RedDog Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 what about manually operate, via remote control? I love all the suggestions in the comments to computerise the followspots. We've just opened a brand new production of Aida with ten 7m tall LED screens as the scenery (they track and spin into a vast number of positions - the content is AMAZING and it looks phenomenal) and so as part of this new technological age, someone decided we'd use automated followspots as well. That lasted until the second stage orchestral rehearsal because it wasn't working well at all and all efforts to make it work better didn't bring it up to scratch, and so followspot ops had to be booked in a great hurry. We used the same system on Opera on the Harbour this year in conjunction with some manual spots and it was better (maybe due to the very open stage? Not sure) but still far from perfect - even with human error, manually operated spots are still a better solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 what about manually operate, via remote control?Yes this exists, but only on big budget shows - this is the Robe system in use at Eurovision 2018 which has a target camera mounted on the lighting fixture. In 2017 they used PRG's Groundcontrol system http://www.etnow.com/images/general/news/large/117479844_2654.jpg https://www.robe.cz/...urovision-2018/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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