We just did the show in April with the TRW/BMD projections. It worked extremely well. I'll give you the pros and cons.
Cons: 1. Yes, they were expensive. Very expensive. 2. They take forever to download. 3. They only give you one license, so you can't put them on two devices. As a person that likes to be prepared for the worst case scenario, it was almost physically painful not having a backup. 4. There are way too many slides included, lots of duplicates. It takes forever to go through and weed out what you want and don't want. The names of the files are confusing. Lots of numbers and letters. 5. The slides for the hospital scene in Act II and the dream sequence where Edward goes to the river to die are awful. The hospital looks more like a run down mental institution. And the dream sequence slide is more like a psychedelic trip tunnel. If you're allowed, I would insert my own slides here.
Pros: 1. Very professionally done. 2. Moving images in the second package are well worth the money. The jumping fish were awesome. I also loved the swamp, the saloon/courtroom, and the rain and lightening SFX for "I Don't Need a Roof". 3. There are lots of slide options. Only a fraction of what's offered is shown on BMD's website. 4. It was very easy to use during the show and really added a special dimension to our show. We got tons of compliments. 5. BMD was easy to work with, very nice customer support.
We will definitely be using projections again. We couldn't afford to use TRW every time, but it's made me more confident about creating my own or having our technology class design them for us.
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Valerie Boehm
Pickens High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2017 13:23
From: Quentin Sanford
Subject: Big Fish
Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for your business!
The exclusive authorized scenic projections for BIG FISH (and many other titles) are available through TRW directly. They can just be added to the licensing order.
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Quentin Sanford
President
Broadway Media Distribution (BMD)
Fresno CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-26-2017 11:46
From: Laura Steenson
Subject: Big Fish
We did it this year and used the projections from BMD - http://broadwaymediadistribution.com/
I think they were $700, and since our set was built from materials we already had, that was essentially all we spent on our "set." It may seem spendy, but it saved us a lot of time and headache, and the people at BMD were awesome at helping us figure out, especially since this was the first time I'd ever used projections. The projections were also editable in Q lab, so we were able to flip things, just use specific pieces, etc. which was really nice.
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Laura Steenson
Theatre Director
Reynolds High School
Troutdale OR
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-26-2017 09:51
From: Heather Cribbs
Subject: Big Fish
Talk to Kelly Rivera at Flagler Palm Coast High School. She recently did it and may be able to give some advice. (:
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Heather Cribbs
Theatre Director
New Smyrna Beach High School
New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-26-2017 08:54
From: Nancee Beilgard
Subject: Big Fish
We did this show three years ago and made our own projections and it worked out beautifully. I had a student in charge of them, it was gorgeous and inexpensive. Great show!
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Nancee Beilgard
Lawrence KS
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-25-2017 22:30
From: James Fewer
Subject: Big Fish
I am considering BIG FISH (full version), but I am concerned about the projections that make that production beautiful. I remember the projections from the TEXAS ALL STATE show last year and how incredible those were. Were those created in Texas, or were those projections the DMB deluxe projections which are incredibly expensive?
Please contact me if you have them AND/OR to give advise as to what you have done.