[BadVista Advocate] projectors for an ad campaign

Tue May 1 01:52:41 EDT 2007

Yes I remember I seen this guys at HOPE last year,
very good point, BTW can you tell me the name and brand of the projector 
you used?
did you rent it? looks like you know about the topic can you tell me a 
cheap place to buy one like it or similar?

Thanks
Chris Fernandez
BinaryFreedom founder

Gregory Heller wrote:
> 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:
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>> 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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