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Re: Need Help With Front Lighting A Portable Church In Gym Derek, thanks for your reply. You've confirmed my initial thoughts that the height of the fixtures and angle are my biggest hurdles. With that being said, I was intrigued by your third point: While the height and angle...

Need Help With Front Lighting A Portable Church In GymBack in January I started a thread about lighting a portable church in a gym http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting-electrics/27226-cost-effective-lighting-solution-portable-church.html I took much of the advice here and actually ended...

Hey guys, sorry it's been a while since I responded but we're getting a little closer to moving forward. I have attached some images of the gym area in which we're looking to hold our services. Kids and beauty & the beast set aside lol, what suggestions do you have for this space? Same budget...

Sounds like a reasonable plan. For the uplight, do you recommend shining it some type of white material like a fire retardant muslin? If so, any ideas for constructing a simple backdrop that could be used for such purpose? Something that is relatively light weight, free standing, and easy to...

Thanks shiben, I agree that turning off the HMIs completely would not be viable in our scenario due to all the extra equipment we'd need to compensate. Being a temporary solution, I think we'd be open to all options that could add some atmosphere and still work within the budget. We're not...

Thanks for all the responses guys! I know that it's tough to give much advice without knowing some of the details. One place that we were considering as a temporary space is a school gym/multi-use facilty which has a stage and very high ceilings. The drawback to it is it has those bright...

We would be looking to light the band/pastor during the worship services. When the band is playing, house lights would be off or minimal. We're just trying to create some "atmosphere" during the service. We don't have any lighting equipment right now so no controller. In fact we don't have a...

Hi guys, Been a while since I've posted here but had a quick question. What type of cost effective solution would you recommend for a new church that would be setting up in a temporary leased space? The service would be contemporary so some color would be desired. I know that LED is...

Guys, again thanks for all the help. OK, I think I have established that the 8 lights in the top/down position will be used for color wash. A few more questions. Considering that I have 12 Lekos, 8 hanging from the bar closest to stage and 4 on the bar further away, would it make sense to...

Keylite, I like the idea of your gel miser product. I'm just not sure that we have 120v power up there for it. How much longer lifespan does it get out of a gel in comparision to your gel shield solution? Thanks!

The instruments may have some gels in them although not for any particular reason. We don't use video for our contemporary service and since we'd be using the down lights, we probably won't have to turn those on at all for the traditional service.What's a good 2nd color that would...

New to the site but have already benefited greatly. I'm a volunteer at my local church doing mostly audio/video stuff but now here at CB for some help with lighting. Keep up the great work on the site and the forums!Thanks Josh

Thanks for your reply shiben! I agree that Bill's idea with the uplight is a novel one. Perhaps we could eventually do something like that although we'd have to find somewhere to place the lights. One issue with our sanctuary is that we have to put our gear away when we're done :) We can't...

Guys, I really appreciate all the insights so far...very helpful especially for somebody like me who does not have any clue -- keep them coming! I'd like to summarize the facts and ideas from all the feedback here and also from talking to our supplier. 1.) Seems like the best approach is to...

Unfortunately no, our sanctuary does not have A/C :o