3D Modelling The Royal Albert Hall for the 'Five Telegrams: Sender' Projection Mapping
The Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington is one of the UK's most distinctive and treasured buildings. It was opened in 1871 and has hosted the Proms since 1941. 390 shows are held each year in the main auditorium, ranging from classical, rock and pop concerts to ballet, film screenings, award ceremonies, community events and charity performances. 400 additional events are held in the non-auditorium spaces each year.
'Five Telegrams: Sender' is an audio and visual work drawing upon contemporary responses to the communication infrastructure of the First World War as the BBC Proms commemorates the end of the ‘Great War’ in its centenary year. The work in collaboration with the Royal Albert Hall is a joint commission for the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival and 14-18 NOW. A brand new score by Scottish composer Anna Meredith, based on material found in the Imperial War Museum, has been produced to accompany the display. An insider interview with the composer and our client can be read here.
Our client were commissioned to undertake the projection mapping on to the outside of the Royal Albert Hall but to be able to turn this iconic building into a display surface for video projection our client would need a fully detailed 3D model of the hall. This is where APR Services stepped in to provide that solution.
'Five Telegrams: Sender' is an audio and visual work drawing upon contemporary responses to the communication infrastructure of the First World War as the BBC Proms commemorates the end of the ‘Great War’ in its centenary year. The work in collaboration with the Royal Albert Hall is a joint commission for the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival and 14-18 NOW. A brand new score by Scottish composer Anna Meredith, based on material found in the Imperial War Museum, has been produced to accompany the display. An insider interview with the composer and our client can be read here.
Our client were commissioned to undertake the projection mapping on to the outside of the Royal Albert Hall but to be able to turn this iconic building into a display surface for video projection our client would need a fully detailed 3D model of the hall. This is where APR Services stepped in to provide that solution.
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Objective
To laser scan & produce a full detail 3D model of the external Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens for 3D printing and set up of projection mapping by our client. Services Provided
A point cloud of the outside of the Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial were captured using our Riegl scanner VZ-400 due to its extensive range of 600 metres. Laser scanning was undertaken in two phases due to the temporary scaffolding on the Royal Albert Hall. Two phase scanning allowed for hidden parts of the building in phase 1 to be scanned at phase 2. A highly accurate 3D model was produced from the point cloud data, providing the display surface needed for the animations to be projected on to. The printed 3D Model being used for projection planning by our client (courtesy of the BBC and 59 Productions). See the making of 'Five Telegrams' by our client on the BBC website here. |
APR's 3D Model, click on images to enlarge
Key Successes APR's 3D model was used by our client to create extraordinary and spectacular projection mapping onto the The Royal Albert Hall, something never before carried out on this iconic building. The free event took place on the outside of the building on July 12th. The hall was transformed by the event as a curtain raiser to The First Night of The Proms, with a vast 3D projection-mapped animation using the facade of the Royal Albert Hall as its canvas, whilst Anna Meredith's outstanding score was transmitted live from within the Royal Albert Hall. The hall became an immersive environment of colour, texture, sounds and sensations that placed the audience at the centre of a visually stunning digital display. The projection mapping can be viewed on the BBC website here. |
Check out the visual masterpiece in the video below (courtesy of the BBC Proms).
Five Telegrams by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions opens the BBC Proms 2018. Commissioned by BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival and 14-18 NOW, in collaboration with the Royal Albert Hall.
