jcslighting
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One of the venues I work in is looking at adding additional lighting to their existing system and I was looking for some input as to the best way to steer them.
The overview of the space is as follows: It is a wedding/event venue in part of on old Walmart Building. There is a stage that is 28" high and 30'w x 14'd and in front of the stage is a dance floor that is also 30'w but extends 20' from the stage apron. This entire area is framed from above in 12x12 box truss with a mid-span just DS of the apron. The current rig is really inadequate as I'm sure with the trussing and installation the budget didn't allow for enough fixtures. The stage is washed by Elation Sixpar300 fixtures - 4 from the mid truss, 4 from US truss, 2 from SL, 2 from SR - there are also 2 on each side over the dance floor to provide a 45deg front light wash.
The dance floor area is covered by 8 Elation Sixpar100 - 2 from each side. There are also 4 pin spot moving head LEDs and 4 profile LED moving heads.
Here is the situation - the sixpars are nice but too narrow to evenly wash the stage plus the dance floor area is used for other things like awards ceremonys that require a better wash than those little sixpar 100s can give it. When we have done theatrical shows I have brought in conventional fixtures to provide front light on both the stage and the dance floor however it involves pulling lots of cable and tying in power. This provides plenty of light from the front but the color can only be changed by changing gels - which may not be needed anyway. The venue owner wants to add enough light to not have to bring in additional equipment for these events/shows but wants to install permanent gear.
My initial thoughts were to add 9 conventional 50deg source 4 fixtures and DMX shoebox dimmer packs to run them. Run 3 on the lower dance floor, 3 on the upper dance floor, and 3 on the stage itself. This would require at least 2 dimmer packs but some cabling to reach each position or 3 packs - one at each position. This would allow open channels for adding more fixtures later plus will provide a nice wash that is controllable more than a PAR. However before I send that advice I thought maybe it may be better to both add more sixpar 300s on the stage - like 5 across instead of the 4 now and then add another 10 to wash the dance floor. The budget is what scares me and may scare them - like $600 a piece or around $7200 for that option. In both cases we would add an additional position approx 10' DS from the dance floor to catch the DS portion of it at a proper angle - the trussing would be more of a top light in that area.
I attached a .pdf plot/ground plan of the space from a Christmas show 2 years ago.
As always, thanks in advance for any and all suggestions or advice?
The overview of the space is as follows: It is a wedding/event venue in part of on old Walmart Building. There is a stage that is 28" high and 30'w x 14'd and in front of the stage is a dance floor that is also 30'w but extends 20' from the stage apron. This entire area is framed from above in 12x12 box truss with a mid-span just DS of the apron. The current rig is really inadequate as I'm sure with the trussing and installation the budget didn't allow for enough fixtures. The stage is washed by Elation Sixpar300 fixtures - 4 from the mid truss, 4 from US truss, 2 from SL, 2 from SR - there are also 2 on each side over the dance floor to provide a 45deg front light wash.
The dance floor area is covered by 8 Elation Sixpar100 - 2 from each side. There are also 4 pin spot moving head LEDs and 4 profile LED moving heads.
Here is the situation - the sixpars are nice but too narrow to evenly wash the stage plus the dance floor area is used for other things like awards ceremonys that require a better wash than those little sixpar 100s can give it. When we have done theatrical shows I have brought in conventional fixtures to provide front light on both the stage and the dance floor however it involves pulling lots of cable and tying in power. This provides plenty of light from the front but the color can only be changed by changing gels - which may not be needed anyway. The venue owner wants to add enough light to not have to bring in additional equipment for these events/shows but wants to install permanent gear.
My initial thoughts were to add 9 conventional 50deg source 4 fixtures and DMX shoebox dimmer packs to run them. Run 3 on the lower dance floor, 3 on the upper dance floor, and 3 on the stage itself. This would require at least 2 dimmer packs but some cabling to reach each position or 3 packs - one at each position. This would allow open channels for adding more fixtures later plus will provide a nice wash that is controllable more than a PAR. However before I send that advice I thought maybe it may be better to both add more sixpar 300s on the stage - like 5 across instead of the 4 now and then add another 10 to wash the dance floor. The budget is what scares me and may scare them - like $600 a piece or around $7200 for that option. In both cases we would add an additional position approx 10' DS from the dance floor to catch the DS portion of it at a proper angle - the trussing would be more of a top light in that area.
I attached a .pdf plot/ground plan of the space from a Christmas show 2 years ago.
As always, thanks in advance for any and all suggestions or advice?