Benjamin Kuchar

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China Bound or back on track

You wondered why u didn’t read anything here for a long time, it’s because the project I am on was postponed, Saturday a week ago I got a call from the production company telling me that the project is going to be continued. So today is the day I am leaving Germany for china… Stay tuned to read more about the project. Our friends at studio output, London already gave a sneak on there cooperate blog http://www.studio-output.com/so-in-beijing-the-secrets-out

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Good Bye! Beijing

Due to some internal things the project i worked on is not going on like planned, so it's time to leave Beijing, maybe for good...

So Good Bye! Beijing, hope to see u soon again.

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See the tag ;)

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My new t-shirt

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BMW 3-Series Presentation Mini Stunt Show

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BMW 3-Series front face on LED-Screen at the Birds Nest

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Show-off your Brand

Just back from the Birds-Nest where tonight the China Premiere of the all-new BMW 3-Series took place… So how do you make the audience pay for showing-off your new Product, BMW knows how to do it…

Rent the Birds-Nest put all the green out and put in some or more asphalt, get some good, really good drivers and here you are… Ok it isn’t that new of an idea because we all have seen stunt-shows and you can not compare it to “lights, motor, action” but they did a good job in putting a show on.

Of course they had all the good stuff there 1000 moving-lights a LED-backdrop, only LASER was missing, next time call me BMW. By the way if anybody knows the director please tell him to contact me I want to talk to him.

Also it was kind of research, as the show I am working on also is moving to the Birds Nest, I needed to know how it would look like an it’s quite an impressive location.

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Paulaner Brauhaus, Beijing

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On-field, first-times

So all of us know that there are times when we don't want to be admired for our job. Well of course we do nice things all day long, but sometimes it's quite challenging as today... I am working on some visualization for the show, one of the key frames should be "The Great Wall" and there are different ways to get there, well not one single way did work out so far, as I experience a lack of creativity :( in addition the software I want to use for the first time has some lacks, too and is not production ready so far :( just got an update to import frames to the system I use in general so it seem to that I have to do it the old fashioned way...wish me luck for tomorrow...

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Out of the office, heavy rain :)

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Imagineering in Beijing

Well, it has been a while since my last post here, because of the lack of Facebook here in Beijing I decided to post here once in a while as long as I am in China. I am in Beijing now for a few days it's a quite impressive and nice city. The reason why I am staying here is quite obvious ;) I am doing a Show. I will not spoil so far as I am not allowed to but I will let u know selective from time to time what I am working on. So stay tuned...

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bachelor's thesis

bachelor's thesis: Using "New Media Technology" for creating distinctive experiential storytelling in a themed entertainment environment.

I am a student at „HFU - Hochschule Furtwangen University“ Furtwangen, Germany studying at the bachelor degree course „Medieninformatik“ (Computer Science in Media) B. Sc. in order to graduate I have to write a bachelor's thesis about a research project. The report should be around 80 pages. My estimated thesis semester will be the Fall / Winter Semester 2011/12 beginning at the end of September 2011.

Prior to the start of my studies I worked as assistant to the Creative Director at LOBO Laser- and Multimediasysteme Aalen, Germany the creative and technological leader within its branch. I was creatively involved in all major projects like for example theme park attractions and production shows for cruise lines, and received several artistic awards of the International Laser Display Association (ILDA) for outstanding laser displays. As I am very interested in the field of "themed entertainment", theme parks, and Imagineering and willing to broaden my skills and my mind. I am looking for a company, organization or university where I am able to research or develop a concept or an prototype to use "New Media Technology"  to create an interactive, show-like or ride-like immersive experience,  for all audience.

If you have to offer a project, or the possibility to research in this field please contact me by mail [email protected]