<div dir="auto">Yeah, totally Ross </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Let me touch, lightly, on the aesthetic implications of video only Scenic’s design. Well, I believe that with few exceptions it is quite limiting. It’s flatness I’m not a fan of. The artwork has to excellent and aesthetically fit to purpose. I’ve never seen 3D digital environments used as backgrounds that didn’t look cheesy. I think we stare at screens all day every day so the realness of real theater can be a literally release. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">They can work, again if the artwork is good and right in style, as a backdrop for scenes with dimensional scenery. Like distant mountains, when the backdrop is not really the focus of attention. Balancing the brightness/contrast can be tricky cause the “feel” is quite different from a painted drop reflecting light. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have seen such a set up used in repertory dance where they mocked cyclorama lighting effects by projecting clever color gradients. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I’m way out of the current projector scene. But when I was last buying projectors it was still a matter of getting all the brightness you can afford. But I’d say >15-20k. A projector that lets you adjust down the brightness is clutch cause sometimes you just don’t want all that pop. Of course there is always neutral density. 🤷🏻</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As for resolution, personally, I would say that 1080 would be sufficient for your needs but I bet 2k beamers are more the norm these days. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Lensing, well, you gotta do the math. Know that if it’s really short throw you’ll get a bit of fish-eyeing at the edges. Also, depending on your RP material you can sometimes see faint evidence of the lamp source as a light splotch. This is most pronounced when the projector is right in the middle of the screen. Positioning the Beamer higher, say 60-75% height from ground, is less evident. But you’ll have to do some tipping or lens shifting to get that right.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There are plenty of framed and stretched RP screens out there. But that really doesn’t accomplish what you describe because the bottom of the image is off the floor. What you need is an “Opera Plastic”. Rose Brand, Gerriets, Showtex all can create you a drop custom dimensioned for your space. A white or cream one works as a great cyc as well (you do have to treat it like your first born). What I think of as the Bees-Knees is black RP. It’s black opera plastic that magically lights up when hit it with video. Put a black scrim in front of that, use a punchy projector and well crafted art and you have a set up that can go from black as black background to magically soft , painterly backdrop. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Will Knapp<br><a href="mailto:will@stagecraft.com">will@stagecraft.com</a><br>212 475 3110</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM Ross via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
<p style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">Bill, what I am trying to sell is the idea that we could use this in lou of renting backdrops for theatre productions. Or possible use as set rather than build something. Maybe use it during a concert to project images or videos themed to the music. When we host a contest, project the name of the school/group. Just something to use all around in addition to what we already have.</p>
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<div dir="auto" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">For playing movies in a proscenium space? Imag and PowerPoint for meetings? Or...?</div></div></blockquote></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><blockquote type="cite" style="padding:0px 0.4em;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;margin:0px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;border-left-color:rgb(16,16,255)"><div id="m_-3773189540304199713replybody1" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><br clear="all"><br clear="all">
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<div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM Ross via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">I am trying to teach myself the in & outs of rear projection so I can convince the powers that be to invest in it for the space. So what I need from you all is some in-site, like how many lumen is the min. required to do this? Size of projector? What is the best material to use as a screen? I am starting from scratch & know nothing on the topic. </p>
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