Workshop 4

We carried out our fourth workshop across 2 days, the 24th and 28th of May. 

A table was sourced from a second-hand furniture store. The table had two shelves, the first having a squre hole in it, which was ideal for what we wanted to create. The second shelf was unscrewed and poeistioned further at the bottom to create the depth that was needed. A cardboard box was used to elevate the book to the level needed. The projector was placed above the book using shelf hinge and and nails, the mirror was placed on the other side using string and nails. The entire thing was cover with cardboard to encase the book in darkness.

In this weeks workshop we needed to create the physical elements of the large scale projection mapping. This installation consists of four stations. Each would contain a book, projector and a lantern in front of it. A small-scale model of this had already been created(see pervious blog posts), it was now time to create a a large-scale version of one of the stations. 

The Table:
FIrst we needed to find something which would resemble the bookcase in the small-scale model, but would also allow us to demonstrate the technology. We all spent a couple of weeks keeping an eye out for possible options. We thought buying a second-hand cabinet would be best and this would then be altered to suit our needs. We looked in local newspapers, online and in charity shops. Finally we came across a table at a second-hand furniture shop in town. It was ideal.
                                
The table had two surfaces. One on top which had a square hole and one just underneath this. By placing the table on side, the square hole was ideal for a viewing point. The second surface would have the book on it. It would to be moved further back in order to make projection on this possible. This was done by using a drill to remover the screws.The surface could then be pushed back. 

The book was sourced from my parents who got it in a second-hand shop many years ago. It is "The complete works of William Shakespeare" from 1900. This book was ideal as it looked old and also had very flat pages which to project onto. Of coarse other more relevant book are proposed to be used that relate to the Heritage Site. But for the purpose of demonstration this book is ideal. 

The book is propped up on a cardboard box in oder to reach the visitors viewing level. 
               

An issue arose with the projector. Although we made the case as deep as we could, the projects was still too close and the projection image too small. A solution would be to get a short through projector. We could not find one to use so for the purpose of demonstration we used a mirror to reflect the projection.

Cardboard was used to put around the table, this was to enclose the book and projector in darkness. A problem that arose was the projection was not bright enough. This was resolved by brighting the projection and using a black cloth draped over the table.

The projector was secured to the back. It had to be elevated so two shelf brackets were used. These were nailed to the board and the projector fit perfectly. 
                                 

The mirror was secured to the other side. The mirror needed to be tilted at a certain angle to ensure the projector was on the book below. A piece of wood was nailed for the mirror to rest on. To make the mirror tilt, string was used. The string was attached to two picture hooks at the top and on the wood below the mirror. This meant that the mirror would rest at an angle, using string also means the angle can be easily adjusted if needs be. 
                                 
Lanterns
Eadaoin also sourced another lantern. Now we had two lantern but one appear dirty and they didn't seem to belong together. To solve this we decided to paint them the same colour. Black spray paint was bought and used. This made the lanterns look more polished and unified. 
                         
Overall we are very pleased with the work we completed in the workshops. We are close to completion of the physical elements that we wish to display at the end. To be completed over the next couple of weeks is to add final touches to the book case, making the piece more visually pleasing. We must implement the remain technology(which is very little) and we must test what we have created.