[BadVista Advocate] projectors for an ad campaign

Tue May 1 01:10:13 EDT 2007

see these guys http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=32#video

there are a bunch of folks in NY who have done some stuff like this with
very powerful projectors.

I did it with a mediocre projector at night on the apple store in soho
on oct 3

Don Hensley wrote:
> The only thing about that is I don't know just how much light a digital 
> projector can pump out.
>
> Think about it, the equation here is like illuminating a building wall with a 
> flash light, or a flood light. They will both do it but the effective light 
> from the flash light will most likely not be observable to the human eye, if 
> spread over much area and distance.
>
> I'm not familiar enough with the digital projectors to be able to say much, 
> except that I know the ones I have seen (like at presentations, etc.) would 
> never work... more like the flashlight, if you see what I mean. But as I said 
> for all I know they make the digital versions in major big high lumen output 
> versions.
>
> I know I would be skeptical of a old style movie projector making a very 
> brilliant display if used on a really large building... it too would be more 
> on the flashlight end (just a lot brighter then any digital unit I know 
> about) But as I said, my knowledge of digital units is very small.
>
> And do they make digital projectors for movies? I thought that was mostly, if 
> not all, more like a slide projector, or over head projector.
>
> Don.
> ***************************** 
>  On Monday 30 April 2007 07:47 pm, Ringo Kamens wrote:
> We don't need a dedicated one for this. How about we borrow one from a
> university, camera club, store, friend, etc? We could probably even
> rent one. I'm not talking about a old school film one, I'm talking
> about a nice digital projector that they use for like powerpoints or
> cheap movies.
> Comrade Ringo Kamens
>
> On 4/30/07, Don Hensley <Don at donhensley.com> wrote:
>   
>> If you can find one anymore, I suspect a thrift store would almost give you
>> the thing - 5 - 10 bucks, but at 10 bucks it better be in real good shape.
>> Anyway that would be my opine.
>>
>> Of course it is also barely possible that at least some of them have become
>> 'collectibles'...
>>
>> As to the lens to cover what you want, and if the projector would be bright
>> enough, you would just have to experiment. But any one in a camera club or
>> class, (even digital uses a lens) should be able to help you right out on
>> these issues.
>>
>> Or just try one out, if you can find one. Some one you know, probably has
>> parents or grand parents that no doubt have one in storage some place. They
>> were the tech of the day, back when. I'd think they'd just give it to you.
>>
>> Don.
>>  ***********************
>>  On Monday 30 April 2007 07:30 pm, rek2GNU/Linux wrote:
>> I am very near Fenway Stadium in Boston, and right in front of my
>> building there is a nice building.. how much could it cost one of this
>> projectors with enough lens?
>> BinaryFreedom is going to start selling t-shirts soon with those funs
>> we plan in buying things like this to me our activism more visible.
>>
>> Chris F.
>>
>> Don Hensley wrote:
>>     
>>> If it was me, I'd just dump my video to film, like super 8, or 16 mm (70
>>> mm would be perfect, but way to expensive both for film and the
>>> projector).
>>>
>>> Then any old home movie projector  --the thrift stores no doubt still
>>> have some around, I have a few some place myself --like me relics of
>>> another time...
>>>
>>> Anyway you could really cover a large building that way, so long as the
>>> lens would focus it (you could change the lens if you needed to).  The
>>> darker the night the better, and that's the rub, until you are into
>>> something like a 'drive in movie' projector you are limited by the bulb
>>> in the projector. Still it could be done to good effect with some
>>> patience for a moonless night and not too bright a set of street lamps.
>>>
>>> We have done large drawings this way. Project the drawing on a building
>>> and then trace it for later painting.
>>>
>>> Don.
>>>  *********************************************
>>>  On Monday 30 April 2007 04:21 pm, rek2GNU/Linux wrote:
>>> I do like the projector idea.. what type of projector is needed for this?
>>> hmmm this brings a lot of ideas... */puts evil smile */
>>>       
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