np18358
Active Member
So for the show I am about to go into production for, we are using 4 Source Four 10°'s as followspots with the City Theatrical fixture assemblies. We are also using 2 Lycian spots. I can't come up with a great way to deal with the calling and dimming of the spots. My first thought was just to program the s4's into the board, and then have the SM call the other Spots as usual, but I think that might be confusing for the SM (it is her first time calling a show), and also for the S4 Spot Ops, because they would get no warning as to when they would come on, and go out. I considered giving them cue sheets, but I don't think the student operators would be able to follow the cue sheets. I then considered the possibility of having the Lycian spot ops use a cue light on a dimmable circuit from the console, which would come up with the cues on the other spots, but then again high schoolers and cue lights don't go well, and I feel like it would probably end up tracking through cues, and being an issue. Another thought was to just have the spot ops use little household dimmers, and do it themselves, but I think that will be a challenge for the SM to call. Note that the 2 Lycians are in one Catwalk, 2 of the S4's in another, and 1 S4 in each box boom, so they aren't physically close. Also, the space doesn't have multi-channel clearcom, so having one spot op (or ASM) call the spot cues sounds like a confusing solution. Thoughts?