Video design

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Videodesign for Carl-Orffs "Der Mond" 2015

Video design or projection design is a creative field of stagecraft. It is concerned with the creation and integration of film, motion graphics and live camera feed into the fields of

lighting designer. A person who practices the art of video design is often known as a Video Designer. However, naming conventions vary worldwide, so practitioners may also be credited as Projection Designer, "Media Designer", Cinematographer or Video Director (amongst others). As a relatively new field of stagecraft, practitioners create their own definitions, rules and techniques.[2]

History

slide projection delivered by systems such as the PANI projector.[4] The German Erwin Piscator, as stage director at the Berlin Volksbühne in the 1920s, made extensive use of film projected onto his sets.[5] However, the development of digital projection technology in the mid 90s, and the resulting drop in price, made it more attractive and practical to live performance producers, directors and scenic designers. The role of the video designer has developed as a response to this, and in recognition of the demand in the industry for experienced professionals to handle the video content of a production.[6]

video projectors
. The term "Projection Designer" stems from the days when slide and film projectors were the primary projection source and is now in wide use across North America.

MA Digital Theatre, University of the Arts London is the first Master's level course in the UK designed to teach video design exclusively as a specific discipline, rather than embedding it into scenic design. Also, Opera Academy Verona has a Workshop Laboratory from 2009 of Projection Design for Opera and Theatre, Directed from Carlo Saleti, Gianfranco Veneruci and Florian CANGA.

In the USA, a number of programs started at about the same time reflecting the growing acceptance of the profession and the need for skilled projection designers.

UT Austin started the MFA concentration Integrated Media for Live Performance
also in 2010. It is being led by the Sven Ortel. Both the UT Austin and Yale program are part of an MFA in Design and graduated their first students in 2013.

Roles of the video designer

Depending on the production, and due to the crossover of this field with the fields of lighting design and scenic design, a video designer's roles and responsibilities may vary from show to show. A video designer may take responsibility for any or all of the following.

Video Design for Theatre: Production Timeline [9]

This is a very wide skills base, and it is not uncommon for a video designer to work with associates or assistants who can take responsibility for certain areas. For example, a video designer may conceptually design the video content, but hire a skilled animator to create it, a programmer to program the control system, a production engineer to designer and engineer the control system and a projectionist to choose the optimum projection positions and maintain the equipment.

Concert video design

Concert video design is a niche of the filmmaking and video production industry that involves the creation of original video content intended explicitly for display during a live concert performance.

The creation of visuals for live music performances bears close resemblance to

sound effects
.

The earliest concert video visuals likely date to the late 1960s when concerts for artists such as Jimi Hendrix and The Doors featured psychedelic imagery on projection screens suspended behind the performers. Live concert performances took on more and more theatrical elements particularly notable in the concert events put on by Pink Floyd throughout their career.

Madonna and Kanye West. Meanwhile, in 1982, Devo integrated rear-projected visuals into their concert set, choreographing themselves to match and interact with the action on screen for several songs. But the rock show that made video content 'standard practice' was U2's Zoo TV Tour conceived and designed by Willie Williams - who has collaborated with Laurie Anderson
.

Technology used in video design

Video designers make use of many technologies from the fields of stagecraft, broadcast equipment and home cinema equipment to build a workable video system, including technologies developed specifically for live video and technologies appropriated from other fields. A video system may include any of the following:

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9781317635413
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  2. ^ "About Projection Design - Projctn".
  3. ^ Mcelroy, Steven (18 May 2008). "Projection Design Comes of Age". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "PANI - Data & Facts". Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  5. ^ Haden, David (28 January 2010). "Field Guide to New Media for the Performing Arts".
  6. ^ "Sunday In The Park Projection Designer Being Considered For Scenic Tony Award".
  7. ^ USA829. "News".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "School of Drama Adds New Concentration in Projection Design". 30 October 2009.
  9. ^ ninapixelpixie (10 November 2013). "Video Know-How for Shows: Who will make up the video team?".
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