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Originally Posted by Les
(Serendipity - please elaborate on this "everything at full" thing. I'm not getting why whether you run your lights at full or not makes you an experienced or inexperienced designer. It depends on what the show calls for. Your design should be based on feelings, not numbers).
-Remember, it's not a concert. Believe me, some get confused. ;-)
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Well, the specific example was a number from "Wicked" [Emerald City] in which I had in my opinion a great design basis (key at a good angle, saturated accents, whatnot) except that my key light was at 35, and my accents at 25 for one of the biggest numbers in the entire show, leaving me not a lot of room for slower ballads.
I don't think everything should be at full, because that sounds pretty bad if you chose different colors and angles to create different looks. It's just bad if you're afraid to make a commitment to a cue.
I also really like dark shows, this number however, was not a dark number in my opinion. It was bubbly 8th graders standing on blocks and skipping around the stage.