MEN IN WALL
SET UP.
PROJECTORS
The four small white video connectors connect into the port next to the audio
output on the laptops and then to the projector leads (15 pin VGA or SVGA cables)
which then plug into the data inputs on the projectors. The order of the men
is JEDI (the Indian guy) far left, WARREN (the American) mid left, BAS (the
Spanish guy) mid right, and HOLGER (the German) far right. The order is also
written on the top of the computers.
We normally space the projectors so that the lenses are equidistant over the
length of the wall ie 1/8th, 3/8th , 5/8th, 7/8th across. So if the wall was
32 feet long we would put the projectors with their lenses at 4feet, 12feet,
20feet, and 28 feet from the side.
In judging the distance of the projectors from the wall this depends on their
throw. Ideally the middle of their zoom should give a picture height of around
5 and 1/2 feet allowing the final size to be zoomed down to four feet or up
to seven feet. The size of the image is also sometimes affected by the keystone
and this should be taken into account.
When aligning the images it should be noted that from scene to scene the frames
change size slightly and move at times slightly left or right. It is easiest
to set the vertical alignment with the whole computer screen rather than just
the frame of the video.
MICE
Insert the four MOUSE RECEIVERS (black sticks) into the laptops USB ports before
startup. After startup click the switches on all four mice. They should all
be blinking. Then click the button on the underside of the mouse (use the one
with the trackball, the other is a backup). The receivers should stop blinking
and all four cursors should now respond to the radio mouse. This is only used
for syncing the four computers – use the normal pad on the laptops for
opening the movies, shutdown etc.
AUDIO
The audio leads connect into the headphone sockets on the laptops. From the
far right laptop (which has the music on it) use both connectors panned left
and right. For the other three use whichever lead (left or right) is giving
the strongest signal. Pan the left computer to the left, and the mid left
to mid left and the mid right to midright on the mixer. Basically when one
of
the men speaks it should come from roughly the place he is on the wall.
POWER ETC
The power cable connects to the port on the right side of the laptops. The
computers run quite hot so we either place them on a metal shelf or raise
them slightly to allow air to circulate underneath (a few cassette boxes
under them
or something similar). The lids should also be kept full open as the laptops
ventilate through their keyboards.
RUNNING INFO FOR MEN IN WALL
SWITCH ON PROJECTORS
SWITCH ON LAPTOPS
CHECK THAT MOUSE MOVES ALL FOUR CURSORS (IF NOT THEN RESET MICE BY PRESSING
BUTTONS ON FOUR RECEIVERS – THEY WILL FLASH – THEN PRESS BUTTON
ON UNDERSIDE OF MOUSE – RECEIVERS WILL BLINK – IF STILL NOT RESPONDING
RESTART LAPTOPS)
OPEN MPEGS ON DESKTOP WITH LAPTOPS OWN MOUSEPAD (SHOULD READ JEDIMASTER, WARRENMASTER,
BASMASTER, HOLGERMASTERBF)
IN QUICKTIME SELECT LOOP ON EACH COMPUTER (UNDER THE MOVIE MENU)
SELECT ‘PRESENT MOVIE’ ON EACH (ALSO UNDER THE MOVIE MENU) AND
THEN PLAY ON EACH. THE FOUR MOVIES SHOULD NOW BE PLAYING BUT WILL NOT BE IN
SYNC WITH EACH OTHER
TO SYNCHRONISE THE COMPUTERS
CLICK MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON ON RADIO MOUSE (SCROLL BUTTON)
HIS WILL PAUSE ALL FOUR MOVIES
THEN
CLICK RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO TAKE ALL FOUR TO START (BLACK SCREEN)
CLICK MIDDLE BUTTON AGAIN TO START ALL 4 PLAYING IN SYNC
MOVIES RUN FOR 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES BEFORE LOOPING.
AFTER TWO LOOPS THEY MAY START TO DRIFT TIMING WISE
TO RESET
WAIT TILL FADEOUT AFTER INDUSTRIAL FACTORY SCENE (SOLEA WITH SPANISH GUITAR).
(IF NO ONE IS WATCHING FILMS CAN BE RESET ANYWHERE IN THEIR CYCLE)
THEN PERFORM THE STOP, REWIND, START SEQUENCE AGAIN IE.--
CLICK MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON (SCROLL BUTTON) TO STOP ALL FOUR, CLICK RIGHT BUTTON
TO TAKE ALL FOUR TO START,
CLICK MIDDLE BUTTON AGAIN TO START PLAYING
TO SHUTDOWN PRESS ESC BUTTON, THEN SHUTDOWN UNDER THE APPLE OR PRESS THE POWER
KEY