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Projection Mapping New York

Video Mapping in NYC Starts With the Room

New York rooms fight projection. Glass walls, skyline views, chandeliers and lit signs all throw light on the surface you want to map. A set that looks sharp in a dark studio can fade in a Midtown ballroom.

For projection mapping in NYC, we plan the room before the projector. That means drape over the windows, stage light kept off the mapped surface and projectors set where guests won’t walk through the beam. The surface can come from our own scenic shop, the team that built the Chopped set. A video tech runs playback on the night.

Never booked one before? Start with the basics of projection mapping.

• Windows and room light planned first
• Surfaces built in our own shop
• Drawn to scale before the build
• Playback run live on cue

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Mapping Shows for New York Events

Most New York mapping jobs start as one of these. Tell us the moment, and we’ll match the surface to it.

• Product Reveals A launch set that stays dark until the product comes out, then lights up around it. Product Launches & Activations
• Gala Stage Walls A stage wall that changes with each part of the night, from the welcome to the last award. Award Ceremony Production
• Logo Walls That Draw Themselves Your logo built up in light, piece by piece, timed to a walk-on or a toast.
• Runway Back Walls Color and pattern on the back wall that change between looks at a fashion show. Fashion Show Production
• Showroom and Pop-⁠Up Pieces Displays in a SoHo pop-up or a Flatiron showroom where the light follows the exact shape of your product. Scenic Fabrication in NYC
• Mapping With an LED Wall Mapped scenery and an LED wall on one stage, run from the same system so they change at the exact same moment. LED Screen Rental in NYC

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How a Mapping Show Gets Into a New York Venue

1. The Idea and the Room Tell us the venue, the moment and the surface you have in mind. No surface yet? Our scenic team can make one.
2. Building and Projector Check With the venue, we check the dock, the freight elevator, the ceiling height and where a projector can stand or hang.
3. Drawing and Content We draw the surface and the projector spots to scale in CAD, so you see the layout first. Your video is cut to that outline, or we talk through who makes it.
4. Line Up and Run On site, we match the picture to the real edges in the room’s own light, then run it on cue with the sound and lighting.

Projection Mapping Manhattan

NYC Venues for a Mapping Show

We plan mapping shows across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Dark lofts and studios are the easiest rooms to map, and glass-walled spaces take more planning. The rooms below include both kinds. Planning the whole event? We also handle full event production in New York City.

Lofts and Studios

• The Altman Building Chelsea
• Spring Studios Tribeca
• Duggal Greenhouse Brooklyn Navy Yard

Landmark Halls

• New York Stock Exchange Wall Street
• Cipriani Wall Street Financial District
• Javits Center Hudson Yards

Glass and Skyline Rooms

• Edge Hudson Yards
• Manhatta Financial District
• South Street Seaport Lower Manhattan

What to Know Before You Map a Surface in NYC

• Window Light Glass walls and skyline views flood a room with light, even after sunset. Plan the show for after dark, add drape, or switch to an LED wall where the room can’t go dark.
• Throw Distance A big picture needs room between the projector and the surface. Low ceilings and columns limit where projectors go, so we measure before we settle on a size.
• Freight Elevators Set pieces and projector stands have to fit the freight elevator. We size the build to the building and book the load-in slot with the venue.
• What Can Hang Landmark rooms often limit what can hang from the ceiling. Projectors then go on stands or towers, placed out of the guests’ path.

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Pairs Well With Mapping in NYC

• LED Screen Rental in NYC A bright wall where the room can’t go dark.
• Projector Rental in NYC Screens and projectors for the breakout rooms.
• Scenic Fabrication in NYC The set you map, made to measure.
• Lighting Rental in NYC Light the stage, not the mapped set.
• Pipe and Drape Rental in NYC Blackout drape over the windows.
• Stage Rental in NYC A stage in front of the mapped wall.
• Gobo Projection A still logo in light at the entrance.
• AV Rental in NYC Sound, video and lights in one order.

Projection Mapping in NYC FAQs

Who does projection mapping for events in NYC?

ProSho plans and runs projection mapping for launches, galas and brand events across New York City, with the surface built by our own scenic team.

What does projection mapping cost for an NYC event?

Four things drive it: how big the surface is, whether we build it, the content and how many show days you need. In New York, the venue’s windows and load-in rules matter too, so send the room and we’ll quote it.

Can you projection map in a room with windows?

Yes, with planning. If the room can’t get dark enough, we’ll tell you and suggest an LED wall.

Can you build the set we map onto?

Yes. Our scenic team builds the surface from a scale drawing, and our video techs run the show.

Do I need to supply the video content?

Send video made to the surface’s outline if you have it. No video yet? Tell us the look, and we’ll help you plan what your content team needs to make.

How far ahead should I plan a mapping show in NYC?

As early as you can. The surface may need to be built, the content has to be cut to its shape, and New York venues book their load-in slots well ahead.

Can mapping run with LED walls and lighting at the same event?

Yes. Video, lighting and sound run from one plan, so the mapped surface, the LED wall and the light cues hit at the same moment.