gabeparmley Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I am new to the lighting industry and I have seen plenty of the following kinds of lighting fixtures, but I cannot identify them. I have spend hours on end searching around the internet trying to find this fixture and I cannot. Can anyone help me?http://unitedyouthblog.com/26078182.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritch Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 The words you're looking for are either 'Blinder' or 'Molefay'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommulliner Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thats a 'Blinder', have a read of the wiki page about blinders for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scjb Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Looks like either a MaxiBrute, 9x1kW PAR64 or MiniBrute, 9x650W PAR36. Bit hard to tell the scale on the photo... EDIT: Beaten to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peza2010 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 This is what would be referred to as a blinder.the one in the picture looks like a par 36 blinder. I see your in the US so I cant help with suppliers but "par 36 blinder/DMX blinder etc" will help your google skills. cheers EDIT: beaten to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabeparmley Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thank you so much! Been looking for this for a very long time. Are there any specific brands that are high end or the best in the industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 James Thomas EngineeringMole Richardson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightide Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Is it a projecting light? I am not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Well, all lights project, but I'm not certain what you mean. These types of device are different because they don't come from a theatrical background but from the movie industry. The Mole Richardson company (hence Molefay as the sort of generic name for these devices)introduced them when small sealed beam and small sealed beam style - lamp and parabolic reflector composites became available. The light sources are bright, and concentrated into narrow beams - the primary users being aviation. Combine a pile of these into a small space and you get a compact and bright source. In theatre we have hard and soft edge lanterns - Fresnels and profiles, but in feature films they have limited demand for hard edges, so have Fresnels and Molefay types. Our industry pinched them to use pointing at the audience, to blind them temporarily for effect. So although they illuminate the audience, for the most part their intention is effect - as in BLAM! Probably worth remembering that for the main, these use lower voltage lamps in series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.