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Our local symphony orchestra is doing a Halloween "spooktakular" show. All of the performers are playing dressed in costumes, and they're playing slightly more creepier and spookier selections for the performance. Instead of playing in our full stage orchestra shell as they usually do, they opted to play with our drapes dropped in so we could do some special lighting for them (our shell really limits lighting capabilities).
I'm feeling a little creatively blocked this evening as I'm sitting through their rehearsal, so I'm attempting to find some advice on how to light the performers, and to have it turn out spooky looking without being too distracting. The performers all have LED stand lights so they can see their music, so a constant light on them is not necessary, but I need to keep a light on the conductor so they can see his directions.
This is what I have in the air at the moment.
1st-3rd electrics have each of the following: 5 S4 Pars w R83, 5 S4 Pars w/ R27, 4 6" fresnels with R99, and 1 S4 26* at the end of each pipe as high sides with a dense leaf pattern.
The 4th LX has cyc lights, and they are loaded with R83, R27, L139, and an amber color (can't remember the exact #). I wanted to do away with the green and use a L181 or something really dark, but didn't have enough cuts to pull it off.
I've got 4 Robe Colorspot 250 AT's, 2 on the 3rd LX, and 2 (to be placed) on the ground by the proscenium.
I've accomplished the basic (even) red and blue wash on stage, and the R99 was just to provide a "white, but not so white" light if needed.
I like what I have right now, but it just feels like it's missing something.
I'm looking to add some colored front light so you can see the performers faces and motions better, and possibly adding some tree gobo's to be presented on the cyc (still unsure about that). I'd also like to add another overhead wash in something really deep, L181, or an equivalent close to UV.
Has anyone ever done a concert such as this? What worked (or didn't work) for you? Their next rehearsal is saturday afternoon before their concert later that evening, so I've got time to work on it. The conductor has no real ideas on what he wants, he's laid much of that responsibility on me to decide. But, my brain is just tapped out right now.
Thanks in advance.
I'm feeling a little creatively blocked this evening as I'm sitting through their rehearsal, so I'm attempting to find some advice on how to light the performers, and to have it turn out spooky looking without being too distracting. The performers all have LED stand lights so they can see their music, so a constant light on them is not necessary, but I need to keep a light on the conductor so they can see his directions.
This is what I have in the air at the moment.
1st-3rd electrics have each of the following: 5 S4 Pars w R83, 5 S4 Pars w/ R27, 4 6" fresnels with R99, and 1 S4 26* at the end of each pipe as high sides with a dense leaf pattern.
The 4th LX has cyc lights, and they are loaded with R83, R27, L139, and an amber color (can't remember the exact #). I wanted to do away with the green and use a L181 or something really dark, but didn't have enough cuts to pull it off.
I've got 4 Robe Colorspot 250 AT's, 2 on the 3rd LX, and 2 (to be placed) on the ground by the proscenium.
I've accomplished the basic (even) red and blue wash on stage, and the R99 was just to provide a "white, but not so white" light if needed.
I like what I have right now, but it just feels like it's missing something.
I'm looking to add some colored front light so you can see the performers faces and motions better, and possibly adding some tree gobo's to be presented on the cyc (still unsure about that). I'd also like to add another overhead wash in something really deep, L181, or an equivalent close to UV.
Has anyone ever done a concert such as this? What worked (or didn't work) for you? Their next rehearsal is saturday afternoon before their concert later that evening, so I've got time to work on it. The conductor has no real ideas on what he wants, he's laid much of that responsibility on me to decide. But, my brain is just tapped out right now.
Thanks in advance.
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