View Single Post
Old July 9th, 2009, 10:55 AM
icewolf08's Avatar
icewolf08 icewolf08 is offline
CBmod
 Premium Member 
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,103
Thanks: 21
Thanked 150 Times in 134 Posts
Send a message via AIM to icewolf08 Send a message via MSN to icewolf08 Send a message via Yahoo to icewolf08 Send a message via Skype™ to icewolf08
Default Re: What's the ideal distance to light a cyc from?

The general rule of thumb for sky/far cycs is that you want to place your units on centers whose distance for center to center is equal to the distance from the cyc. This means that if your cyc batten is 8' from your cyc then you should place your units on a maximum of 8' centers. If the batten is 5' from the cyc, then 5' centers. So, by this rule, you need to know how wide your cyc is and the distance your electric is from the cyc. then divide the width by the distance and that should give you the minimum number of units required.
__________________
Alex Weisman
Master Electrician - Pioneer Theatre Company
IceWolf Photography
[email address]

Soup or art?

"Crap happens, it is our job as technicians to fix the problem and see if it can be avoided. That does not mean yelling at actors or other crew people. We make mistakes, that is life. Welcome to live theatre, if it were the same every night it would be TV." ~Me

Love CB? Upgrade to premium today!
Reply With Quote