Foto from Pedro Martins
Collaboration in the project “Prometeu – O que é um Gamelão” produced by Teatro de Formas Animadas and the Casa da Musica of Porto. Collaboration in the multimedia design system of a semi-digital shadow puppetry show Wayang type, with gamelan music. The Java silhouettes from Java had great popularity and are famous for their pictures. The wayang is a general term referring to a theatrical performance that combined with another word, defines the type of puppet, for example: Wayan ggolek, rod puppets made of wood, this theatrical performance is usually accompanied by a gamelan music.
The proposal was to build a multimedia system that allows the projection of a film edited in real time. The film made by capturing a light table where the silhouettes were manipulated on a sand background.
With this system it was possible to create a cinematic language, particularly by creating different levels of camera, camera movement, animation and special effects in real time.
The results were very good, not only by the technological platform, but also the artistic platform. This show was on the scene several times in Casa da Música, Teatro de Vila do Conde, and in February 2011 was presented in four performances at the Auditori in Barcelona.
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