I visited the stage a few weeks ago to take a look at the area and to measure up the space we had to use. The event was to be held in a state of the art theatre which allowed for a twenty-four foot display. The theatre was a black box which meant the walls, ceiling and floor were painted flat back. The TED organization had strict parameters for the display and the local committee provided the art vectors. I scouted the local building supply store to see what I had available to work with. Our budget was limited as this was a donation and would only be used for one day. I opted to route the letters from two inch thick styrofoam. I would mount them to some 3/4" thick good-one-side plywood which I would paint flat black to make it disappear.
The letters when enlarged to the right size fit onto two 4'x8' sheets of styrofoam. The MultiCam cut them out in a hurry and they turned out great! I painted a couple coats of red acrylic on the TEDx and and the Chilliwack letters white. While the letters were drying I built the plywood stands and painted them a couple of flat black acrylic.
Then it was a simple matter of using a tubed building adhesive to glue on the letters.
In a couple of days I'll deliver them to the auditorium and take a few more pictures of the setup. Stay tuned...
