Disco Lighting Help

[Kingstech]

Hi,

 

I have been asked to do the lighting for a Yr 11 Prom next month and need some ideas on how to run the "show"

 

What we are doing:

lighting desk connected by jack-jack to the soundboard

Lighting desk: FatFrog

we have a load of par 64's, fresnels, and we are hiring some movers

Planning to use subs

 

Movers arent anything new to me, I just need some ideas on how to run the show and ideas on what the lights could do

 

Many thanks.

 

Callum

[paulears]

I think our usual members will pop up and ask for more information.

 

If I read it correctly, you know how to plug it all up to make things light up - but don't know what to do with it?

 

This is going to be very difficult to explain in text - standing next to you, with the kit working - we could easily show you, but in a way, this is a bit like a lighting op and a lighting designer. The designer has the vision to paint pictures with light, the op carries out the instructions. I'm not certain that we can really help, although I'm sure people will try.

 

They'll all ask one question, though. What do you want to achieve? We don't know.

 

I've also moved the topic to next generation where it is more suitable.

[mrcog]

Set up a number off palletes and subs and BAM! Jobs a good'un :)

 

On a more serious note, what exactally are you trying too ask? You want us too make creative descisions about what the movers and kit could do without knowing the make and model of the movers? I know off many differnt movers ranging from 6 channels of control too over 30 and therefore all having different features?! Its a very non-specific question your asking...

 

So maybe you could have some lights flashing... And some lighting moving...?

 

Finally, blue-room primarily isn't a disco forum... Maybe check out a mobile dj forum for some additional help??

 

Hope this helps and the sarcastic humour doesnt go down badly ;)

 

James

[Aaron-Hill07]

www.mobiledjforums.com is your best bet. Very knowledgable people amongst those forums who mainly work in disco's and prom nights etc so they will be able to help you a lot more! Say Aaron sent you

[dbuckley]

lighting desk connected by jack-jack to the soundboard

Just a note that this can cause the sound system to buzz like a ######; you can get isolating transformers for just a few quid to make the problem go away.

[Kingstech]

with the buzzing will it still happen if it is coming from the output... and how can we get rid of it cheaply?

 

Thanks for the replys will use other forum for this as well

[sleah]

lighting desk connected by jack-jack to the soundboard

Just a note that this can cause the sound system to buzz like a ######; you can get isolating transformers for just a few quid to make the problem go away.

 

 

with the buzzing will it still happen if it is coming from the output... and how can we get rid of it cheaply?

 

Thanks for the replys will use other forum for this as well

 

As you are feeding in to the sound input of the Frog, it is very unlikely to cause a buzz, sound inputs on lighting desks are usually isolated to protect both itself and whatever is plugged in to it.

 

Trying to run disco style lighting from a theatre desk isn't ideal

Best bet is either forget the fresnels or gel them with some nice saturated primary colours, same as the PARS ;)

Then you need to program some basic chases in to the Frog - this is where you can use the sound input as a trigger - to chase the PARS & fresnels.

Movers wise again program some chases, the Frog may have a built in pattern generator (sorry I don't know) which will make things quicker for programming.

You can either set a series of chases going and leave it to it or have a degree of manual control if you fancy tinkering during the gig ;)

 

Sorry can't help with how to program the desk :)

[Guiding_Light]

Movers wise again program some chases, the Frog may have a built in pattern generator (sorry I don't know)

 

It has the "Fixture Random Output Generator" - F.R.O.G

[themadhippy]

Try and avoid flashing the fresnels to violently,the lamps dont like it up em,maybe use them as a genral crowed wash in some dark colours (blood red L789 deep purple L797,deep blue L120 sort of thing)