Edinburgh Tattoo

[sandall]

Anyone involved in the (TV) lighting for this? Looked to be an all-LED rig this year. Maybe not as bright as in previous years, but much more even coverage, & obviously much more colour. The projection looked brighter as well - maybe cos the "floor" was a bit dimmer?

[adam2]

I bet that members of HM forces can not cook breakfast in a frying pan heated by a skyward pointing LED par can, as has been done with the halogen ones ! I think that there is a photo of this being done

 

 

 

 

 

[themadhippy]

I bet that members of HM forces can not cook breakfast in a frying pan heated by a skyward pointing LED par can

or make popcorn

[bigclive]

Anyone involved in the (TV) lighting for this? Looked to be an all-LED rig this year. Maybe not as bright as in previous years, but much more even coverage, & obviously much more colour. The projection looked brighter as well - maybe cos the "floor" was a bit dimmer?

 

Main lighting. Layer of traditional PAR cans and lots of PRG Best Boys.

 

Strong move towards LED units this year, but the technology isn't quite there yet. Particularly in the area of water resilience.

 

Filming was different. Normally a lighter/brighter bias is applied for the cameras, but this year was using the normal show lighting with minor adjustments.

 

There was projection onto the arena itself this year, but it was a juggle between projection intensity and the show lighting. (And space on the lighting gantries!)

[Jivemaster]

It must take a lot of rain to fill a par can when the cooling air coming out is over 100c!

[tonytech]

I was there Sat eve 7:15, Brilliant sunshine till 8pm ish. My first year.

Lighting, projection and sound were great.Think I spotted BigC by Usher hall on Monday. T

 

[bigclive]

It must take a lot of rain to fill a par can when the cooling air coming out is over 100c!

 

One of the advantages of a PARcan is that if you shield them from direct rain they are fairly resilient to moisture.

The main issue is if their ceramic lamp holder gets wet it passes current to the can via the lamp rotator. They normally keep themselves dry in use, but can be a bit irksome after a stormy night/day.

 

One of the significant job complexities of the Tattoo is the random Haar sea fog. It can deposit lots of water on every surface it touches. You could screw a bucket to the ceiling and it would be dripping with water inside. Add the risk of driving horizontal Scottish rain on the super-exposed hilltop location and it limits the type of fixture that can be used. Even the super-rugged PRG lights designed to tolerate extreme conditions have their moments on particularly violent days. That includes wind issues that stall cooling fan airflow, mess with domes and can apply enough wind pressure to the side of a light to stall its movement and make it lock-out.

 

We tested a load of new IP rated LED PARcan replacements this year. They weren't even remotely near the old tungsten ones. Very dim with a round splodgy splat of RGB white. Ideal for normal stages, but not for a large arena show presented in the round. Especially one where the lighting has to accommodate the BBC filming too.

 

The ill-conceived campaign against all tungsten lamps by the European department of IDIOTS (International Department of Incompetence Over Technical Subjects) has been causing us concern. We could buy stock of lamps, but I've a feeling traditional dimmer racks may start to become harder to source as they gradually get retired.

 

The futures bright. But it ain't all LED yet.