ideas and suggestions
Wed, 7 Apr 2004, 08:14 pmryno7 posts in thread
ideas and suggestions
Wed, 7 Apr 2004, 08:14 pmI've got some questions about the rig I'm planning to use as LD of a small budget musical. It will be performed in a community hall. The stage is about 6x7x5, raised 1m off the ground, and the two FOH lighting bars angled into the stage are on the ceiling and about 5m out, one on prompt and one on O/P. I can't use our pushup stands as they don't achieve enough angle to stop washing out the cyc.
1. Would a pattern 23 be of considerably less intensity than an acclaim 650w PC? And would using 2 PC's across the front of stage at a 5m throw illuminate adequately? (I have no central FOH rigging position so I'll split the stage in two, and using 4 PC's across FOH will increase costs since I have two major lighting states gelled up differently).
2. I have to use 4 pairs of 110v par 64's somewhere as we are at a premium with lights to hire. I'm thinking of using them (at 50%) above stage as a general wash, however I'll need to diffuse them. How can I control the spill though? I'd rather use them on-stage rather than FOH since the spill looks worse when seen all over the proscenium rather than all over the stage.
Any opinions, suggestions?
Thanks,
Ryan Alexander
1. Would a pattern 23 be of considerably less intensity than an acclaim 650w PC? And would using 2 PC's across the front of stage at a 5m throw illuminate adequately? (I have no central FOH rigging position so I'll split the stage in two, and using 4 PC's across FOH will increase costs since I have two major lighting states gelled up differently).
2. I have to use 4 pairs of 110v par 64's somewhere as we are at a premium with lights to hire. I'm thinking of using them (at 50%) above stage as a general wash, however I'll need to diffuse them. How can I control the spill though? I'd rather use them on-stage rather than FOH since the spill looks worse when seen all over the proscenium rather than all over the stage.
Any opinions, suggestions?
Thanks,
Ryan Alexander
Re: ideas and suggestions
Wed, 9 June 2004, 03:38 amWalter Plinge
Interesting Craig, destroying the old addage that stage lighting is to only illuminate the performer and bugger the rest. I agree with some concepts but that is what makes every lighting designer different. The beauty with open white lights is that you have a huge range of the walm colour spectrum - thanks to the tungsten globe :) It is so nice to install lighting that will enable the performer to be lit sculpturally and then add FOH to fill in the "anoying holes". Composition and balencing of the stage picture is the key.
Any way enough of me - I am 2 months late and the event has already completed - successfully I would imagine - due to the productions lighting designer who was not afraid to ask for help - such a rare breed.
Oh well night all
Aaron Stirk