[BadVista Advocate] projectors for an ad campaign

Tue May 1 09:25:56 EDT 2007

I just used a panasonic portable size projector.  I used it to project
text on a building facade:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregoryh/260352352/

I bought it for about $700 us from tigerdirect

rek2GNU/Linux wrote:
> 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:
>>   
>>     
>>> 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:
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>>>     
>>>       
>>>> 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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