New To Stage Lighting
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My field of expertise is mobile production video. I've never done any stage lighting before and wow! There's a lot to it...
My current dilema (and why I signed up here) is that we're a new church who inherited a building with an old 1940's cathedral style sanctuary (long and tall). So now I'm trying to figure out how to light from the balcony from about 75 feet away... Oh, and on a budget. Did I say it's a new church?
I've been looking at ellipsoidals, but it seems like they are primarily for closer than 75'. But the follow spots either are too expensive or don't have the same features. Any ideas?
GOAL:
- Have a source on both sides of the balcony for a key/fill.
- Have 2 more for background lighting (the background is about 25' wide and 40' tall and we have no way to work off the ceiling, which is why I'm working from the balcony.
Budget: I'm guessing they'll go for somewhere between $1000 - $1,500 total.
Thanks so much for any help in advance!
My current dilema (and why I signed up here) is that we're a new church who inherited a building with an old 1940's cathedral style sanctuary (long and tall). So now I'm trying to figure out how to light from the balcony from about 75 feet away... Oh, and on a budget. Did I say it's a new church?
I've been looking at ellipsoidals, but it seems like they are primarily for closer than 75'. But the follow spots either are too expensive or don't have the same features. Any ideas?
GOAL:
- Have a source on both sides of the balcony for a key/fill.
- Have 2 more for background lighting (the background is about 25' wide and 40' tall and we have no way to work off the ceiling, which is why I'm working from the balcony.
Budget: I'm guessing they'll go for somewhere between $1000 - $1,500 total.
Thanks so much for any help in advance!