Saturday, January 29, 2011
Manually synchronizing the new Disney park light-shows
Boing Boing: Ricky from Inside the Magic sez, "After independently covering the world premieres of Disney's new high-tech projection shows at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, I've synchronized videos of both shows side-by-side. They feature the same soundtrack and similar visuals, but one is projected on Cinderella Castle, the other on the "it's a small world" facade. The result is a simultaneous view that's impossible to get in real life, but entirely enjoyable. 1080p HD full screen for the best experience."
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I didn't know that they used the same exact track for both locations! It is really interesting to see the differences in two versions. Some effects work more impressively on the it's a small world facade, while others are better done on the Cinderella castle. The depth created by the Cinderella castle is truly fascinating and there were so many moments where I thought, "How did they do that?" The fireworks at the end really adds a nice touch to the finale, too. Unlike the crappy "parade" that opened at Hollywood Studios, this show is indeed entertaining and it's nice that Team Disney Orlando went ahead with this project with months of plan and prep.
I was wondering when Disney would jump on the mapped projection bandwagon, but this is truly impressive. I was blown away by the coordination of the fireworks, the intricacy of the detail, and the well-designed adaptations to the differing architecture.
The castle projection was particularly inventive. It's A Small World provides a classic, geometric and overall flat projection area that seems more traditional. Cinderella's castle, on the other hand, asserts a very particular design aesthetic (medieval inspired fairy-tale castle) and provides much more complex geometry. Many of the solutions really account for its unique features and play off the untraditional vertical space using the height of the castle, unlike the widescreen-esque Small World.
I think this is a really cool concept but as the article mentioned, it is hard to experience it in person since they are 100's of miles apart but it would probably still be cool to know that it was happening. Perhaps Disney should have live footage from the other park though the delay time in that would be difficult. Overall I thought the projection show was really cool but the pictures of people in the park felt kind of awkward in the show.
I loved mapped projection, so it was a lot of fun to see Disney's work on these two shows. There is a lot of great detail and creative thought behind these shows. However, maybe I misunderstood the concept. I too thought it was supposed to be ALL photos from that day. You can clearly see both shows using some stock images at the exact same time. Seeing the truth behind the Disney magic is a little disappointing. I guess some of those other points where the programming is easier is where they insert actual photos from that day. But still, it's unfortunate.
Since I first discovered 3D mapping projection, I immediately fell in love with the art and awe behind it. Disney's show is both powerful, artistic, and a bit mind boggling. Though I agree with Charles that I was a bit disappointed when I discovered that those images were not just pictures from that day in the park. It must be nice for huge companies like Disney to have enough money to have no holds on creativity. Us college students can only dream of such situations where all of our ideas can actually become a reality.
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