Author Archives: Ian Downie
Trinumeral Festival
Mount Pisgah is home to Deerfields, the most beautiful outdoor festival grounds in North Carolina, and we were proud to bring two immersive domes to this wilderness refuge for Trinumeral Festival 2009. While people piled in we deployed an intimate … Continue reading
Video Jockey Rig
Charleston Pour House for Alex B, Pericles, Nostalgia with VJ Soup & Powell On Thursday, May 20th, 2010 we un-veiled our new VJ rig at the Charleston Pour House for Alex B (Pnuma) w/ Pericles (Chronicles of the Landsquid) and … Continue reading
Waterkeepers Water Ball
Charleston has the most beautiful waterways in the country, and it’s the mission of the Waterkeepers to preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston’s waterways by defending against pollution and contamination. We love their work so we stepped in at … Continue reading
Skinful Halloween
As Charleston’s most eclectic and eccentric costume ball, Skinful Halloween 2009 found the center of excitement inside ODP’s giant party dome. The wildest dressed participants got funky to DJ/VJ team Soup and Gamma inside the most interesting and extreme visual … Continue reading
Big Gigantic, Two Fresh, Electric Friends at Eye Level Art
The immersive dome is a first class experience, and our debut at Eye Level Art proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt. In just a few hours our event dome was transformed into a VIP lounge complete with an … Continue reading
Providing sound and light for "Ban the Bottle"
Adam Taylor of the College of Charleston spearheaded the initiative and contacted us to cover the sound, and projection equipment for a Movies in the Park evening at Marion Square in the heart of historic Charleston. It was well attended, … Continue reading
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Stellarium: a great open source exploration tool
We have a great time using stellarium in the Dome! It is always nice to be able to point at a planet, or a nebula, and say, would you like to see more? We encourage all our visitors to go … Continue reading
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Venus Festival
When our VJ friend Peter Parker called to book our event dome at Venus Music and Arts Festival, we jumped at the chance to showcase the immersive experience in North Carolina. We pulled out all the stops: our biggest dome, … Continue reading
Charleston Green Films
We were recently honored to be invited to showcase our immersive theater at the Charleston Green Fair Green Films event. Our passion is in nature documentary making and this year’s feature film was “Botany of Desire”. To compliment their theme … Continue reading
Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs
We have been working with the non-profit “Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs” for over three years. We have assisted them in many facets including technical communications direction, website design, strategic planning, expedition support, videography and editing, and viral outreach. Lowcountry Environmental … Continue reading
RAINFOREST: An Immersive Experience
Media Artist Nate Pagel created an immersive rainforest experience using both high definition (HD) video shot in several stunning locations and natural soundscapes by internationally-known sound sculptor and designer, Bernie Krause. Evocative of both place and the cycles of day … Continue reading
Music With a Message
Open Dome Productions recently produced an awareness video for the Coastal Conservation League. It features their director making the call to action for musicians to raise their activist voice online! Watch the video here. 2nd Annual Green Fair Sunday, September … Continue reading
Immersive Charleston
We’re excited to announce the forthcoming debut of an Open Dome Productions Full-Dome show about… Charleston! For the first time ever, Charleston, South Carolina will be artfully represented in the planetarium style environment. We will feature the city’s most popular … Continue reading
Awakening The Dreamer
This weekend marked many celebrations and unions, one of which was Charleston’s Awakening the Dreamer Symposium. Here are a few videos highlighting what the movement is about. Consider beginning one for your area!
Stunning Data Visualization in the Allosphere
To get an idea of what the immersive environment is capable of take the time to watch this high-paced video about what some researchers are using their dome for.
