CameronLD
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Hello CB -
I am running the lighting board (an ETC Express 48x96) at my high school for a sort of talent show/lip-syncing competition that is held once annually by the senior class. The show is in two days, and I have basically this afternoon to figure out the lighting for all 20 acts or so, and figure out how I will actually run the lighting during the show. This is basically the only concert lighting experience I get a year, so I am a bit iffy on the tenants of concert lighting and how best to run it all.
In the past, the lighting designer before we would run everything manually during the show, with a sheet that would have a table with "time on CD, back wall color, and location on stage."
What I am thinking is, now that I have put up a repertory warm/cool plot, and Red/Blue/Pink colored side lighting and backlighting, running the shows with both cues and manual effects. Essentially, I think it would be best if I recorded the warm cool front and top lighting levels in cues, but then manually did MOST of the color changes live with the faders. The reason I want to run the front/top lighting with cues is that I find it very dfifficult (and often impossible) to try and change levels for everything with every lighting change (it is basically impossible to change both cyc lighting and front/toplighting at once with any level of cleanliness).
Can anyone with some experience in the field explain what they usually do regarding programming/running concert/dance performances, and give me any advice for my upcoming show keeping in mind that I only have access to an ETC Express 48x96, and cannot use any fixtures other than what I have mentioned (ellipsoidals for front lighting, frensels for side, top, and backlighting, and EconoCycs for cyc lighting; all conventionals)
Thanks for any advice you can give!
I am running the lighting board (an ETC Express 48x96) at my high school for a sort of talent show/lip-syncing competition that is held once annually by the senior class. The show is in two days, and I have basically this afternoon to figure out the lighting for all 20 acts or so, and figure out how I will actually run the lighting during the show. This is basically the only concert lighting experience I get a year, so I am a bit iffy on the tenants of concert lighting and how best to run it all.
In the past, the lighting designer before we would run everything manually during the show, with a sheet that would have a table with "time on CD, back wall color, and location on stage."
What I am thinking is, now that I have put up a repertory warm/cool plot, and Red/Blue/Pink colored side lighting and backlighting, running the shows with both cues and manual effects. Essentially, I think it would be best if I recorded the warm cool front and top lighting levels in cues, but then manually did MOST of the color changes live with the faders. The reason I want to run the front/top lighting with cues is that I find it very dfifficult (and often impossible) to try and change levels for everything with every lighting change (it is basically impossible to change both cyc lighting and front/toplighting at once with any level of cleanliness).
Can anyone with some experience in the field explain what they usually do regarding programming/running concert/dance performances, and give me any advice for my upcoming show keeping in mind that I only have access to an ETC Express 48x96, and cannot use any fixtures other than what I have mentioned (ellipsoidals for front lighting, frensels for side, top, and backlighting, and EconoCycs for cyc lighting; all conventionals)
Thanks for any advice you can give!