Projected Objects
SnapChat Lens VJ tutorial
VJ software, such as VDMX, has a number of FX that can be applied to layers in real time. In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate a way to integrate Snap Camera’s Lenses into your next performance.
VJ software, such as VDMX, has a number of FX that can be applied to layers in real time. In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate a way to integrate Snap Camera’s Lenses into your next performance.
Mockumentary: An activist documentarian embarks on her most passionate project yet! To document a middle-aged rapper and his idiotic team.
There’s a new template and tutorial for VDMX using the off-the-shelf APC40 MKII Midi Controller. I’ve made two custom templates for this controller to get VDMX users to get started. You can download the files & learn more at the link below: https://vdmx.vidvox.net/tutorials/akai-apc40-mk-ii-2-channel-vj-mixer-template-for-vdmx Also, right now until Nov. 29th. VDMX Read more…
I contributed a write-up to the VIDVOX blog (the makers of VDMX)! https://vdmx.vidvox.net/tutorials/vj-travel-kit-whats-in-our-bag This article covers software, hardware, and miscellaneous things I pack when working on the road. Many of these tools are lifesavers! I’ve been meaning to write this article for some time after interacting with professionals on jobs Read more…
I’m a fan of the Wireless Go II. This isn’t a sponsored article, but more of a release of something cool for something cool — and I’m also shouting out to Rode asking them to please update their Rode Central software to allow for batch renaming and exporting! (please) I’ve Read more…
A 3D printable DIY camera dolly that you can customize for your needs.
TRDR: If you want an HDMI video mixer and cannot afford a Roland or even a used Blackmagic Design (BMD) mixer, then this is the only option I’m aware of. So buy it, but if I had the option, I’d take the Roland 2 channel or BMD mixer over this.
In August 2020, Sam Jimenez (production/lighting designer) reached out on behalf of the Grammy nominated band Code Orange. They were planning a show unlike any other before. A new adventure, but where to start? They wanted something immersive — larger than life. We needed a space. The ideas were already Read more…
for shadowing by slowdanger for the Kennedy Center in D.C. (@kennedycenter) in their Arts Across America series sponsored by Facebook with support from the Kelly-Strayhorn theater in Pittsburgh, PA (@kstheater). It was a tight turn around time for me with four shows in the same week. (BentTV DC, MachineGirl, Code Orange, and Read more…
COVID stopped the show, And started it up again in a whole new way! At the end of 2019, I set out to build a wireless camera mixing box for Machine Girl whom I was first introduced to in 2018 by the multi-talented Meg Fair. With their voyeuristic, bold, and Read more…
Projection mapping mask evolution for music video and live performance
It’s been some time since I’ve posted to this blog. (<- I feel like I say that every time). Plenty of things going on, but I’ll have to wait for their debut before I can post about them. Recently, I took a little detour into converting GLSL shaders from Shadertoy Read more…
I wrote this article at the end of February 2020, set for release in early March, but Covid-19 shut everything down. I was hoping to release this with more photos and videos “in use,” but for now, you’ll just have to take my word for it that these projectors work Read more…
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to post. For a moment I was optimistic about a “2019 year in review”, but that fell off by a few weeks of incoming projects. To keep things short, I’ll just post photos and videos with a few comments. Maybe one day Read more…
I wrote an article and put it on Medium to see if it could reach a broader audience. If you’re looking for some good ways to manage lots of media, videos, hard drives, etc. check out this write-up with links. Data management for Video editors and digital professionals. Catalog/Archive/Clone
Thanks to @VIDVOX & David Lublin for the opportunity to be featured on VDMX’s blog. Check it out here: Projected fun from Projectile Objects
A project popped up with my friend Pandemic Pete. Los Mirlos ( “Blackbirds”) is a Peruvian cumbia band on their first USA tour. Pete wanted to give them something special — and 3D. This seemed like another perfect project to collaborate with Char Stiles on. Pete wanted palm trees, blackbirds, Read more…
Link for anyone who needs them. There are two Instagram presets. Wide with 16:9 Aspect ratio and the other is Square aspect ratio with HD resolution of 1080×1080 or 1:1 for IG If they helped you say thanks @ProjectileObjects on IG Adobe_Media_Encoder_Instagram_Presets Download and extract the zip file. Info to Read more…
I’ve been on the road for a few days with the TouchUpdate team preparing for our show premiere at New York Live Arts. This past week has been fantastic with our two showings at DancePlace in D.C. Their communications coordinator Amanda even made a video for Instagram TV. The project Read more…
I’ve had the honor of working with this performance entity, slowdanger. They have launched a crowd funding campaign to support their 2018 Fall performance season and if you have interest in their work, please share or contribute to their campaign. Thanks https://www.indiegogo.com/project/slowdanger-2018-performance-season/embedded Critically acclaimed performance entity, slowdanger, embarks on their Read more…
Projection Mapping and video playback with the raspberry pi. Installations, Art Galleries, Theater, Best media player, minimad, pocketvj, ofxpimapper. Projectileobjects
I’ve been doing a lot lately with the new implementation of OSC with the PocketVJ (www.PocketVJ.com). It even works great with the Raspberry Pi 3’s built-in wifi so I can use my phone to control the pocketVJ when it’s hung inconveniently high up with the projector. 🙂 That being said, Read more…
It’s been a while since I posted to this blog, but after a night out, I felt inspired by some awesome artists that live in the city I call home. In VJing is there is no “one way” or “right way” to do anything. It’s an openly expressive medium that Read more…
I thought it would be a good idea to document the process used for Cosmic Sound’s Altared event w/ Bary Center, J Butler, To Sleep At Night, Dilettante. It wasn’t my first time using a multiple projector/computer setup, but adding a PC and Live coding VJ into the mix needed Read more…
..::(Update May 2019 at bottom of page)::.. What’s the best way to capture VJing live? I put this article together to share some of the best ways I’ve found over the years to capture an HDMI signal from a computer. It also covers ways to share visuals from one computer Read more…
Original Blog post from Projection-Mapping.org before it retired. DIY: Automated projection mapping installation. Projection mapping installations are cool. Here’s a DIY method for automating your own… The sun goes down, the lights come on, and viola, you can make anything happen. But not all projectors have a built-in schedule or Read more…
It’s a common question, “What is the best way to projection map and sync multiple projectors?” If you have a large budget there are numerous ways;… #installation #minimad #projectileobjects Source: Mattress Factory Installations with MiniMAD – Projection Mapping Central
I’ve been contributing to projection-mapping.org more frequently than my own blog and it has been some time since I last posted an update. For me, it’s a good problem to have, I’ve been busy… Over the last 2 years I’ve been piling up a collection of unedited videos from a slew Read more…