Things to Know About Making Video Mapping Content

Nowadays, it is very easy to find video content that is of very good quality. Such as video advertisements that are made specifically for media such as computers, television, and various other electronic devices, or those specifically intended for aesthetics to support music concert appearances. The ease of viewing videos with stunning visuals is the luxury of our generation who already has a variety of supporting devices. Have you ever seen a Projection Mapping Event content? This type of cool video is the result of a collaboration between video and projection tools like in a cinema, but with a screen with a complicated structure and not flat like a pile of boxes, buildings, and even a roof.

Several years ago, video projection mapping or commonly known as the art of projecting video mapping onto surfaces such as buildings or walls, to present the illusion of 3D art and motion graphics, was a new art form. Maybe it hasn’t been exposed before because of the constraints of the projection light that is not too strong or inferior to other lights around it. Like it or not, the creator needed help from related parties to turn off the ambient lights for a few minutes.

But now, this head-turning projection is now starting to be popular, and we can easily find it. For example, on music festival sets, product launches, performances, or buildings decorated with beautiful visuals. The created visuals can change according to what is projected. Anyone who watches it is always curious until the end of the show. One show with another show is definitely different, seen from the effects designed to the media used. Even event organizers and company management seem to be competing to present video mapping in their activities.

Here are some of the best projection mapping demos from the last years:

1. Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless
2. Bloom – International Festival
3. Interconnection – Visionary projection mapping
4. Drive Production – Battersea Power Station
5. Romaintardy – Omicron

So what are the tips for making video mapping?

1. Research

Surely you have to find out first to become a reference in making work by developing ideas, such as doing research to make it easier to understand. Based on the concept, then on to technical processing of graphics, for example, after-effects or Adobe Premiere for video processing.

2. Estimate the visual size

Furthermore, it is called set up, which is visual and media objects are arranged and estimated. Starting from the distance of the projector with the help of some editing application. This application will tidy up the video size according to the building that will be displayed on the available video mapping.