When this display runs after dark, a scene from Christmas Vacation plays across the garage door of a two story house while a grid of simulated light bulbs, mapped onto the whole front facade, pulses in sync with the movie clip and the music. Real string lights frame the roof edges, the garage openings, and the front bushes, so the projected grid and the physical bulbs sit side by side as one layered look. The house is dressed in thousands of warm white LED lights arranged in grids and outline strips, which gives the mapped content a bright canvas to land on.
Putting it together follows a clear path: a projector goes in the yard, a digital outline of the house is built, and video editing programs are used to align the content where it is wanted before it plays on the walls. The hardware side sounds refreshingly simple, with one projector inside an outdoor housing and a media player running the video file, plus multiple programs and sources behind the effect.
What stands out to me is the timing work. Getting a mapped bulb grid to lock onto a film clip and a soundtrack is the kind of detail that separates a nice projection from a real show, and the warm white physical outlines keep it grounded in a classic holiday look rather than feeling purely digital.
One open question: the lighting controllers, the wiring system, and the projection equipment are not visible, and the specific projector model and the programs used have not been named. On purpose, this segment is short, since it serves as the intro to the maker's other light scenes, made to mark the movie's 30 year anniversary. The maker has put up a few scenes so the neighbors, who have been good sports about it all, get some variety.
Project by Phillips' Projections. Watch it on their YouTube channel: