curtis73
Well-Known Member
I'll keep this as short as possible.
We are a community theater (read: poor) We do most shows here at our blackbox (50 x 60' room) and two large musicals at a big proscenium theater. Proscenium is 24' H x 40' W x 32' D. We can use the cyc to shrink the depth to whatever we want.
Some backdrops we can make; simple patterns or things that can be painted, but for more realistic backdrops we usually rent. Renting a 24 x 40' backdrop for a month is ridiculously expensive.
So, I'm writing a grant for a proper shorter-throw projector so that we can "make" whatever backdrop we want. Grant will likely be in the $10k range, but not all will be earmarked for the projector. I need to shop to see if I can fit a proper projector in the grant. I'm looking for a throw of somewhere in the 10-20' range to fill a 24 x 40 cyc. I would likely hang it on a pipe just either upstage or downstage of the cyc pointing down at an angle so actors don't cast shadows. Needs to be bright enough to saturate with light spill from typical stage lighting.
LED preferred, mostly because lamps will likely be pricey. I don't want to lose a lamp 4 years from now and not have the $600 liquid cash to replace it in a timely fashion. Or, to use a metaphor, we can afford a $6000 used Mercedes, but we don't have the cash flow to replace a $1600 radiator or a $4000 catalyst. We would rather pay $10,000 for a used Toyota and spend $150 on maintenance.
We are a community theater (read: poor) We do most shows here at our blackbox (50 x 60' room) and two large musicals at a big proscenium theater. Proscenium is 24' H x 40' W x 32' D. We can use the cyc to shrink the depth to whatever we want.
Some backdrops we can make; simple patterns or things that can be painted, but for more realistic backdrops we usually rent. Renting a 24 x 40' backdrop for a month is ridiculously expensive.
So, I'm writing a grant for a proper shorter-throw projector so that we can "make" whatever backdrop we want. Grant will likely be in the $10k range, but not all will be earmarked for the projector. I need to shop to see if I can fit a proper projector in the grant. I'm looking for a throw of somewhere in the 10-20' range to fill a 24 x 40 cyc. I would likely hang it on a pipe just either upstage or downstage of the cyc pointing down at an angle so actors don't cast shadows. Needs to be bright enough to saturate with light spill from typical stage lighting.
LED preferred, mostly because lamps will likely be pricey. I don't want to lose a lamp 4 years from now and not have the $600 liquid cash to replace it in a timely fashion. Or, to use a metaphor, we can afford a $6000 used Mercedes, but we don't have the cash flow to replace a $1600 radiator or a $4000 catalyst. We would rather pay $10,000 for a used Toyota and spend $150 on maintenance.
