More news from the big show: the producers were in today finalising the artwork. Which left me time to finalise the template for the show. In order to construct a multi-screen event like this there’s a certain amount of maths involved. If you map the the pixels properly when you start out then everything should fall into place when you’re on site distorting it in to fit the set.
The contents of my brain smeared across paper.
Later this afternoon the remaining servers turned up on the truck from Paris so it was time to set them up, prep them and configure all the in and outs. Typical ETC shows are 4 servers which is what our programming suite is set up for. With 16 screens i’ve had to be creative with monitor placement.
When that socially inept friend asks if you want to ‘make a fort’ say no.
I’m hoping the programming may begin tomorrow!
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