Any Dream Will Do

[tom_the_LD]

Similar to my Weakest Link post, does anyone know the rig for the BBC1 show Any Dream Will Do, or who I should ask?

 

 

Cheers

[Ynot]

Similar to my Weakest Link post, does anyone know the rig for the BBC1 show Any Dream Will Do, or who I should ask?

Very likely the same crew that did "Maria" - think we had a question or two on that one, if you look back....

[mrcog]

I don't know the exact rig but it looked to be a lot of robes and mac 550's

[five_pin_xlr]

I'm assuming the LD is Mark Kenyon,

with possibly Roger Williams or Nigel Catmur as Moving Light Operator.

and maybe Darren Lovell as Generics.

 

RML normally supply kit for these shows. I spotted Clay Paky Stage Color 300 which gives me the suspicion that its a Kenyon design, as he likes to use them for that effect.

 

Some VL2000s and Vl2000 washes.

 

I will find some more information out and post it.

 

LX board is a Strand Galaxy for generics

and Moving lights and LEDS is more than likely a Vector hired from RML.

 

hth

[five_pin_xlr]

36 vl2500

30 studio 300

8 moving highgrounds

countless led and colorweb

cyberlight

16 studio spots

18 Vl1000

16 stage color 300

 

moving light operator is Roger Williams.

[paulears]

Moderation: QUALITY CONTROL - these kind of threads are almost in the same class as trainspotters, autograph hunters and twitchers. What possible point is there in a list of parts? The design is the key - and without the plan and proper details, a simple list is just an excuse for gear lust - a subject that comes up from time to time. With all posts of this nature - the truth is very difficult to quantify - even with the hire company delivery note, it is impossible to work out what was actually done, and most importantly ... how. As a result, these kind of posts are almost meaningless - sorry.

 

I have removed some of the chit-chat between people - it isn't needed - Thanks to all involved

[LeeStoddart]

Without knowing what any of the actual kit is I like the effect!

 

I'm assuming it's the same team that did "Maria" because it looks similar. One thing I've noticed in last week and this week's shows is that there is much more variety of colour. Last year seemed to be entirely (well perhaps predominately) blue. Whereas this year we have much more reds and yellows as well as blues and even an occasional green.

 

I do like the effect (oh and most of the performers are very good too)

 

And for the train spotters... big oops this week with the crane in shot in one of the over Andrew's shoulder shots.

[tom_the_LD]

When we did Joseph at our school, the guy who did lights (I played drums), had the rig mainly blue. Surely Joseph needs colour!!?? :o

 

Basically the rig was either blue or white. With the exception of the 3 floorcans which were 2x red and 1x yellow

[paulears]

Tom - this is what lighting design is all about. Imagination and mood. I believe Mr Brecht had a liking for white light, not much colour there then.

 

Seriously, Tom - school shows have very little in common with real lighting design. None of the people involved - with only a few exceptions in my own experience, have the ability to do a proper lighting design. I don't just mean personal skill, I mean budgets that allow proper design, equipment availablity that allows proper lighting design, and subjects that understand proper lighting design. What I mean by this is that you could spend hours getting a beautiful moody state, and the teacher comes along and says it isn't bright enough - you sulk and raise every fader - great she says, I like that.

 

School, and often college, and sometimes university rarely do things in a true professional manner. Many try, few succeed. The feeling when you are there is that everything is so professional you could work anywhere, the reality is much was total rubbish and nobody knew (or cared).

 

School is education, carried out byhopefully enthusiastic student amateurs, the original question was about a professional production - the gulf is huge.

 

As we have covered the original question, I will close this thread as the request for info is covered, and it isn't going anywhere.