2021 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Hsinchu|Island of Spark

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Left Brain Co Ltd.

Public

2021

Experience

A cross-media performance involving giant screen projections, monumental light sculptures, and ambient lighting effects

For the main lantern of the 2021 Hsinchu Lantern Festival, our client, the Hsinchu County Government, wished to showcase the local image of Hsinchu as well as the theme of “courage.” This was also the first time we took on the challenge of creating a giant screen projection that was capable of communicating with people on site.

This lantern festival endured the journey of chaotic emotions and united efforts that people experienced in fighting the pandemic. We therefore chose “Island of Spark” as our theme—where there is light, there is hope. The light of hope within the heart of every Taiwanese person is the greatest force in gathering courage, perceiving tomorrow, and inspiring the world. Taiwan is one such island, and this work would lead everyone from the Island of Spark at Yinghsi Gate, Hsinchu, to embark on a fantastic journey towards the future.

The large surround-projection that spanned 110 meters and almost 180 degrees came together with the century-old Yinghsi Gate to create an encounter between the ancient and the modern, and the real and the virtual. A colorful rhapsody that stunned the visual senses took off into the sky with a rocket carrying the dreams of the people. Through stereo sound design and surround lighting effects, the audience was led into a splendid and magical audiovisual experience that showcased the image of Hsinchu and Taiwan.

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Credits

Organizer

Left Brain Co. Ltd.

Space Design

D.Z. Architects & Associates

Creative & Design

Bito

Creative Director

Keng-Ming Liu

Producer

Hsiang Hsieh

Account Manager

Naiyun Peng

Art Director

Chen-Lin Hsieh / Hsuan-Ning Wang / Tifu Huang

Ideation / Story

Keng-Ming Liu / Chen-Lin Hsieh / Hsuan-Ning Wang / Tifu Huang / Binbin Lu / Derrick Liu / Hsiang Hsieh

2D Design

Hsuan-Ning Wang / Binbin Lu / Chen-Lin Hsieh / Derrick Liu / Chya Hsu / Johnny Yang

2D Animation

Binbin Lu / Derrick Liu / Eating Tsai / Wei-Hao Shao / Szyu Pan / Allen Lin / Chiayu Liu

2D Compositing

Wei-Hao Shao / Johnny Yang

3D Design

Chen-Lin Hsieh / Ching-Ho Kao / Tifu Huang / Ruo-Jia Liang / Wei-Ting Chen / Bang-Wei Chen / Wei-Hsiang Zeng / Hui-Kai Su / zhengyocheng / KhooKG

3D Animation

Ching-Ho Kao / Tifu Huang / Ruo-Jia Liang / Bang-Wei Chen / zhengyocheng / Hemmi Lai / Tâng Siáu-khiat / Yi Heng Huang

3D Compositing

Tifu Huang / Ruo-Jia Liang / Bang-Wei Chen

Editing

Tifu Huang

Music & Sound Design

Liya Dunlap, David Dunlap, Cheng-Yeh Han

Voiceover

Sean Chen

Technical Director

B’in LIVE Co., Ltd.

Videographer

Rabbit Pictures Co. Ltd.

Program Director

Infinity Multimedia Production

Copy Director

Vicki Huang

PR & Media Relations

Mimi Chang, Wei-Ni Chen

Photographer

Hazy