Rear Projection

Project

Equipment of the rebuilt attraction 'Pirates in Batavia' in the Dutch area of the theme park:

• Molding cloth FORM'IT UNO GRANITE in use as boulders all over Batavia; total area: 1,200 m².
• Ceiling canvas made from SQUARE GAUZE CO VdS for the areas Batavia City, Battle und Bamboe Baai; with and without LEDs.
• Background curtains made from DUVETYNE CS for the area Battle.
• Lamella curtain made from matte PVC VARIO 2.0 as visual protection in the exit area.
• Front projection screen GREYSCREEN for the area Taverna / entrance area.
• Rear projection screen PANORAMA for the area Loading Docks / boarding area.
• rear projection screen OPTIBLACK 2.2 for the area Drop / schuss area.
• Front projection screen GREYSCREEN in the area Canyon.

Location

• Rust / Germany

Project

• Use of inflatable bass absorber „aQflex™“ for reducing the reverberation times in the New National Gallery Berlin.
• Production of the OPTILUX projection screens on the side of the stage.
• Provision of light gray Front curtain (24.00 m x 10.00 m) made from TAFFETA CS. Front curtain was falling by using the G2 KABUKI system.
• KING-Track for another stage curtain.

Project management

• cc:blank GmbH

Client

• KRAFTWERK

Location

• Berlin / Germany

Further information, planning and audio examples can be found on gerriets-acoustics.com.

Project

• rear projection screen OPTIBLACK 2.2 used as projection screen and as black backdrop for the stage production of the opera "Turandot" by Giacomo Puccini.
• Dimensions of the projection screen: 22.0 x 14.0 m (72 x 50 ft).

Stage Direction

• La Fura dels Baus

Client

• Bayerische Staatsoper

Location

• Munich / Germany

Project

• Installation of Asisi's panorama picture on a 110.00 m (120.3 yds) long JOKER 95 track, including hoisting winches and doors for panorama passageways.
• Back-lit ceiling, approx. 11.00 x 8.00 m (12.0 x 8.7 yds), and light box with covering 12.00 x 5.00 m (13.1 x 5.5 yds) made of SHIRTING and rear projection screen TRANSMISSION.
• Wall coverings made of printed textile were mounted on keder frames with a length of approx. 500.00 m² (598 yd²).

Client

• Yadegar Asisi

Location

• Berlin / Germany

Project

Manufacture and installation of two rear projection screens for TV show Neo Magazin Royale:

• rear projection screen OPTITRANS®; size ca. 7.0 x 3.5 m (23 x 11 ft / see photo moon);

• rear projection screen OPTILUX; size ca. 9.0 x 4.0 m (30 x 13 ft / see photo sexangle).

Client

• btf GmbH

Location

• Cologne / Germany

Description

• Trade show booth of the automobile manufacturer Opel during the trade fair IAA Commercial Vehicles in Frankfurt.
• Media walls and light columns made from the rear projection screen OPTITRANS® and from the front and rear projection screen REVUE.

Client

• Ambrosius

Location

• Frankfurt / Germany

 Project

• Manufacture of all AIRSCREEN-projection screens worldwide. For the inflatable AIRSCREEN systems, the opaque SCENE is used for front projection due to its versatility and stability. For rear projection OPTITRANS is used because of its high contrast ratio.
• The projects shown here are only a few examples of the wide range of AIRSCREEN projects.

Client

• AIRSCREEN Münster - Berlin - USA - Mexiko

Location

• Dubai, Münster, Madrid, San Francisco / worldwide

Project

• Manufacture of an OPTILUX rear projection screen used to catch the shadows of the dancers during the performance.
• Dimensions of projection screen: 8.3 x 7.9 m (27 x 26).

Technical Director

• Shane Mongar

Client

• Pilobolus Dance Theatre

Location

• World Tour

Project

• The Rear Projection Screen PANORAMA in use as an artist model to illustrate a spatial performance.
• UV- and washable chalk pens were used to draw the performer's silhouettes on the Screen live.

Client

• TU Berlin
  

Szenographie

• Lisa Violetta Thürer, Marie-Louise Leeck
  

• Jasminka Stenz (HZT Berlin), Lisa Violetta Thürer und Marie-Louise Leeck

Dozent

• Claudia Rohner, Franziska Ritter

Location

• Dessau / Germany
  

Project

• World premiere of PERMADEATH — A VIDEO GAME OPERA produced by White Snake Projects. The opera ingeniously integrated computer-generated content with the live performers.

•  Gerriets manufactured a 12.8 x 6.7 m (42 x 22 ft) OPTILUX rear projection screen for the opera as the primary surface for the CG content.
   

 Client

• White Snake Projects - http://www.whitesnakeprojects.org/
   

 Composer

• Dan Visconti
   

Libretto

• Cerise Lim Jacobs
   

Director

• Sam Helfrich
   

 Set Design

• Zane Pihlstrom
   

Computer-Generated Graphics

• Curvin Huber
   

 Video Design

• Kathy Wittman
   

 Lighting Design

• Derek Van Heel
   

Location

• Boston, MA / USA
   

• William M. Brown Photography

Project

• Dance and design floor VARIO HIGH GLOSS; dimensions of the floor: 8.0 x 8.0 m (26 x 26 ft); in black.
• Manufacture of a cyclorama backdrop made from rear projection screen TRANSMISSION for the theatrical production "Meet me at dawn"; dimensions of the projection screen: 10.0 x 2.2 m (33 x 7 ft).

Client

• Dot Theatre Istanbul

Location

•  Istanbul / Turkey

Project

• Stage production of the play "Medea" by Euripides.
• Usage of three rear projection screens OPTILUX; dimensions of the screens: 12,8 x 2,8 m (42 x 9 ft).
• Supply of black bobbinet ELECTRA.
  
  

Director

• Tomaz Pandur

Kunde

• Croatian National Theatre

Standort

• Zagreb / Croatia

Project

• Manufacture of a rear projection screen PANORAMA for the festival "Royal Equestrian and Camel" which is celebrated every five years in Muscat in honours of the sultan of Oman.
• Dimensions of the projection screen: 27.0 x 9.0 m (89 x 30 ft).

Light Design

• Jerry Appelt

Client

• PRG

Location

• Muscat / Oman

Project

Creation of a giant staircase with backlit steps for the stage design of the opera "The Rake’s Progress" by Igor Stravinsky.

• Steps are made with rear projection screen TRANSMISSION installed between two acrylic glass panes and illuminated with LED strips.

Production

• Marc Adam

Client

• Konzerttheater Bern

Location

• Bern / Switzerland

Project

• Projection Horizontal using our Rear Projection screen Transmission (5,50 m high and 46,00 m wide)
• Six separation curtains using Clivia 600 black (5,7 m high and 9,00)

Client

• Despar Systeme AG

Location

• Genf / Swizerland

Project

• OPTILUX rear projection screens used on walls and ceiling, creating tunnel-like effect in passageway connecting the entrance to the exhibition space.

Project Director / Designer

• Ulrich Kunkel, E³-engeneering

Client

• Milla & Partner GmbH

Location

• Shanghai / China

Project

• Cyclorama made from OPTITRANS® rear projection screen, 315 ft wide x 30.5 ft high (96 x 9.3 m), backlit by RGB-LEDs.

Project Director

• Helmut Kotowenko

Client

• ARRI / RBB

Location

• Berlin / Germany

Project

• 6 OPTITRANS® rear projection screens for in-the-round aqua theater.
• Custom-manufactured to simulate curved skylights in dome ceiling.
• Each screen 43 ft wide x 30 ft high (13 m x 9 m).
• Supplied Optitrans screen material for mobile, internally lit/projected central globe, 14 ft (4.2 m) in diameter.

Lighting Designer

• Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (2007 re-design)

Project Director

• Rick Gray

Client

• Wynn Design & Development

Location

• Las Vegas / U.S.A.

Project 

• Manufacture of a backdrop made from rear projection screen OPTITRANS®  for the open air opera "Carmen".
• Dimensions of the projection screen: 100.0 x 20.0 m (328 x 66 ft).

Client

• Beulx

Location

• Seoul / South Korea

Project

• Supply and installation in four TV studios of three front/rear TRANSMISSION screens used for diffusion of LED arrays.
• 51 drapes in black CLIVIA 600; 51 drapes in grey CLIVIA 600

Client

• MCI Studio Hamburg
• Despar Systeme AG

Location

• Stuttgart / Germany