Lighting Trees (T) par 64s

We are a small group that do stage gospel plays in church... Family Affair Ens... we setup lighting with 2 light trees with 4 to 6 pars(64's) on each tree... and 2 CYM,s some what ok...lots of light spill....do eany of you out there use this type lighting for stage plays.. if so how did it turn out and what ideals can you share with me.... I know bands use this type of setup " Oh yea" Back Lights Ha, Ha. no room

 

If light spill is an issue, try Source 4 ellipsoidal's. They have shutters that can chop off unwanted spills of light. Look into Applied Electrions L-16 lifts. They have 16' of trim and a steaper angle also help reduce light spill.

http://etcconnect.com/product.overview.asp?ID=20080
http://appliednn.com/pdf/l-16.pdf

Matt McCormick
www.cablepick.com

 

The only thing about fresnels is the wattage issue. Depending on the size you buy they get very high on the wattage side. If you can deliver the power the control over the beam angle is great. However, if you had the money i would go for a S4.

 

It seems to me that you already have the equipment and you're looking for ways to work with what you have. I've done a lot of Church functions where I set up a light tree with parcans and it worked out fine. Precision isn't usually much of an issue, but if it is, barn doors are a good investment. Also, might I suggest buying different types of par lamps. If you're using wide floods, you might also invest in some medium floods and narrow spots. This way you can change the lamps to meet the requirements of the space. Picking up a couple of 500 watt as opposed to 1,000 watt might be a consideration too if you're dealing with places where power is limited. IF you want to go the ellipsoidal route eventually (which is what I'm doing) Altman's line of 360Q 6" ellpisoidals are pretty cost effective to buy. They've improved over the years and seem to be industry standard in the class of mid-range ellpisoidals. They also have the 3.5Q which is even smaller yet still pretty bright. Check eBay, rental houses sell them left and right (probably in efforts to convert to Source Four's) and they go for pretty cheap.