In September 1939, when Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced Britain was at war with Germany, the owners of Upton House – the Bearsteds – moved out and the accounting department from their family-owned merchant bank, M Samuel & Co, moved in from London so they could be protected from the…
A novel approach to telling the stories of our ancestors has been adopted by Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus, Denmark. Stunning architecture, immersive technologies and culture are fused together to create an all-encompassing experience at the museum in Aarhus, Denmark, focusing on human history. Unveiled in October last year, the 16,000…
Digital creative agency Holition dazzled fashion and design fans at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum with its Virtual McQueen face-tracking concept as part of the iconic venue’s Friday Late events. Partnering with the London College of Fashion, Holition’s tech creation acted as a prelude to the Warpaint: Alexander McQueen and…
You may have missed it but around 100 people worked for 20 months to produce over 60 dual-language exhibits for the Olympic Museum on the shores of Lake Geneva. It was Manchester media producer Centre Screen’s largest ever project. Says its director, Dave Postlethwaite who showed AV Magazine around the…
All eyes may be on the superstars and blockbusters when the movie world’s achievements are celebrated at the Oscars, but beyond the glitz and glamour surrounding the prestigious awards ceremony lies some of the finest audio equipment and complex sonic science. With an audience of filmmaking elite in the Dolby…
A technological evolution is taking place within the filmmaking industry and it’s being embraced wholeheartedly by Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier section. The Utah-based event is a haven where original storytellers unite to share their work with an open-minded audience that is hungry for innovative and authentic cinematic creations. Since…
With more than 60 years of history behind it, the London Boat Show has become a national treasure. The aim for 2015’s event was to broaden the exhibition’s appeal to visitors through a more sophisticated use of innovation, both in the marine and event production spheres. The boating industry is…
An Australian riverbank precinct doubled up as a giant outdoor digital art gallery for Blinc, a free event making up part of the 17-day Adelaide Festival of Arts. Showcasing 42 projects from international artists, projection mapping, 3D motion graphics, LED installations and laser spectaculars, Blinc created a sense of pride…
Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 - The Queen’s Terminal - represents the latest, state-of-the-art developments in airport passenger facilities. One of the largest privately-funded construction projects in the UK with a budget of £2.5 billion, the Terminal 2 complex embodies all the elements of contemporary commercial architecture, where striking designs provide…
There must be something about science fiction fans. The Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton ran uninterrupted (and, from memory, largely unrefurbished) for a decade and the Doctor Who Experience, run by BBC Worldwide, has now been operational for four years. But time (and/or the Time Lords) has…
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