Test 2) Full Billboard

https://vimeo.com/804508742

Password: rupert

1) Rolling the poster out can be done better, we had too many creases. Smoother gel, securing the top better, hanging the paper and working the creases out before putting the surrounds on.

2) we liked the flame starting along the bottom, we lit from the back, so it appeared more natural. We had gel on the front of the poster at the bottom edge which we couldn’t see and that caught well, looked less like the flame bar and allowed the bar to blend in more naturally

3) Smoke was light and hardly visible, which is great. Sections of the poster lifted, but on the whole it was a steady, consistent burn.

4) we put a bit of gel on the front on the Doritos (not logo) which you can see caught quickly. We have mixed views on this -it encourages flames on the front of the poster which looks amazing, but does speed the burn up a bit. Do you want flames on the front of the poster, or to slow things down?

5) the wind was blowing from camera right, which slowed the ignition and burn on the right hand side of the image. We will put a bit of gel up the right hand side on Monday to help that catch better, the wind was an issue, blowing the flames around the side of the board, which stopped the right catching early.

6) We will pay particular attention to make sure that the Billboard and surrounds will be a little more protected from the wind effect. The forecast and real-time weather needs careful attention too and application of gel must take this into consideration.

-overall we were very happy

Test 1) Blue using no Paragel, secured with a few staples

https://vimeo.com/801798220

Password: rupert

-this burned quite quickly and a bit too erratically

-the paper ripped quite a bit and flipped up

-needed to be stuck to the board a little better

-rain was very light and cleared up shortly afterwards

Test 2) Blue Paragel pasted onto the board behind the paper

https://vimeo.com/801813539

Password: rupert

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-more staples helped keep the poster down

-gel bled through paper & staples encouraged seepage too

-imagery was quite affected by being quite wet

-burn was great, quite fast, consistent and intense

-because the gel soaked through the paper, burn looked great (fire licking the front!)

Test 3) White Paragel pasted onto the board behind the paper

https://vimeo.com/801824748

Password: rupert

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-sides burned because there was some extra gel pasted onto the board

-gel didn’t bleed through the paper

-gel allowed a good steady burn

-burn was great, quite fast, consistent and intense

Test 4) White Paragel pasted onto the front of the paper (bottom 1’)

https://vimeo.com/801830141

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with less Paragel

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel affected the look of the bottom of the poster

-gel allowed a good steady burn in lower section

-top section wasn’t so good, needs gel

Test 5) White with squiggle (Y shape) of Paragel behind

https://vimeo.com/801835472

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with less Paragel

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board reasonably well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel allowed a good steady burn where the gel was

-top section was interesting with a varied and different rate burn

-not all the poster burned

Test 6) White graded paragel behind

*we are waiting for additional footage to upload!!

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/801885162

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with graded Paragel, more at bottom, less at top

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel allowed a good steady burn in lower section

-top section burned well too

-all the poster burned

Test 7) White graded Paragel behind with feathered/controlled use of flame

https://vimeo.com/801842171

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with graded Paragel, more at bottom, less at top

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel allowed a good steady burn in lower section

-top section burned slowly

-took longer to burn than the others

-all the poster burned

-needed quite a lot of gas flame at the end to facilitate full burn

Iphone video real time of the burn, taking about 3 mins

Central slow mo of the flames, shot on iPhone of Adam’s monitor

Test 1) Blue using no Paragel, secured with a few staples

https://vimeo.com/801798220

Password: rupert

-this burned quite quickly and a bit too erratically

-the paper ripped quite a bit and flipped up

-needed to be stuck to the board a little better

-rain was very light and cleared up shortly afterwards

Test 2) Blue Paragel pasted onto the board behind the paper

https://vimeo.com/801813539

Password: rupert

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-more staples helped keep the poster down

-gel bled through paper & staples encouraged seepage too

-imagery was quite affected by being quite wet

-burn was great, quite fast, consistent and intense

-because the gel soaked through the paper, burn looked great (fire licking the front!)

Test 3) White Paragel pasted onto the board behind the paper

https://vimeo.com/801824748

Password: rupert

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-sides burned because there was some extra gel pasted onto the board

-gel didn’t bleed through the paper

-gel allowed a good steady burn

-burn was great, quite fast, consistent and intense

Test 4) White Paragel pasted onto the front of the paper (bottom 1’)

https://vimeo.com/801830141

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with less Paragel

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel affected the look of the bottom of the poster

-gel allowed a good steady burn in lower section

-top section wasn’t so good, needs gel

Test 5) White with squiggle (Y shape) of Paragel behind

https://vimeo.com/801835472

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with less Paragel

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board reasonably well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel allowed a good steady burn where the gel was

-top section was interesting with a varied and different rate burn

-not all the poster burned

Test 6) White graded paragel behind

*we are waiting for additional footage to upload!!

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/801885162

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with graded Paragel, more at bottom, less at top

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel allowed a good steady burn in lower section

-top section burned well too

-all the poster burned

Test 7) White graded Paragel behind with feathered/controlled use of flame

https://vimeo.com/801842171

Password: rupert

-trying to encourage a slightly slower burn with graded Paragel, more at bottom, less at top

-gel allowed poster to stick to the board well

-staples helped keep the poster down

-gel allowed a good steady burn in lower section

-top section burned slowly

-took longer to burn than the others

-all the poster burned

-needed quite a lot of gas flame at the end to facilitate full burn