GazBar Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi all, I am looking to buy some lighting for a drama studio and school hall. For budget reasons I was looking for reasonably priced flood with colour mixer or something similar. What have you used / seen Any sugestions would be appreciated Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi Gaz, Are you looking for the floods to light a cyc or are you looking for them to do the main area lighting? If it's the former it would be a lot cheaper to buy a few Coda4 equivalents and mix the colours yourself from primaries or to suit. If it's the latter then I'm not sure floods will do what you want. Colour mixing can be done by having several lanterns in different colours and mixing them on the board to give a colour you want, or in moving head washlights (expensive) which use variable dichroics (usually in CMY) to mix any colour, or with scrollers which don't actually mix colours, but have several different colours to choose from. More info on what you want to achieve would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazBar Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 Basically there is practically no money for lighting as we have just built a recording studio Im a tech but am here mainly for the studio so sorry if I ask very basic ligting questions. The drama studio and main hall both have very basic lighting, although control is good as we have a bull frog and chilli pro dimmers. Normally I would have used Par 64's with gels but that seems to be a nono. I have also been asked to look at lighting to be used at floor level that wont get hot. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I have also been asked to look at lighting to be used at floor level that wont get hot. :) The only type of theatre lighting that won't get hot is LED stuff and that is a lot more expensive than the humble Par64. In fact, the only type of theatre lighting that costs less than a Par64 is a birdie (or some makes of Par56 - in other cases they're almost the same price as a 64) and that won't give out much light (and can still get hot). I think you need to get someone who knows about lighting in to advise. Whereabouts is your school? Maybe a BR member with more experience lives near and can have a look and maybe offer some free advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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