CALL FOR PROPOSALSARCHITECTURAL VIDEO PROJECTION FOR THE WILDER BUILDING ESPACE DANSE

ORIGINAL CREATION FOR THE NEW PROJECTION SURFACE IN THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES - MONTREAL

NOVEMBER 2016

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CONTEXTA new complex dedicated to dance, the Wilder Building, is home to four major institutions in the art: Agora de la danse, École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, Tangente and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. The first three will launch new seasons in February 2017 in the new building. Les Grands Ballets will open its space in May 2017, leading up to a grand official inauguration of the renovated and expanded building in September 2017.

The east side façade of the Wilder Building, facing Place des Festivals, gives the Quartier des Spectacles a new projection surface, unique among its peers for its portrait orientation and its glass surface on which an opaque serigraph has been applied in order to maximize the surface’s luminosity and image clarity (photo and technical specifications in Appendix A).

For this project, the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and the resident organizations of the Wilder Building invite creators of all disciplines, residing in Canada, to submit artistic proposals.

CRITERIAThe project will lead to the creation of a video projection designed specifically to celebrate the Wilder Building’s focus on dance.

The work should:

• Highlight the body in motion

• Evoke the strength and fragility of the human body

• Feature a diversity of bodies (types and ages) and a figurative approach (in which bodies are recognizable)

• Make use of the screen’s monumental “portrait” surface to highlight larger-than-life bodies

• Suggest the diversity of current dance in an original manner, by including both contemporary movements and ballet

• Be able to capture the attention and appeal to the emotions of the general public

• Stand out for the high quality of its underlying artistic approach

• Include a copyright-cleared musical soundtrack. The work should nevertheless be able to stand alone without the soundtrack, without losing its appeal or aesthetic integrity

• Make optimal use of the video projection surface and its position overlooking the Place des Festivals, ensuring that the public has a powerful, innovative aesthetic experience

• Be an original work, created specifically for the Quartier des Spectacles and the Wilder Building video projection surface

• Have a duration of at least 5 minutes.

3AN ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL VIDEO PROJECTION FOR THE WILDER BUILDING ESPACE DANSE

COMPOSITION OF THE JURY AND TIMETABLEProposals must be received before February 6, 2017 at noon.

The proposals will be evaluated by a jury. To be evaluated, proposals must meet all criteria for the call for proposals.

Five finalists will be invited to give a presentation to the jury on February 17th 2017. The winner will be announced following the presentations.

Jury members:

• Frédérique Doyon, Curator, Agora de la danse

• Pascale Daigle, Director of programming, Quartier des Spectacles Partnership

• Simon B. Robert, Technology Director, Quartier des Spectacles Partnership

• Anne Plamondon, choreographer and dancer

• Julien Roy, digital artist, Artificiel

The work must be completed for August 1st 2017. It will be shown regularly starting with the official inauguration of the Wilder Building in September 2017.

BUDGETThe winning proposal will receive a maximum production budget of $12,000.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL Proposals must be no more than two pages long and include:

• A description of artistic intent, including specification of the primary genre

• One or more images representative of the aesthetic envisioned for the final work

• A list of all production team members and a summary of members’ experience with a link to one or more previous works.

The proposal must be copyright-cleared (video, audio, images, etc.). The production contract involves the transfer of intellectual property rights. After its scheduled run, the work will become part of the permanent collection of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership.

To submit a proposal, email the required documents before February 6, 2017 at noon. to:wilder@quartierdesspectacles.com (30 Mo max)

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Credit : © Lapointe Magne + Ædifica

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PROJECTION SITE Édifice Wilder Espace danse 1435 de Bleury Montréal (Québec) H3A 2H7

LIGHTING PLAN MANAGEMENT Quartier ds Spectacles Partnership 1435, rue Saint-Alexandre, #500 Montreal, Quebec H3A 2G4 Phone: 514 879-0009 Technology Director Simon B. Robert Office: 514 879-0009, ext. 226 Cell: 514 434-7230 Email: simon-b.robert@quartierdesspectacles.com

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1. CONTEXT…………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

1.1. The site ........................................................................................................................................... 4

2. EQUIPMENT………………………………………………………………………………….……………4

2.1. Projection equipment .................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Servers ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.3. Control System ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.4. Network infrastructure: ................................................................................................................ 5 2.5. Supplemental information ........................................................................................................... 6

3. CONCEPTION…………………………………………………………………………………………..…7

3.1. Projection surface .......................................................................................................................... 7 3.2. Resolution, audio and video format - Playback ......................................................................... 7 3.3. Video resolution and format – Live Input ................................................................................... 7 3.4. Masks ............................................................................................................................................... 7 3.5. Hard Drive formatting ................................................................................................................... 8 3.6. Uploading ........................................................................................................................................ 8 3.7. Credits ............................................................................................................................................. 8 3.8. Compartmentalizing ...................................................................................................................... 8

4. PHOTO GALLERY ……………………………..……………………...……………………………..…………9

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1. CONTEXT 1.1. The site

Édifice Wilder, Montreal The projections will happen on the façade that is overlooking the Place des Festivals.

2. EQUIPMENT

This section refers to all available and permanently installed equipment. The equipment is sheltered 365 days a year by autonomous climate-controlled (heated, air-conditioned, ventilated) housing. All equipment is remotely controllable (See sections 2.2 through 2.4). * Please note that equipment availability may be subject to change.

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2.1. Projection equipment

Two (2) Christie Boxer 4K30 with HB Zoom Lens 1.99-2.71:1. The projectors display a 16:9 image in portrait mode.

2.2. Server

One (1) Xenon Player video server is used. It is equipped with two DVI outputs and one « details to come » capture card with local DVI input for live streaming. (See section 3.3) * N.B.: Live video signal equipment is not provided by the Partnership.

2.3. Control systems

A Medialon Showmaster is installed on each video projection site. It enables the remote opening and closing of the projectors.

2.4. Network infrastructures

A network connection (fiber optics of Wi-Fi) between the video projections sites and the Partnership’s control center enables remote control of the systems. If needed, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) access can be configured.

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2.5. Supplemental information

Projectors (2) Christie Boxer 4K30 Power (lm) 29 000 each Effective resolution 3688 x 3468 px Megapixels 12.95 Orientation Portrait Coverage (m) 35.4 x 33.6 Estimated Intensity (ftc) 3.25 Estimated Intensity (Lux) 35 Estimated Pixel size (mm) 9.6 x 9.6

Credit : © Lapointe Magne + Ædifica

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3. CONCEPTION3.1. Projection surface

* Download the pixel map by using this link.

A white serigraphic pattern is applied to the glass façade of the building. This pattern optimizes the projection. Thus, the entire surface can be projected on. Do not consider this pattern when creating content.

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3.2. Resolution, audio and video format - Playback

The native resolution of the projection surface is 3688 x 3468. The resolution of the artwork may be less, however, it must conform to the ratio at all times. Video files must be in QuickTime format. Please refer to the table below for the correct export settings.

Video Format QuickTime (.mov) Accepted codecs None / Animation / PhotoJPEG / Pro-Res Colours Millions ou Millions+ (alpha) Horizontal Resolution Multiple of 8 compulsory Vertical Resolution Multiple of 2 compulsory Frame-rate 30 fps Audio Format WAV / AIFF / MP3 Sampling 48kHz / 24 bit Normalization 0dB

3.3. Video resolution and format – Live Input

Different options are possible, to be discussed with the technology team of QDS. However, a frame-rate of 60 fps is mandatory to guarantee fluidity while streaming to the capture card. (See section 2)

3.4. Masks

A mask covering the windows and certain architectural details of the building is integrated in the servers to avoid any light reflecting off of the windows and, above all, to keep the projection from reaching the interior of the building (light intrusion), the latter possibly disturbing the occupants. * IMPORTANT: The mask provided is only a reference point and should not be included in the final export. Remove it once your video is complete and before exportation. The mask will be automatically applied by the video servers.

3.5. Hard Drive formatting

If you choose to submit your artwork and files on a hard drive, it is mandatory to have it NTFS formatted.

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3.6. Uploading

You can upload your artwork and files on our FTP. In this case, a user name and a password will be provided to you and you will be able to upload your content.

3.7. Credits

The credits shall not be included in the artwork. The creator must send information about the credits to the PQDS team and a standard credit will be generated.

* Exemple of a normalized credit.

3.8. Compartmentalizing Your file will be renamed.

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4. PHOTO GALLERY

- Picture taken during testing