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Author Topic: Mannheim Steamroller John Lasher Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Newark, DE Registered: Aug 2001 posted 12-08-2002 09:02 PM                        I am going to a Mannheim Steamroller concert in a couple weeks and I've just watched their DVD. They have huge projected images which (according to the DVDs productions notes) measure a total of 40'h x 180'w. Does anyone here know what kind of equipment they use. I know that to capture their concert videos they typically use 24 35mm film cameras, so I would imagine that they also use some sort of film setup for the projected images (in the production notes the projection format was referred to as MMD). Hey John P! Would you happen to know what type of film stock(s) they used?  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 12-09-2002 04:01 AM                     John wrote: quote: (in the production notes the projection format was referred to as MMD). Sounds like Micro Mirror Device, the name TI give to their chips used DLP projectors, and also some standar definition (62e5/525) line video projectors. Sounds like a sort of overgrown video wall system. Is it one large image, or a montage of small images.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-09-2002 12:28 PM                        Lucky! I had a chance to go to a Mannheim Steamroller concert last year and turned it down because it was on the opening night of Harry Potter I. If I were you I would send my question to the Mannheim STeamroller people directly. They have always been very nice about responding, although I have never asked a tech question. http://www2.amgram.com/view/amgram/contact/  |  IP: Logged John Lasher Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Newark, DE Registered: Aug 2001 posted 12-11-2002 08:22 PM                        quote: Sounds like a sort of overgrown video wall system. Is it one large image, or a montage of small images. It's 3 large images. 2 projected on either side of the stage and a third projected onto a scrim at the front of the stage. I'm pretty sure it's a film projection because in shots from closer to the stage the portion of the image visable is very clear and has that sort of dim, aiming-a-camera-at-a-movie-screen look.  |  IP: Logged

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