Hello, I am new to an older style proscenium theater that is a VERY multi-use. My issue is with when we have PPT presentations it is projected onto a screen flown just behind the proscenium and main curtains very simple and foolproof. The problem though is in order to present on stage we need to have our stage lights on to light the podium or wash the stage at all. Our stage is a lacquered wood floor that is EXTREMELY reflective and the way that the lights are hung (hanging positions cannot change, only pointed positions) they reflect off the floor and wash out the screen.
We are purchasing brighter projection systems, but that will not fix the reflection. The way that the hanging points are there is no way to move the lights so that the reflection can be lessened. Lights are a mix of 575w Altman Ellipsoidals and S4 jr's. Are diffusion gels a possibility? I am feeling a bit stuck.... Thank you in advance!
Can you dim the stage lights during the PP presentation and raise them again after it is over?