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CPL returns to Glastonbury

West Midlands based Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) returned to Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts as part of the Arcadia Spectacular, for which the west Midlands based company provided Panasonic projection onto the legs of the giant spider.

The massive construction lurked ominously on what is now a designated area of the site set aside for the Arcadia team’s immersive show. This year the new Arcadia ‘Metamorphosis’ show - complete with technical production, aerial stunts and dance beats - was one of the most talked-about events of the Festival. The spider is one of the most recognisable creative elements of the four day Glasto Festival which attracts 135,000 people to Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.

CPL’s Richard Burrow was on site to help co-ordinate the show’s projection elements collaborating with Video Illusions, whose Dave Whiteoak first originated the idea of adding texturing and movement with video to the spider’s three legs, and with Tom Wall from Blinkin LAB who created bespoke video footage and animations.

The projection system was designed by CPL and Video Illusions and comprised six Panasonic PT-DZ 21K projectors, each beaming onto the front and back of each spider leg. The video footage was mapped on to the legs using an AI media server. The cues for the ‘Metamorphosis’ show were triggered by timecode generated by the overall show control system. The projectors were rigged in weather-proof hides on six platforms placed around the Arcadia arena approximately 40 meters away from the spider structure.

In addition to Arcadia, CPL also supplied projection, screen and playback to production company TLF Worldwide for the tent in the Williams Green, the Festival’s own village green area ensconced on the road between the Pyramid and Acoustic stages. This kicked off with the first ever public screening of “Amy”, Asif Kapadia’s new documentary on the life of singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

Another Panasonic PT-DZ 21K machine and Coolux Pandora’s Box media player provided the HD projection, and the kit was in action again in the same tent for one of the Guardian’s debate/discussion and Q&A sessions. Meanwhile, over in Shangri La, another epicentre of late night action, CPL supplied lighting equipment to PF Events for the Hell Stage.

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