Technique for Bench Focusing 360Qs?

[mbandgeek]

one thing that i know is that you set the instrument down on a table, have it shoot out a beam onto a cyc, and you try to make an evenly toned circle. This summer I am going to learn from a local theater to learn techniques how to achieve this. i am also hoping to learn how to properly clean a lighting instrument.

 

[derekleffew]

One thing that i know is that you set the instrument down on a table, have it shoot out a beam onto a cyc...

Even though it's called bench focus, I would not recommend laying the fixture down on a table. If possible, in a theatre I would fly in the First Electric to +6'-0" and focus onto the cyc. If no electric or cyc is available, I would mount the fixture on a sidearm on a boom and point at a white wall. Local control of dimming is handy, as one does not need to run the lamp at full for the entire 10-15 minutes it may take for some fixtures. Most should take under three.

 

[NHSTechCrew]

This stuff is gold. I am planning on going through our inventory. I am sure they have not been cleaned or benched for over 10 years.

Thanks
-Patrick