The principle of live cartoon animation

This involves livening up a plenary session by projecting humorous cartoons drawn on the spot by a cartoonist positioned in the control room, on stage or in the audience, who draws inspiration from the themes, context, speakers' comments, audience reactions and general atmosphere.

The cartoons are shown via a fixed camera connected to a video projector. This animation surprises, relaxes the atmosphere, revives the audience's attention by making them laugh, think or applaud, emphasises certain themes, facilitates the articulation of the event and leaves everyone with fond memories. It fits in with the timing without causing delays: around forty interventions lasting a few seconds throughout the day. Finally, the cartoons produced are made available to the organisers and constitute a stock of illustrations for a report, a web page or an article in the internal press.

 

The service

Live animation includes the following services:

  • Preparation (telephone meeting, exchange of information, etc.).
  • Travel time and animation on the day.
  • Scanning of drawings, addition of captions and sending in high definition.
  • The right to use these cartoons in any form of publication directly related to the event.

Optional:

  • Acquisition of the original drawings: a gift much appreciated by the speakers.
  • All rights to the works produced for all uses.
 

Information to provide for live performances

To optimise artistic performance, the following information is useful:

  • The name of the event (+ slogan, objective, description, etc.)
  • The location, address and, if possible, a map showing how to get to the event
  • The start and end times (precise this time) + schedule/programme
  • Names and contact details of contact persons
  • Names and positions of the most important speakers
  • High-quality company logo (and event logo)
  • Scripts, PowerPoint presentations or any other explanatory documentation
  • Jargon, if available
 

Set-up and equipment

Equipment provided by the cartoonist:

  • A title camera with preview screen (Wolfizion VZ8+ Technical specifications )

Items required for the cartoonist's set-up:

  • A workspace of approximately 1m2, located in the control room or in the room (side or back of the room) from where the speakers can be seen.
  • Two power sockets
  • A simple and quick way to switch between the PC sources (for the slideshow) and the title camera source (my drawings): switch or commutator

Recommended for speakers:

  • A monitor on stage so that they can also see the drawings

Additional equipment available on request:

  • A 2-input/2-output VGA or HDMI switch
  • A 2m x 1.60m projection screen (*)
  • An Acer 5000 lumen video projector (*)
  • VGA, video or S-Video cables (5m, 10m, 15m)