Building Playback
Most of the hard work with this commission had been done over the last few weeks / months, starting with our residency at the Phoenix in August where much of the concept was designed.
We decided quite early on to produce a series of works for this commission. We wanted to produce something that was broadly representative of the wide range of purposes that the venue serves, acknowledging the different potential audiences for the work. We were also keen to produce experiences that injected a little fun into the space, with a relatively short time frame for engagement; the video wall is immediately next to the bar and can get busy in the evenings. We've dabbled with various concepts for how each of the pieces might be achieved, but always with three themes:
Create
Consume
Share.
Today's build was mostly about the physical install in the space, mounting the cameras, installing vinyls on the floor to help the audience engage, and calibrating systems to the specific lighting and depth conditions.