About Eamonn
Eamonn is focused on the intersection of live performance and media. We are fast approaching the convergence of film, theater and real-time media. Eamonn wants to be in the middle of this nexus.
As directer/media designer of Anonymou Ensemble (AnEn), he has designed cutting edge media for all of Anonymous Ensemble’s productions for over a decade. AnEn specializes in the seamless integration of live camera work as a means to visually amplify live performance. AnEn has also played with web-integrated performance, interactive video installations and film production. Anonymous Ensemble likes to think of their work as staged films that incorporate the immediacy of a live audience. Anonymous Ensemble has produced work that has been presented in New York, Australia, Germany, The United Kingdom, Greece and Norway. Recently, Anonymous Ensemble has has taken on corporate and commercial video and audio projects under the name AnEn Productions.
Eamonn works as a free-lance video designer for theatrical productions. The son of a painter who ran an art school for children, Eamonn learned the ABCs of visual art before he learned to read. He also draws heavily from his background in dance and choreography when thinking about the lines, motion and compositions of moving stage imagery. He has designed for plays, concerts and operas all over New York City, regionally and internationally. He designs extensively for director, Lee Breuer of Mabou Mines. When approaching a design concept for a production, he likes to start with the question: “Why does this production need video?” It’s important to him that the video elements be balanced with the live stage picture and that they bolster the live performance aspect rather than diminish it.
Eamonn has also worked as a freelance stitcher, carpenter, rigger, projectionist and video technician – frequently installing projectors, screens, monitors, playback systems etc. and has a general tech theater background and production management experience. Video design frequently overlaps with costumes, lighting, sound and set design and he feels that it is important for a video designer to have a working knowledge of these areas as well. Eamonn is a mac enthusiast and generally works with Final Cut Pro for content creation and Isadora for implementation.