Luna1968
Member
This sounds like a terrible question...
I have struggled to get funding for lights for our auditorium for years. We don't have any real existing lighting, other than a handful of old PARs. Now, suddenly I have a $100-$200 for a light board. Now, I know that is not a lot of money, but is there something I can order for a quick fix that isn't a piece of crap? I'd like to put a 5 year plan in effect for lighting, maybe one or two lights a year and add slowly. I'm looking at a few boards online, but I don't know much about lighting.
Some basic facts:
Our auditorium fits around 300 people.
We have a smallish proscenium stage with a small thrust.
We did get a quote on the lighting a few years ago that came in with a full system for around $20,000.
I'd like to be able to run LED lights as well as incandescent, but for now that's not a deciding factor.
I really don't need a lot of effects, just the ability to bring up and dim the lights from our booth.
It's for community and school events, so the simpler and more break-resistant, the better.
Thank you!
I have struggled to get funding for lights for our auditorium for years. We don't have any real existing lighting, other than a handful of old PARs. Now, suddenly I have a $100-$200 for a light board. Now, I know that is not a lot of money, but is there something I can order for a quick fix that isn't a piece of crap? I'd like to put a 5 year plan in effect for lighting, maybe one or two lights a year and add slowly. I'm looking at a few boards online, but I don't know much about lighting.
Some basic facts:
Our auditorium fits around 300 people.
We have a smallish proscenium stage with a small thrust.
We did get a quote on the lighting a few years ago that came in with a full system for around $20,000.
I'd like to be able to run LED lights as well as incandescent, but for now that's not a deciding factor.
I really don't need a lot of effects, just the ability to bring up and dim the lights from our booth.
It's for community and school events, so the simpler and more break-resistant, the better.
Thank you!