Christie® visual solutions delivered spectacular visuals that captivated over 55,000
spectators who attended Singapore’s 51st birthday celebrations at the new National
Stadium. The stunning projection mapping performances were planned and executed
by Christie’s rental staging partner Hexogon Solutions Plc Ltd.
A total of 66 Christie Boxer 4K30 3DLP® projectors were installed around the 4th
level of the stadium to claim the biggest real-time tracking 3D projection mapping
show in the world for this National Day Parade (NDP) in Singapore. A slew of bright
and vibrant visuals projected onto the surfaces of the two moving structures by the
Boxer 4K30s greatly enhanced the scale and excitement of the celebrations. This
marks the debut of Christie Boxer 4K30s at the National Stadium since the
completion of this state-of-the-art sports facility in 2014.
Adrian Goh, Group Managing Director, Hexogon Solution, said, “This is the first real-
time tracking projection mapping on 3D objects at the NDP. Forty tracking cameras
around the entire stadium and 260 tracking beacons were installed onto the boulder
and the 3D Sky City, to enable the system to accurately track and map the visuals
provided by the committee onto all surface of the structures as the objects move.
The giant boulder would eventually be split into eight pieces and travel in different
directions, while the 3D Sky City – made up of 15 gigantic collapsible fabric
structures with an overall size of 60 meters in diameter and 20 meters in height –
would be hoisted from stage level to a height of 35 meters during the Parade’s
finale.’
According to Goh, the challenges faced by his team were the very short time
allotted for calibration and alignment, as well as unpredictable on-site conditions.
“We had to map on empty space without the actual objects in the initial stage; and
only less than a week for actual mapping onto the complex structures after they
were installed. In addition, we had to deal with the random movements of the fabric
structure due to wind conditions, whilst executing and rendering the content in real-
time on uneven deformed surfaces.’
Tapping on the valuable experience gathered during its involvement in previous
NDPs and last year’s South East Asian sporting event that accomplished a new
Guinness World Record title for the greatest light output in a projected image, the
Hexogon team successfully overcame the challenges to deliver another outstanding
show for the nation’s birthday.
“The Christie Boxer 4K30 is easy to handle and it allows us to spread the projected
image without compromising the result. With strong features such as 4K resolution,
30,000 lumens, a significantly smaller footprint and omnidirectional capability, it
was a breeze to position the projectors in different angles to cover the whole Sky
City structure,’ Goh said.
The result was a mesmerizing NDP extravaganza that featured over 3,500
performers on an enormous stage about the size of nine basketball courts, colorful
indoor fireworks, larger-than-life props hanging from the roof and a unique song-
signing segment featuring familiar NDP tunes.
