Hello!
I just became the lighting tech for my high school and am a rising sophomore. We usually run three shows a year: a fall play, a spring musical, and a summer musical in addition to regular school assemblies, talent shows, etc.. I have little experience with lighting, having only learned the basics during my freshman year. Currently, I am designing the plot for the upcoming musical Shrek and I was wondering if I could get some suggestions to make it better since I am really new to this whole thing.
Our school is equipped with Source Fours, 6" and 8" Colortran Fresnels, ETC PARs, and Colortran far cyc lights. We have 160 circuits: 10 floor pockets with 3 circuits each, four electrics with 20 circuits each, and two FOH positions with 25 circuits each. And just in case you need to know, we use a ETC Element as our console and have an ETC Sensor 3 Dimming system.
Several of the scenes within the musical require saturated colors, specifically red and purple. Additionally, there are several normal day/night scenes. Also, I was wondering how to correctly light a drop since we have rented three for this musical and I wasn't sure how many lights/what types/what gels to use for lighting them.
Attached is the measurements of the theater, the plot I have so far and a picture of the theater just to give a better idea of the space and the height of the FOH catwalks (I couldn't find one with the stage in it).
The questions I have:
-How to light a drop
-Will the plot provided suit the requirements above
-What can I improve
An additional note: On the plot, I didn't know how to draw lighting trees (this is my first time drawing a plot), so the tan circles next to Floor Pockets 1-4 are lighting trees with 3 source fours gelled with R02 each (total of four trees).
If there are any additional questions from what I have provided above, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thanks for any tips, tricks, or help!
I just became the lighting tech for my high school and am a rising sophomore. We usually run three shows a year: a fall play, a spring musical, and a summer musical in addition to regular school assemblies, talent shows, etc.. I have little experience with lighting, having only learned the basics during my freshman year. Currently, I am designing the plot for the upcoming musical Shrek and I was wondering if I could get some suggestions to make it better since I am really new to this whole thing.
Our school is equipped with Source Fours, 6" and 8" Colortran Fresnels, ETC PARs, and Colortran far cyc lights. We have 160 circuits: 10 floor pockets with 3 circuits each, four electrics with 20 circuits each, and two FOH positions with 25 circuits each. And just in case you need to know, we use a ETC Element as our console and have an ETC Sensor 3 Dimming system.
Several of the scenes within the musical require saturated colors, specifically red and purple. Additionally, there are several normal day/night scenes. Also, I was wondering how to correctly light a drop since we have rented three for this musical and I wasn't sure how many lights/what types/what gels to use for lighting them.
Attached is the measurements of the theater, the plot I have so far and a picture of the theater just to give a better idea of the space and the height of the FOH catwalks (I couldn't find one with the stage in it).
The questions I have:
-How to light a drop
-Will the plot provided suit the requirements above
-What can I improve
An additional note: On the plot, I didn't know how to draw lighting trees (this is my first time drawing a plot), so the tan circles next to Floor Pockets 1-4 are lighting trees with 3 source fours gelled with R02 each (total of four trees).
If there are any additional questions from what I have provided above, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thanks for any tips, tricks, or help!