JohnPartridge Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi , I'm managing tech for a performance of Joseph in the summer and need some ideas for a Backdrop to cover up some sand coloured Breeze blocks. I had the idea of a Multicoloured Drape but have been able to find any ware to hire them. Does anyone else have any other ideas or previous knowledge of the Joseph production. Im sure someone can Help me :P John Partridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Cheap canvas/muslin/what-have-you, time, a selection of paints and some rollers. Time is the big expense. (Edited to fix typo - My apologies to those who follow the faith of Islam, no offense was meant...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich newby Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Could you not just light them with codas? When you need a black out you can also black out the codas, because you wont see it in the dark! Just a thought, but I'm guessing that there is a reason for not doing it?Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 sand coloured Breeze blocks. John Partridge Could you not just light them with codas? Coloured breeze blocks? If you don't mind me saying it: Yuk!! How about some multi-coloured slash? Dirt cheap to buy and you can use it again. Tacky, I know, but we are talking Joseph and you can't get much tackier! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich newby Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Sorry I did not make myself clear, I meant light a white cyc with multi coloured codas, not strait onto the breeze blocks! SorryRich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPartridge Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Ok thanks for the replies people... Firstly , I may have made the blocks sound yuck , but they are fairly nice looking, they are normal breeze blocks on one side and on the other they have a nice smooth sand texture. Secondly , I did consider just lighting onto the blocks but there are also things on the wall which I want to cover up... that's why I came up with the coloured drape idea, looking at Rich's last post the idea of possibly using a white cyc and then just lighting it in multicolour's is a good idea , but I don't think it would give off the effect as coloured drape would.... Anymore ideas would be great fully received, I still haven't got a final idea of what to do. Many Thanks to allJohn Partridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich newby Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Would some profiles with the shutter closed in to make a vertical letter box not work? And then remove the shadows with codas? I dont think the codas would be powerful enought, but its just a thought Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Would some profiles with the shutter closed in to make a vertical letter box not work? And then remove the shadows with codas? What shadows? This would also use up a lot of profiles and there would be some bleed of colours between each one. John, in case you didn't understand the coloured slash suggestion, you could download the catalogue of these people and look on page 14 for what they call "shimmer curtains", available in silver, gold, red, green and blue. Each piece would be 3' wide so you could easily buy some of each and have several specific bands of colour accross the stage. Otherwise they do a multicolour version where the colours would be less defined if you'd prefer that. They light very well, as that's what they're designed for! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hi , I'm managing tech for a performance of Joseph in the summer and need some ideas for a Backdrop to cover up some sand coloured Breeze blocks.I had the idea of a Multicoloured Drape but have been able to find any ware to hire them.If you want to go down the road of multicoloured slash curtain, we have several colours now in hire stock (including one set of literally multicoloured slash).And as you're only down the road in Brum..... PM me if you want to come take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich newby Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Would some profiles with the shutter closed in to make a vertical letter box not work? And then remove the shadows with codas? What shadows? The shadows that people would create walking in front of the profile beams. It was just an idea, by no means the most economical. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 To me, the most obvious solution to a multicoloured drape - which I have done before and can assure you that it does work, would be to use thin lightweight drapes of different colours, fly them next to each other and bobs-your-uncle! you have a multicoloured drape which is really lots of small ones put together!!! LawrieLuminaires Theatrical Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james3mc Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I'm happy to recommend Rex Howard Drapes in Acton - we tend to use them a lot. Our last show - "A Swell PArty" called for some bright coloured swags. By the time they were lit as well, they looked spectacular. The ones we had appeared to be brand new. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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