Waddesdon Manor
Role: Systems Designer/Assistant Animator
Toby McManus was part of a small team working for Guildhall Live Events, tasked with projection mapping Waddesdon Manor in Aylesbury, November 2017 to January 2018, for the National Trust and the Rothschild foundation.
Guildhall Live Events was commissioned to photograph and scan the private collection of the Rothschild’s, bringing the priceless artifacts to life on the facade of their manor.
Toby worked closely with the designers to achieve the technical installation. His job as Systems Designer was to run the network and data signal across 150m distance to 16 different projectors in 3 separate towers.
The show was a 14-minute piece open to the general public, running for two months alongside a Christmas market
The show received outstanding feedback and Guildhall Live Events were asked back for the following year.
Software used: AfterEffects, Photoshop, Premiere, Cinema4D, Resolume Arena
Hardware: 16 16-21k Panasonic Laser Projectors, 4 FX4S, 2 Mac Towers (Master&Backup), 8 channel maxtrix
Creative Designer: Dan Shorten
Assistant Designer: Mia Kosminsky
Technical Manager: Andrew Monks
Systems Designer: Toby McManus
Technical Assistant: Toby McManus/Laurie Lumley
Video Crew: Theo Chevance, Mia Kosminsky
Production Company: GLE
Venue: Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, 2018
Videography & Photography © FG Studios