Andries Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 Hi I am ligthing a chior 100 + foi Live TV brodcast and using 8 Mac 6008 Mac 3008 Mac 250 !2 LED PAR Cans 18 PAR 6418 I colours8 2Kw Fresnels8 Theater spots10 Sours 4 16 LED Fluds Wat EFX do you think I must go for ?
David Lee Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 Normal Choir lighting is very simple. As it is for TV your priorty is to get enough light evenly on the choir for the cameras. Not blinding them so they can see the choir master (conductor). If it is more upbeat gospel then think about effects like gobos on walls and simple backlight. If you are the LD on the show then you it is your job to be supplying the design part and come up with suggestions for the show based on the content. If you are just the supplier , my experience of TV (in the UK) is that the production company will supply a designer/ lighting camera man who will call the shots. So, a bit more detail will help to narrow down what would suit the show. hth
paulears Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 One thing to check is sound! The movers on your list are not the quietest in the world! Where will they be located? If the audio people can hear the fans, they could be a problem. Didn't the TV people give you a brief? They usually do - what it looks like is part of the director's vision - so maybe he doesn't want movement or moving swooshes - maybe he wants lots of colour and breakups - it's best to check.
LXbydesign Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 well as a quick oversight , id use the 2k F's to give a bright even wash light on the choir, use a couple of S4's to pick up the choir leader and any other specials that u might need, the PARS as a nice backlight, but use fairly light colour and then use the LEDS for dressing the walls or highlighting scenic elements and the MACs for gobo wash and more saturated colour fill. But as said, with out knowing the brief, its a bit hard to guess!!
son of lx dad Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 use a couple of S4's to pick up the choir leader and any other specials that u might need, In my opinion it would not be wise to do this. You are shooting for camera. What you should be aiming to achieve is a balanced picture, making the conductor brighter may well be fine for live but constant racking will not make you a liked chap in the truck. Keep the light on all people at a constant level. Make sure you have a TV Gel kit available and take it in preference to some wobbly crap if you have to choose. Does the place you are shooting have windows? Are they in shot? what time of day are you shooting, ie where is the sun? And to answer your original question - Non
Joe Bleasdale Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 I would replace your movers, something quieter (Alphas are very popular in TV for this reason) and make sure they have electronic ballasts in them as in most Mac fixtures they are optional. I am surprised you have been asked to light this if you have no experience in TV... Thanks,
dbuckley Posted August 19, 2010 Posted August 19, 2010 Also... if the choir are reading music they need to be able to see it!
Andries Posted August 19, 2010 Author Posted August 19, 2010 The movers is 25 m up on trus so sound will not be a problim The brief was do wat u want ?!? (Beems ans slow movment)
Andries Posted August 19, 2010 Author Posted August 19, 2010 I would replace your movers, something quieter (Alphas are very popular in TV for this reason) and make sure they have electronic ballasts in them as in most Mac fixtures they are optional. I am surprised you have been asked to light this if you have no experience in TV... Thanks, I have experience in TV but not in black choirs
son of lx dad Posted August 19, 2010 Posted August 19, 2010 25m is a very very long way up for most shows and especially for a recording. Most of your generics will be pretty useless from that height and a Mac300 not much better. I would start by trying to find a way to get your lights a bit lower.
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