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Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia by Pitch Creative Engineering Bureau

Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia by Pitch Creative Engineering Bureau is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Warisan Budaya dan Industri Kebudayaan Competition Category.


PerakWarisan Budaya· 2021

Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia

by Pitch Creative Engineering Bureau

Client: Russian Railway Museum

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Warisan Budaya Category

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The Design

About Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia

Polonceau Railway Carriage adalah instalasi multimedia yang diciptakan untuk sebuah museum perkeretaapian. Instalasi ini memadukan sebuah gerbong bersejarah yang langka dengan dinding video multilayar yang bergerak di sepanjang sisinya. Dinding tersebut memiliki tinggi 4,2 meter, memuat lima layar, dan bergerak sejauh sekitar 22 meter. Video menampilkan interior gerbong premium pribadi yang digunakan oleh pejabat tinggi Soviet, meliputi dapur, kompartemen, ruang tamu, dan ruang kerja. Adegan hasil pengambilan gambar dipadukan dengan grafis komputer, dan video disinkronkan dengan pergerakan dinding, sehingga pengunjung dapat menyaksikan episode-episode yang mungkin pernah terjadi di dalamnya.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Polonceau Railway Carriage Instalasi Multimedia adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The installation combines a rare carriage named after a French engineer Camille Polonceau with a multi-screen video wall moving along. The video demonstrates inner space of a private premium carriage used by prominent Soviet officials. Historically accurate shooting is combined with CGI. Video content is accurately synchronized with video wall movement, so that a physical carriage standing next to a visitor a provides a glance at one of historical episodes that may have happened inside.
Dimensions & Packaging
The height of video wall is 4.2 m, it consists of 5 screens and covers a distance of about 22 m. Ensured accuracy for the whole travel path is 1 mm. As visitors follow the moving wall within easy reach, the installation is equipped with an industrial safety system.
Tags
historical railway carriage, multi-screen video wall, CGI, costume shooting
Production Technology
Video content was created with chroma key technique for compositing filmed action and CG. For proper realism and parallax effect we needed moving camera with precise repeatability for a 22 m travel path. Camera was mounted on a moving video wall. According to filming script a special program was written to control camera movement.
Design Challenge
The main production challenge was to create content with chroma key technique for compositing filmed action and CG. For proper realism and parallax effect we needed moving camera with precise repeatability for a 22 m travel path. It was impossible to rent such system for studio floor filming, so we placed historically accurate decorations behind the other installation we developed earlier for the same museum. Camera was mounted on a moving video wall. Due to digital motion control system and unique project pipeline no further adjustment, movement program correction or content re-rendering was needed afterwards.
Inspiration
The Russian Railway Museum is one of the world's largest railway museums and keeps a vast collection of rare and legendary steam trains, locomotives, electric locomotives, railcars and other rolling stock. We have striven to create an authentic visitor experience complementing historical artifacts by modern technologies. Historically accurate video content immerses visitors into the past and enables to witness some episodes that might have happened. This installation was created on request, under supervision and with help of the Museum's exposition general contractor, The Art Combine for Museums & Exhibitions LCC (KMVI LCC).
Project Duration
The installation is available in the Russian Railway Museum permanent exhibition (St. Petersburg)
Operation Flow
Moving along premium carriage Polonceau visitors observe Vyacheslav Molotov, notorious Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, on his typical business trip. Inner space of the carriage presents a kitchen, lavatories, compartments for porters and guards, drawing rooms, a study and Minister's private compartment. The episode was recreated by one shot filming with custom high accuracy motion control technology. The video provides some explanations for interior environment.
Team Members
General contractor
Artistic endeavor
Architectural design |
The Art Combine for Museums & Exhibitions LCC (KMVI LCC)
Concept and Principal | Andrey Pazgalyov (KMVI)
Senior Art Director | Ivan Nikitin (KMVI)
Chief Architect | Rodion Pautov (KMVI)
Project Manager | Ivan Kuznetsov (KMVI)
Creative Director | Boris Kislitsin (Pitch)
Technical Director | Dmitriy Napolnov (Pitch)
Production Director | Maxim Chepukhalin (Pitch)
Project Manager | Danil Gerasimenko (Pitch)
Chief Engineer | Vladimir Makhnov (Pitch)
Designing Еngineer | Oleg Savitchev (Pitch)
Automation Engineers | Valeriy Kozhukhov, Alexandr Lukin (Pitch)
Multimedia Engineer | Sergey Pervakov (Pitch)
Art Director | Svetlana Golovchanskaya (Pitch)
Scriptwriters | Vadim Shtepenko, Liza Pejemskaya (KMVI)
Supervisor | Roman Kuligin (Pitch)
3d Artists | Rustam Arazov, Anton Khondoker (Pitch)
Filming Operator | Mikhail Vikhrov (Pitch)
Film Post-production | Frame Bakery

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