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Experience Bristol Beacon’s transformation in immersive audio-visual journey
Intermission combines technologies used for architecture, gaming and live performance to showcase the progress of Bristol Beacon’s refurbishment project and what the future holds.
What promises to be “a playful, interactive online exploration” is a collaboration between creative multimedia studio Limbic Cinema, Bristol band Scalping and the Bristol Beacon.
Limbic Cinema have created 3D models of the interior spaces of the venue using photogrammetry – which has involved taking thousands of photographs and stitching them together, resulting in a textured 3D model of the currently publicly inaccessible spaces.
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Todd Wills, artistic director of Bristol Beacon, said: “We regularly work with Limbic Cinema and discussed doing a digital project whilst we were in lockdown that was more ambitious than just a livestream of a band.
“We understood that audiences in lockdown had access to multiple online cultural events but much of it was the same format. We wanted to create something that was more visceral and exciting.
“As our venue is in the midst of transformation, we felt it would be interesting to use it as the setting for a virtual gig and that audiences would be interested in seeing the space in its current state.”
‘Intermission’ combines technologies used for architecture, gaming and live performance – image: Limbic Cinema
Limbic Cinema’s Thom Buttery said that the project “has really pushed the boundaries of what’s possible with the latest 3D capture devices and software”.
The digital experience premieres on Wednesday at 7pm and will be available on demand afterwards. To take part, visit www.bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/intermission.
Main image: Limbic Cinema
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