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Projection Design & Programming for Streaming

Projection Design & Programming: Welcome

Letters from Cuba

By María Irene Fornés

Projection Designer

Stream Operator

Projection Artist: Erin Bjorn

Director: Kris W. Peterson

Costumes: Astrid Melendez

Hair & Makeup: Astrid Melendez

Sound: Conrad Smith

Project Engineer: Taylor Glad

Projection Design & Programming: Text
Projection Design & Programming: Pro Gallery

Letters From Cuba was my first time attempting projected scenery, and was brought on by the switch from live theatre to online streaming during the pandemic.  Having no background in graphic design, I was mentored by Erin Bjorn, an experienced scenic designer and projectionist.  For this first project, I researched and designed the projected backgrounds and programmed them into our streaming system on OBS and Zoom.  Erin Bjorn created the final graphics and animated the scene transitions.

Projection Design & Programming: Text
Projection Design & Programming: Pro Gallery
Projection Design & Programming: Image

Manual for a Desperate Crossing

Projection Designer & Artist

Stream Operator

Projection Artist: Erin Bjorn

Director: Kris W. Peterson

Costumes: Astrid Melendez

Hair & Makeup: Astrid Melendez

Sound: Conrad Smith

Project Engineer: Taylor Glad

By María Irene Fornés

Projection Design & Programming: Text
Projection Design & Programming: Pro Gallery

Again working with Erin Bjorn as my mentor, I designed projections for Manual for a Desperate Crossing.  Unlike LettersManual's setting was to be more realistic to keep the gravitas of the piece.  When designing, I sourced backgrounds from stock footage and created some custom images in the form of blueprints.  Erin Bjorn helped with editing footage and masking effects to change time of day and create a helicopter search light.

Projection Design & Programming: Text
Projection Design & Programming: Pro Gallery
Projection Design & Programming: Image
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