Mark M Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Its at the Olympia Conference Venue and we are trying to think of some ways to get noticed (obviously the gear on show should be enough but every little helps!!) What I had thought about was perhaps having a gobo projected onto the ceiling? Anyone been to the venue and know if this is possible or whether the house lighting would prevent this? Or would it be possible to project it onto a wall somewhere? If the above is possible I had thought of using a MAC250? Any other ideas greatly appreciated to liven things up and get noticed! I believe we have 100A's to play with per stall but Ive sent an email off over the weekend to seek clarification on that. I need a couple of laptops, a 32" TV and a wii to be hooked up but the rest is up for grabs. Thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You can have a custom made gobo created for this purpose - but a 250W fixture might not be bright enough. I've got a few I had done for 575W fixtures and they worked ok - and left on a slow scan and gobo rotate, they did make people look, and wait until it rotated around to be read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah we were thinking of getting a custom made gobo with the product name and possibly a slogan/logo or something so it gets peoples attentions. What about a MAC 500 then? My only concern with that though is that its a 16A plug and not sure what sort of power will be at each stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Mac 500s would work, and it doesn't take anywhere near 16A, it just has that connector fitted. Make up and adaptor to whatever you need, or swap the plug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Ah great, Im sure I can get a 16>13A connector from somewhere. Anyone been at the venue? Looking at some pictures online it looks to have sections of glass in the roof but plenty ot places to priject the image onto also? A concurrent post has been automatically merged from this point on. Just found out that the only sockets available at the show are limited to 4A which is going to rule out a Mac 500! I dont think an LED can will have the same effect sadly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1ch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 According to the spec sheet at 230V, the Mac500 should draw 3.2A max - assuming this includes striking current you should be ok. I seem to remember all of that glass roof making Olympia being pretty bright and it's big too... unless you're pretty near a wall or it's a dull day then you might have trouble getting anything noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkiDonki Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Are you planning to locate your gobo light within your stand? (rather than flown above) If so you could always have the roof of your stand blacked out, just have a layer of black material to reduce the ambient light then white material on the bottom for the gobo to shine onto. (remember to make sure you have enough lighting for the stand) If the stand is small you may want to consider one of the fixtures which have a decent zoom (some may offer a wide lens option), if you simply want a rotating gobo, some fixtures can program basic effects internally, so saving on a controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Ideally I was hoping for something that people could see from anywhere. Its a fairly new brand on the scene and we are really trying to push it so the more PR the better. Plus the owner of the company is flying in from the states and we need to discuss our discount so the better the brand looks the better. Re position, I assumed it was going to have to go within the stand as the stand itself doesnt look strong enough to support much weight. Going to speak with the events company and will enquire with them what they think is best as Im sure they will have done plenty events where people have wanted similar things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmx512 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Some years ago I projected a clients Logo on the ceiling of the NEC exhibition hall with a Golden scan HPE (very bright) and was hastily aproached by the show organiser who insisted the client paid to use the over head surface !!..Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 This was the job of the Martin Imagescan IIRC. would run a programmed pattern all day once started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkiDonki Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Ideally I was hoping for something that people could see from anywhere. Its a fairly new brand on the scene and we are really trying to push it so the more PR the better. Plus the owner of the company is flying in from the states and we need to discuss our discount so the better the brand looks the better. do you mean you want it visable by people passing the stand or from across the hall?if you want something which can be seen across the hall then it is going to cost more than the basic floor space and shell scheme.you won't be able to have the gobo on the aisle or roof. this does happen but is usually the event sponsor.you can have something flown above your stand, but bear in mind the kind of scale you need to stand out in such a large space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 I was hoping that we could have something that everyone in the hall could see but further to DMX512's comments I sadly think it isnt going to be possible without paying extra for it. Back to the drawing board. On a slightly seperate note, reviewing the contract last night I noticed there is no clause in there about noise.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I was hoping that we could have something that everyone in the hall could see...Unlikely. I used to be very heavily into exhibition work and have lost track of the number of stands designed by 'designers' who forget that the furthest away from most stands you can get is about 2m, being the width of the aisles. The punters are therefore lost in a 'forest' of stands and can see very little other than what is in front of them. ...reviewing the contract last night I noticed there is no clause in there about noise....There will be somewhere. Noise is the single biggest issue complained about by fellow exhibitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Hi Brian Thanks for the info and it looks like its a none starter sadly. There is definately nothing in the contract re noise which I find very strange considering its a drum event! I thought I had better check with them so rang the organisers and they sounded rather alarmed themselves to find out there was no such clause. They even rang me back to say that any playing of the drums would have to be limited to every 10 minutes on the hour and when I asked where that was in the contract they said it wasnt.... Im not planning on rocking the boat but might have a little bit of fun with them as they seriously p'd me off when they said they were going to take me to court over the unpaid fee which I had actually already paid 3 months prior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkiDonki Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 If you want something else which will be a little more eye-catching than the norm, how about having a plasma screen wall or a large single plasma (screens about 100" are now readily available from decent hire companies). In particular, a 100" in portrait (on it's end) can be very impressive as it is as big as a person but should just about stand up inside a standard shell-scheme. Most are also HD and if you have some decent footage to show then they can provide a lot of "oomph" for a relatively small stand footprint. (if you do take this kind of route, I highly recommend using a professional service for the material, whether video or PowerPoint or whatever and have it produced in a HD format. Theres no point having a gorgeous screen displaying ropey content.) Here's an example. (It's not quite as scary big as it seems, those girls are both pretty petite)http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/100inchlcd.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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