Cinematography for projection / Project story

Esplanade / Dancing with Light

Dance captured for an architectural canvas.

T-Eight filmed the performers for Dancing with Light, part of Esplanade’s 20th-anniversary programme, with concept and direction by Sally Lee of Black Canvas.

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The brief

Capture dance performances for a film that would become part of an architectural projection.

Our contribution

T-Eight provided cinematography using RED 8K and Phantom Flex 4K, filming the dancers against green screen.

From studio to facade

The finished work brought the performers onto Esplanade’s architecture. Behind-the-scenes photographs and clips show the studio setup and footage review, alongside a photograph of the completed projection.

Concept and direction: Sally Lee / Black Canvas
Cinematography: Senthil.m
Behind-the-scenes photographs and video: T-Eight

From stage to facade

The work behind
the light.

Behind-the-scenes photos and video: T-Eight.

Crew and camera filming a dancer on a green-screen stage
The dance capture. Green screen, camera and lighting prepared around the performer.
Overhead view of green-screen scenery, floor area and lighting rig in the studio
The scale of the set. An overhead view of the green-screen stage and surrounding rig.
Crew reviewing architectural imagery on monitors during production.Original location audio · T-Eight
Green-screen set beside monitors showing architectural imagery.Original location audio · T-Eight
Blue and green projections with a dancer image across the Esplanade Courtyard facade
The finished work in its setting: the architectural projection at Esplanade.

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