Architectural Projection
Many people have been asking me how I do the “Side Wall” projections at my church—so I thought now might be a good time to give a quick rundown of how to do it.
I wish I could claim the idea of Architectural Projection—But I can’t. I first heard about it from a friend, Biran Russell. He led me to Visual Worshipper—a website dedicated to the art of Architectural Projection. It was here that I got all the inspiration and ideas I needed to make this happen in our sanctuary.
Here’s how we do Architectural Projection at Bellingham Covenant Church…
The Gear:
3 Panasonic Video Projectors (4000 lumens…I wish they were brighter, but cost dictated this)
3 VGA Cables (long enough to run from the projectors to the tech booth)
1 Matrox TripleHead2Go (analogue) (This is a hardware device that allows you to add three monitors to your computer setup.)
1 Macbook Pro with Keynote presentation software
Other Misc. cables
The Process
Installation. We decided to put all the projectors in one location over the main doors in the sanctuary and aimed each projector at a different wall.
Masking. Next, we spent time masking off the angles of the roofline to prevent the image from “spilling” onto the ceiling.
Creating. Finally, we create different “looks” for our worship services. There are lots of resources out there for gathering images (worshiphouse media, igniter media, flickr, “in-house” photographers)
Finally
If you need help or ideas on how to do something like this in your space, feel free to contact me and we can chat! There is a bit of a cost involved…but the price has been well worth it for our congregation.
