Box

Box explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces. The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera.
Bot & Dolly produced this work to serve as both an artistic statement and technical demonstration. It is the culmination of multiple technologies, including large scale robotics, projection mapping, and software engineering. We believe this methodology has tremendous potential to radically transform theatrical presentations, and define new genres of expression.
Find out exactly how "Box" was created in our exclusive behind the scenes video:
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[@Mrcloudpotato]

THIS WAS BACK IN 2013?!?! It's about to be 2020 and this still looks and feels cutting edge! HOW?!

[@PorscheAddict]

in 2020 dumber than 2013? :))) in 2030 this will look like magic?

[@эхххблять]

chromakey

[@aldoguzman97]

амд тащит projection mapping. 3d models have 2d textures. But projection mapping is like video for a texture. Im not claiming to know exactly how it was done but this is more than a green screen. Also i just entered the cliche of providing someone with an answer simply because he gave a wrong one. Thx.

[@PorscheAddict]

@@aldoguzman97 three industrial robots, two with the white squares, one with the projector and camera. Video being projected synced to the motors movement.

[@user-qx7tm5df8j]

because you are not up to date

[@andrewwong200]

Do you want to sell robot arms? because this is how you sell robot arms.

[@g_lorn]

Robot arms and Displays, robot arms.. and displays.

[@CapnSlipp]

@Edin Lukavackic - No displays actually. Projectors and flat-white projector screens.

[@mikeeru]

@@g_lorn ... Interlinked.

[@googlethis313]

Who cares! Look what that artist made!!! 😳🧠🤯

[@armonj2296]

Do you want Fuchs? Because this is how you get Fuchs!

[@a1b2c3z44]

One projector, Two white boards, Three elaborate robotic arms and A camera. brilliant.

[@АлександрМаслюков-ц9с]

no, its projector kzbin.info/www/bejne/oomZe5avl8x3fNE u can see light on hand, with paralax shift

[@NikhilPawar48]

led screen panel

[@marcussheen]

@@ricardo.staroski There is a projector. It literally says at the beginning this is projection mapping. When they say it's 'captured in camera' they just mean there was no post-production CGI.

[@cherylbiscette6978]

Btw they used black projector screens it's actually a thing and its better that white ones

[@whitepeoplergullible9241]

Pretty sure there is at least 2 projectors one is rigged in the ceiling for the words and geometry on the ground.

[@ChillingFingers]

Man... the KZbin Recommendations bring up all sorts of stuff!

[@Phoenix-tc6dp]

Ya

[@castle7689]

*Some days youtube does right*

[@Emppu_T.]

Thats a truth

[@MultiverseCODM]

Yeah same here I saw it in my recommendations aswell

[@rajat0610]

I totally agree! But it would be very nice if it could have brought this up a bit earlier. Maybe 5-6 years earlier.

[@jednewman430]

Aperture Science, we do what we must because we can

[@tomanonym1168]

For the good of all of us

[@whiteraven4400]

Except the ones who are dead.

[@samusaron5000]

And the science gets done and you make a neat gun

[@dimaryk11]

For the people who are still alive.

[@Bean_Soup]

@@dimaryk11 I'm not even angry

[@TheAero1221]

Man, Portal 3 in VR is going to be sick....

[@plexointro450]

Portal 3? Valve can't count to three. Portal 2 in VR wouldn't surprise me.

[@Adrian-dl9nb]

Goddamn, I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to think that. It would be awesome!

[@goosemcgee259]

Portal 3 in vr but without the v

[@creaturedanaaaaa]

oh you mean Portal 2: episode 1?

[@larsvankoningsveld6179]

Plex, your comment made me laugh man, even two years later

[@timobensch3904]

i would pay 20$ per ticket just to see this as a live show.

[@timobensch3904]

+Max Borm (maisagent) I know that it is an illusion. But for the live schow: couldn't the place the seats strategically in special angles so that the ilusion still works ?

[@miyurosewood3837]

it 's possible to do head tracking, but that show would work for one person in that case. Actually there is project called NettleBox, that does that. Pretty much headtracking displays and projectors. About ten times cheaper than most anaologs, "economic" head tacking device costing under 600$

[@RemyNote]

See description -> Find out exactly how "Box" was created in our exclusive behind the scenes video:

[@shaynecanyon9744]

instagram.com/p/BULx2AkhzJf/?taken-by=shaynecanyon

[@davidjohnjr]

I'd imagine that with a lenticular, tracked approach, they could have precise areas for the audience to sit where it'd work, but even then, much of the 3D-effect relies on motion of the viewer to shift, for some of the more impressive illusions.

[@mendezcreative]

it's been out for 10 years and JUST noticed it had subtitles! adds another level of narrative.

[@birdsrule]

Me after deleting the cube in blender.

[@thederpydude2088]

This is actually what really happens when you extrude a plane.

[@tannerq8900]

If you haven't yet, turn on subtitles.

[@birdsrule]

Tanner Q 😮

[@_Doskii]

I seriously thought it would be some kind of blender video as KZbin has been recommending me them a lot lately.

[@birdsrule]

Doskii same

[@PopsicleEtiquette]

Watching this gave me chills. The dimensions, the simplicity, the solid black and white, and the overall concepts feeds my imagination... I always watch this video when I have a creative block; I feel like I'm watching magic.

[@chasitienewsom7150]

SIVAN "[INDECISIVE]" RAMBLER i love how u took the words right outta my mouth. couldn't have said it better! xoxox

[@kead_davidson]

Watch this at night alone in the dark with headphones. It's amazing.

[@FMFvideos]

i'm scared

[@nad8109]

Theres something behind you dun dun dun

[@aglobippo9934]

just done that. I'm amazed by how intense that was.

[@Dvdog007]

I also just did that....in my bed room, lights off in Atlanta Georgia

[@chasitienewsom7150]

Kead Davidson... aww..do i have to be alone? lol...

[@lespaz6706]

To this day this is my favorite video on youtube.... 8 years later and it's still mesmerizing!

[@mattvidean8507]

Absolutely! Feel the exact same way

[@orange-yq5ze]

What's on my KZbin feed episode 176: Honestly, thanks for showing me this.

[@nargalda773]

even after 3 years i don't see nothing better than this!

[@charleddani1869]

I agree nothing has come close

[@thames21]

Amon tobin's ISAM live show beats this, if you ask me. But you didn't, and it's not a contest either, lol. But you might be interested in watching it though!

[@charleddani1869]

Will have a look.... Thanks for the suggestion...

[@charleddani1869]

thames21 Yeah this is amazing.. How they come up with these concepts is beyond me???? You know that music will control eveything in the future. Right now we programme music, but the dynamic will change and music will programme outcomes.

[@miyurosewood3837]

look up NettleBox

[@nottsooriginal1052]

I'm sitting here completely immersed as my eyes follow every single movement on my screen and all I can think is 'THIS. This is what I want to create when I go into college within the next 2 years. This is what I want my work to do, I want my viewers to be immersed and feel every type of emotion and not understand why while they watch my creations.'

[@mikaku]

Ten years ago, me and 3 friends from university, at the end of our video degree, found this video. While projection mapping was something relatively new, the majority of people knew the effect: “Ah, that thing they do with facades, that it feels like its moving”. We were so inspired by the video and the posibilities that we created our own mapping company. What it started more as a proof of concept after university rather than an actual company became real after our first gig. Later, many other clients happened: ASICS, Nobel, Mitsubishi,… and all thanks to this video. Sadly, 2020 came. We did not economically survived COVID. But we surely had a great time doing it.

[@D34DM4N47]

This stuff came out six years ago and it honestly looks better than most 3d tracking now.

[@danielr.]

Ian Magill you’re right, but they’re also different techniques

[@randomcommenter6734]

But it's not 3d tracking, it's projection mapping.... In real life

[@individualsituation6003]

What are you talking about? What even is the relationship between this and 3d tracking?

[@user-qx7tm5df8j]

you have no idea what you are talking about

[@JackLe1127]

It's not really 3D tracking. All the robot arms are programmed to move in a specific motion. The whole thing was projected onto by a projector. The camera was also controlled by a robot arm. That's how they were able to match the perspective up with the projection.

[@pinoyboi2422]

i was really high when i watched this and it is without a doubt the coolest thing i have ever seen in my entire life... ever

[@henryb8219]

Haha you made me laugh Bro cus I just did the exact same thing lol

[@Nate-dv5dp]

+PinoyBoi242 Fuck it! Now I'm gonna get high just to watch this shit.

[@thames21]

+thames21 it's a light show in the body of an old airplane. I would pay so much for 10 minutes in this thing while being on drugs.

[@salmansunny6212]

Me too! Just smoked a joint and first thing you see in the youtube suggestion...this?! 😍

[@sxsx2856]

Same

[@trixxtreatz]

This is absolute visual masterpiece!! I love that its in black & white and I especially love how the camera angle is constantly moving/changing. This whole thing must have taken ages to work logistically, but it was so worth it because it is absolutely stunning.

[@PeekaNox]

it's been 7 years and it's still cool as shit. everything is perfect

[@TheFyrewire]

Man, I remember watching this when it first came out. It's still amazing. I always get slightly emotional in the final act. It's like he's ascended into a new realm with the help of his own creations.

[@zekehowey]

can we all take a moment to appreciate the fact that all of that was projected onto those screens

[@conceptwcom]

The music composer is also an genius. The entire show is beyond the magic.

[@silviomcauley]

i've been watching this for fexkin months, and i dont know why, but I keep tearing up at the absolute majesty of it all.

[@scottyPsychotty]

7 years and it’s still one of the most stunning works of projection mapping.

[@halibuthero]

6 years later this is still mind-blowingly well done.

[@yeabutno7]

I love being able to hear the machinery, so wonderful

[@danielr.]

Jacky Li The sound was added in post... :/

[@killervirus57]

The programmers who coded the robots, house lights and flat screen displays are really good.

[@AustinMCraigDoesNeatStuff]

I don't think I'll ever get over how good this is. It's got to be one of my favorite things I've ever seen. Ever.

[@TurkeyFaceX]

I remember watching this back in college. This still looks amazing by today's standard! Glad I remembered this gem.

[@PavelMy]

After 10 years, I still have goosebumps from this video

[@shurenlee]

so true

[@CHGOfficial512]

Projection mapping, led panels, giant robots and computer graphics. This is what made it look so awesome. Keep going.

[@D33foxtrotlpt]

5 years and I am still amazed by this

[@MisheruFAD]

Teacher had a lecture on projection mapping and showed us this clip and holy hell the way technology has advanced, huh? And it was with these type of mechanics that the film Gravity with Clooney and Bullock was filmed. Ahh amazing

[@jasperpaguio2320]

the government has a lot of secrets. what ur seeing now is just a tip of the ice berg of how advanced our technology is right now. they just don't let the public use them coz u know, money. u want to have something like this, u gotta pay for it. expensively. example, imagine if those little robotic hydraulics are made prostethics, they can actually make a cripple walk or augment strength. that's just one example.

[@thames21]

+Jasper Paguio Lol, what are you on about. Besides the fact that this footage has nothing to do with governments, the technology in it is barely usable for what you are saying it is. And as far as robotics goes in prosthetic limbs, they are already developing those, as are they with Exo-suits. But really though, what conspiracy-theory was making you say this?

[@jasperpaguio2320]

+thames21 K

[@Magnymbus]

Just watched this again after almost five years, and it's still one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

[@videnoe]

I have this in my favourites and every now and again when I need to be inspired I watch this and it blows my mind. I still don't have words to describe this exceptional marriage of hardware and software, something those of us who work in the technology sector should always try and to emulate.

[@DanielBrownsan]

I saw an earlier variant of this at Bot & Dolly. It is even more impressive in person, if you can believe that.

[@MultiverseCODM]

Absolutely mesmerising! Now that is true work of art!

[@srinivasanreghuraman2641]

The science of choreography steals the thunder from the visual output for itself there! By far the most industrious imagination I’ve witnessed at work this entire week. Cheers!

[@gbanik]

Who's seeing this in 2019? Still relevant, isnt it? Still futuristic!

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

So can someone explain why we don't have theaters and productions like this yet? Seriously, we can do this with today's technology and I would pay good money to see any kind of film produced for this kind of presentation.

[@MilesRoseProductions]

Best projection art I've ever seen

[@danruse]

This remains the coolest thing ever on KZbin for me. Regardless how many years pass.

[@ShadowDemon_4]

Agreed.

[@tonyrainbolt9388]

I can't hit the like button enough. This is around my tenth time watching it over the years. Still fascinating. You would think someone would have used this type of thing in a live concert by now. Dec. 2020.

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

Ive been wanting to do it. I have a vision but no money lol

[@Jeremy.Bearemy]

But it only works from one perspective

[@holguacamol8408]

this is one of the most mind blowing things i have seen all week. thanks!

[@relaxmarco]

The soundtrack is just perfect. Reminds me of Daft Punk's work on Tron

[@TheKryptuz]

yes that was an awesome soundtrack. I still hear it to this day

[@tanyaegorova3149]

Or Dance With The Dead, too

[@johnton5656]

At age 61, I can still get into mind blowing art 100%. Back in the days of "light shows" and sensory-art places like the Laserium, Kubrick's movie, '2001 - a Space Odyssey' was cutting edge - special effects, light tunnels, etc - to me this is reminiscent of that experience, both in intent and in effect, but way, way "cleaner" - Kubrick probably did his with cellophane candy wrappers and cameras mounted on merry-go-rounds or something - shrug - who knows. But guys. This is amazing! Bravo!

[@JayPixx]

Music!! What is this music ?! Amazing I fell in love instantly. Someone?

[@RedFox0211]

you could always use shazam to find out what the piece of music is!! let me know if you find out what it is :)

[@-A-lg5kv]

sounds red - box resolve

[@JayPixx]

@@-A-lg5kv TKANKS man. Thank you a lot, you're the best ❤🎧🎵

[@JayPixx]

@@RedFox0211 unfortunately I have only smartphone. I would love it if you could play and record music and the same time though..

[@PlayedbyInstinct]

2019 update? What's current technology?

[@menorex]

CGI

[@djnavi850]

Actually, a 2020 version of this would be live rendering (RAYTRACE / RTX) for a live show. So it changes angle as you move trough the room watching the show (a positional tracker for your head needed). A minus would be, only one person could watch. (The guy in video is seeing it wrong, as the perception is for us, the viewers)

[@MattMcIrvin]

Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway at Disney World is opening sometime next year--it's a whole ride done this way, albeit probably not with industrial robot arms.

[@Merthalophor]

@@djnavi850 in order for the illusion to work in real life, you'd also have to add depth to it, which requires 3d glasses

[@udon8347]

This video fucked with my brain. And I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@thames21]

Who doesn't enjoy a good bit of brainfucking every once in a while!

[@casparroist2920]

Same

[@IainHendry]

I come back and watch this every year and it never fails to give me goosebumps. SOGOOD.

[@Xen-s_dreamagination]

This is brilliant! Just found this in 2019. - Really cool!

[@why_tho_]

This is the first time I'm not annoyed by KZbin recommending me a 5 year old video.

[@maatticus]

way to ruin the trip with annotations at the end, lmfao

[@enregistreur]

I'm rediscovering this masterpiece and only now I SEE THERE ARE SUBTITLES !? This is GREAT WORK

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Every couple of years I search for this and forget what it's called and go through ridiculous combinations of search terms

[@alphamoonman]

I just search up Box

[@hausmaus5698]

Showed the Video a friend. He: What's the point?

[@timv9850]

there are subtitles with a message to be heard, it's always about what you make of it

[@rendagreat1866]

delete your friend

[@paulatreides6779]

Look for a different friend after dumping this one

[@Theadventurebox3]

*whew* I thought the comments would be full of people thinking it's fake.

[@MrLucidImages]

It is fake - they just used Maya to render the 3D images on the blank canvas surface and then turned that into a movie. It's not like they are real screens.

[@SuwakoMoriyaaaa]

Nuklearweasel the 3d texturing is true, what they did is projection mapping. Like the one they did at the Olympic stadiums these years.

[@thomasb5266]

Nuklearweasel They used projectors like the ones in a movie theater to shine light onto the canvases. They are real screens.

[@thomasb5266]

***** This short film was shown at SIGGRAPH 2014, and was meant for the people who develop the games that you gamers play. We developers and programmers understand the limitations of current technology, so we appreciate the effort and creativity it took to overcome those limitations - what was shown in this video had never been done before.

[@thomasb5266]

***** Oh, that makes sense. :)

[@dappermanphoto]

It's been 6 years, this is the second time KZbin has recommended me this in those 6 years and I'm still not upset.

[@SenecaTheDreamer]

Any details on the music used? Really great stuff.

[@thefoxpine]

That's what I was wondering too! Really want to find the original soundtrack.

[@SkylordElberich]

This is some real Aperture shit goin' on here.

[@jakewarren2369]

we need something similar to this to happen with newer tech :D

[@amplifyingpixels2196]

I'll spend my life trying

[@BRUXXUS]

I've watched this countless times over the years and it still gives me chills!

[@clown134]

timelord technology

[@tubbyrainbow111]

wait....so none of this was done on a computer...that's amazing!!

[@xenusprophet3001]

The actual graphics were first made on a computer, but they were projected onto the surfaces and filmed by camera. So what you see is CGI, but it's as though you were watching the CGI being projected onto a screen, and the screen was being filmed by a camera.

[@BoJackHorsemann]

Turn on the captions!

[@DanzIndz]

Clean projection mapping... And this was made in 2013... Simply amazing

[@hayderisded6644]

No one not at all: KZbin Recommendations: *BoX*

[@bfggames]

And the tardis was born

[@1894db]

It's like hallway scene in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

[@Gwalchgwyn]

Wow, this still looks amazing, and I'm sure it always will. Robots are always cool, and projection mapping only gets easier - it's the stagecraft and creative artistry that make this really stand out. Mesmerising.

[@l.halawani]

Damn that was more 3d on my 2d laptop screen than 3d movies on my 3d tv. :O

[@IuliusAnacyclus]

the machinery sounds like a crowd screaming

[@exmo7]

I want it. I don't even care anymore.

[@renib1159]

2 screens & 2 machines working together---genius of the 21st century..who would have thought this was possible!! Man has an incredible mind. THANK YOU :)

[@joelgonzales8342]

How cool would it be to exit like this ... 4:00 ... as a performer on stage...

[@FMFvideos]

Is this the new iphone? looks a little big..

[@jakewarren2369]

funny

[@luf4rall]

still no jack

[@trex70]

What Music is this. And Do i sense an arp 2600...?

[@-A-lg5kv]

sounds red - box resolve

[@Astroromantik]

@@-A-lg5kv thank

[@davegordon3565]

It is now 2024 and since I first saw this I have become a professional projection mapping artist. I still can't find a better example of the art.

[@aliaborez3987]

So this is what inspired the makers of CONTROL, that and some DMT of course.

[@jeremiahortega3977]

who composed the music? please I would really love to know, thanks!

[@jeremiahortega3977]

Jack Lan thank you very much, too bad I can't find any version of it on KZbin, but thanks nonetheless :)

[@jeremiahortega3977]

Jack Lan good idea! I'll go find it on soundcloud, thanks again my good sir!

[@3llevate]

Sounds a lot like what Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) does with Atticus Ross for movie scores.. if you listen to "Intriguing possibilities" from The social network's OTS you'll see what i mean :3

[@jeremiahortega3977]

thanks! I love that collaboration from Reznor and Atticus! I'll go and listen to it again :) by the way, let me know if you know other artist that have this kind vibe, thanks a bunch!

[@f.o.o.l6195]

WHAT'S THE SOUNDTRACK? It's amazing.

[@damianjozefczyk6784]

Hey it's Box Exposition Sounds Red

[@mazack00]

Soundsred[dot]net if anyone's having trouble finding their music.

[@ShaggyMummy]

6 years later and still one of my favorite videos that exists

[@ninjaboy1396]

want a real laugh? turn on the closed captions.. shit, that got really existential.

[@OnyDeus]

Thanks for pointing that out. Good stuff.

[@mr.0lvera922]

Somebody show this to deadmau5! He should use this in his shows along with his cube

[@tazanddo]

This is better than watching Donald Trump :-)

[@derekmadge]

+Tanvir Hafiz ANYthing is better than that!

[@crudepetroleum4491]

Don't make this political.

[@izapeza4105]

I've never been interest in mapping, but today my teacher showed this to me and my class and I'm really impressed. Great work!

[@TinyFord1]

To me it just looked like a tv? Not a box?

[@bituin5908]

Tiny Ford not only that, but it’s really cool how they used the power of illusion to portray the tv as something that moves

[@2dbeats3d]

Whats that Song or what are those Songs Names?

[@chnhakk]

bump

[@yusufezzat]

***** Nathan Perez soundcloud.com/soundsred/sets/box-monomyth

[@TheRegion2Show]

'Box Resolve' by 'Sounds red'

[@Big_D_Danilo]

Nathan Perez Darude-sand....oh, fuck it.

[@freekvonk8586]

You should play minecraft

[@lulin2546]

yeees

[@SwansLover1982]

I already been playing since 2010

[@coffzor123]

Thank you KZbin for bringing this into my recommendation. My mind... has been blown. Seeing how far projection-mapping has gone is amazing.

[@ilkeryoldas]

What a waste of industrial robots /s

[@andremerzky]

+ilker yoldas waste? waste you say? Is watching movies a waste of light? Playing games a waste of thoughts? Nonono, you can't mean that, really... This is fantastic, in that it makes more with those robots than what even their designers could have imagined. I am very sure those designers would find this amazing and exceedingly satisfying...

[@balalaikatana]

+Andre Merzky It was sarcasm, that's what the /s means.

[@tune_m]

+Alex Xander Phipps not everyone is a le redditor though.

[@balalaikatana]

Teun Mathijssen it's been around since before reddit, but ok

[@jackluminous6364]

+ilker yoldas Show less

[@kunalbhagawati9136]

Fing 2013. Dude, 6 years back. And it's still better than 90% of the stuff out there. Gaddamnit. This is real magic.

[@zannythatguy]

the fact that I came back to this 6 years later and just now see that there were captions the whole time.... *they really made the video 10x better*

[@Juliett_Novak]

insane. simply insanely talented people to create those visuals and the music is so Hans Zimmer. world class artists.

[@jamesallen74]

The music....my GOD it is epic. I've watched this video 100 times now JUST for the music. And the illusion is bad ass as well. Definitely a great headphone song to listen to on repeat.

[@infidelcashflow3497]

Me: turns on subtitles Subtitles at 0:10 : some kind of music Me: now I'm hooked

[@TurnerRentz]

God yes. I'm designing an AR. I love this. Thank you, keep up the good work. Profound, beautiful. The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is neurotic and a complete waste of time.

[@ObscureHedgehog]

I hope this someday gets recognized as one of the greatest works of art.

[@Towert7]

One of the most beautiful things I have seen lately. A snippet of this would make for an awesome commercial, because dam... I would watch it!