Immersive Projection & Video Design for Theatre
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About Me
I’m a projection designer who specializes in theatrical storytelling, immersive environments, and integrated media for theatre and live performance.
Reviews
“Anthony Churchill, the projections designer, has created a show all of his own; don’t miss the opening sequence.”
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“While the work of all the creative team is first rate it is the mood created by Anthony Churchill’s video projections that is literally scene stealing. His vibrant kaleidoscopic ring of visual art, suspended from the ceiling, is a character unto itself. It must be seen to be believed and it’s nearly impossible to pull your eyes away from his scene setting illustrations.”
Broadway World
Director Nick Bowling and his team have put together a pitch-perfect production, especially in the use of video (courtesy of projections designer Anthony Churchill) that captures the rising influence of Hollywood glamor and the newsreel as precursor to television news, especially Fox News. It’s a device that sets the tone and advances the story without overshadowing the terrific cast at work here.
New City Stage
“[Projection Designs] create interesting stage pictures that immerse the audience in the beauty of the Scottish Highlands and the era.”
Talkin’ Broadway
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Discuss
The heart of every project comes from a collection of ideas curated from group discussions and sharing. Sharing a meaningful point for you can activate a memory and grow a branch to the piece in someone else. For me, the early stages of a process is this conversation.
Research
I find that the most efficient and generative way of discovering a visual or narrative style is through research. Looking at art, news, pop culture, and styles of a place or time can be so revealing in how a story can be more engaging to an audience.
Iterate
For me, the most successful way to integrate others’ reactions to my work is through pre-visualization and mock-ups. Both of these methods offer the director and other production team members time to react to what the video and projections could be and that helps inform the discussion and others’ work, while offering the video team feedback and direction in a more impactful way during pre-production.
Make
One of the most important times for the evolution of video and projections is in the room. I believe it is critical to start every tek process with content ready to go, so that the surfaces, environment, and tempo of a piece - and how they interact with video - can quickly be discovered and crafted. This means creating things that may not be used in the final production, but are still incredibly important to the process.