live audience projections?

[liquidl]

Hey, I'm getting ready to work with a band in order to create some visuals for their live show and the question was brought up of running live video of the audience into the projector. They suggested just hooking up a camera to the projector. This sounds reasonable, but I was wondering if there were any set techniques on doing this type of thing. If anyone can give me some advice it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[krokodril]

one thing which works smooth is aiming the projector on the band itself... Xperiment try first......
also would it be nice to have a second source (camera/vcr or same source with xtra effect) to mix in now and than... livens it up quite a bit..

last, check the threads on live video feedback,
they might inspire

oh no last, if the problem is having just one basic set to do all the work.... get a slide projector with controlable intensity(light).. to take over the few seconds you need to prepare your next 'scene
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[videoteque]

I have done this in a club in Spain. Behind the band was the screen, I pointed the camera to the band. It went pretty sometimes and ugly others!!! ;-)

It's very important to choose the angle. If you move your camera, you can have the band and the first people in the crowd at the same time in the screen.

If you don't have any other effect, try to make some kind of feedback...

Ciao!

[bluntfaktory]

if i'm ever doing a live band i use one main camera with a nice lens and picture , but also for fun use a remote camera with a transmitter on it (like a surveillance camera) and put it somewhere cool and close to get right in there with a hard to find moving close-up . small web cams work well and there cheap too , then just use a video switcher to go between them , that's cheap too ! then they get the "i'm in the band " view , and hay that's fun like crazy ! :yep:

[vjking]

Hey people: When doing this, do you find that you can get away with using a cheap camera, or do you need a professional camera that can work in low light?

[krokodril]

depends on the (indoor/outdoor/lighting) conditions ofcourse....

i started out with a broken down video8, which was a little bit of both.
reasonable picture at low light(i have some analogue effects to do extra deforms if it ends up being a problem)
very reasonable price for such a good picture, tapeheads were worn off, so the only one for whom a camera like this is worth anything is freaks like me!!!(video out's enough)