Note: projects mentioned here could not have been
accomplished without the talents of dozens of managers, skilled
engineers, technicians, and artists. These projects are a success due to
teamwork and shear willpower!
All photos courtesy
of Technifex, Inc.
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Masquerade
Bar: Multimedia Feature Harrah's Hotel and Casino, New
Orleans (2005)
A 360° rear-projection feature, 40 feet
tall. 20 feet in diameter at the top, 13 feet at the circular bar. This
spectacular center-piece for the Masquerade Bar utilizes 20 high-end
projectors mounted on a center structure surrounded by custom-fit
acrylic glass panels for the rear-projection surface. Over the bar is a
circular stage with Fauxfire® around it's edge.
Left: The Making of the Tower video and Various glimpses of the tower with video
projection and special effects lighting. The gorgeous bar can be seen at
the base of the tower, with a graceful staircase leading to the overhead
stage.
Fauxfire® is a
Technifex-original product, incorporating steam, air and high-intensity
lighting to simulate an all-too-real fire effect. Dancers on
this circular stage appear to be dancing within 3-foot-tall flames. A
truly breathtaking and eye-popping show.
Built in California, all the structural elements had to be designed
to be disassembled, shipped, and transported on freeways, through the
casino lobby and gaming floor, then reassembled on-site. Since there was
no room for cranes, the mammoth structure was carefully erected using a
pair of heavy-duty forklifts working in unison.
Air'n Art Designs was brought on-board by
Technifex, Inc. from
the incept to head the 3D structural and mechanical design, as well as
the production effort. Engineering assistance from Entertainment
Engineering helped to make this Technifex project an inspired success.
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