Still not sure if it was worth the time put into it (not a paid job), but it was still fun none-the-less.
I'll see if I can find any pics or video, even if it's a crappy cellphone video I stole from Faceboook...
However by the end of the second show, having been at the board for nearly 7 hours, I was pretty tired and kind of gave up on trying to keep up with the song and making it complex.
I wish I could have gotten time to record more cue sets - the lighting was still rather simple as I only had a limited amount of looks that I could create and I was limited by my lack of confidence to move through different submasters or bump things quickly.
Pretty much this. I basically came out with a conclusion of, "the only way to do this better is to practice and do it often."BLAM. That was you hitting the nail on the head. The one thing that I still struggle with today, more than anything gear related, is having the courage and the confidence to really throw my balls out there and go for it. Flash 'n trashing a show can be terrifying; it's like taking that embarrassing car dance you do to your favorite song, putting it in light form, and putting it on display live for thousands of people. It's very easy to mess up, especially when you don't know the music, and the moves that are really effective and have the biggest impact (those KA-BOOM moments!) are usually the ones involving the most risk and make you look like the biggest jackass if you screw them up. But at some point you just gotta...go for it. It gets easier with practice, but there will always be an element of risk whenever you're busking live for a band you don't know. It's just kinda the nature of the gig.
Congratulations on a successful show and a great learning experience!
Just curious, how large is your stage? According to the building plans we have a 81' wide x 35' deep x 50' high stage area with a 46' x 24' proscenium opening.
And yeah, it is large. Sometimes way too large.
The proscenium is 40' wide, and the stage is a total of 36' deep including the apron, which is 7' from the proscenium. What we lack is height. Our teaser is about 15' high. Even then, we only get enough room to have our legs about 7' tall. Sadly...
They would have installed a full fly, but that was an extra ~$500,000.
a decade later and I found this thread incredibly usefulAh - I'm very thankful we have a full fly system. Lighting like this wouldn't work too well otherwise. Flying both electrics up to nearly the top of the proscenium and then loading them with ellipsoidals really gave it that 'concert' look.
Make sure you drop on over to the new member board and introduce yourself.a decade later and I found this thread incredibly useful
And you win the Internet for Monday, with Erik for the assist.Invite the lead singer's girlfriend into the booth with you, she will be a great help as she will know all the music. If the lead singer isn't in a relationship there is a good chance the lighting won't be able to save the band //mild sarcasm.
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