35 plus shipping, and can be
ordered from ILDA.
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