Fixture positioning advice needed.
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:34 pm
I am not sure that this is a question for this group, but I am unsure where else to ask. If you can recommend me a different place to ask this question that would be great too. Here it goes:
I have been given some stage lights (2xJB systems iColor 4, 2xChauvet Followspot g400 and 2xEurolite LED Bar 126 rgba)and also got 4 cheap Chinese RGBW LED PARs (yep, I know the quality is dubious at best) . I'm trying to make the most out of this kit for a tiny (read micro) casual venue (only a few times a year). We're basically talking a room the size of living room (about 10mx5m) and a stage about 4x4m. Ceiling height is about 3m. It's all cabaret/burlesque type acts and I'm using QLC+ to control it all. The technical side is fine, I got all the fixtures in qlc working (had to make a few DMX profiles but that was no issue). What I'd like to know is how would you position these lights?
I'm currently using both iColors at the far back (left and right) for a wash over the stage (and some chase effects), the Chauvet follow spots next to them for general stage lighting (though I think 1 might be enough instead of a tight and a wide beam). At the back of the stage I have 2 of the LED PARs high up with a wash aimed at the center (also some chases), the rgba LED Bars are used as uplighters for the black backdrop and the last 2 LED PARs are at front of stage floor level aimed up at performers (if they stand in the center). I was possibly thinking of getting 2 very cheap Chinese Moving Heads (either wash or gobo) to make it visually less static.
I am very much an "enthousiast" but would love to learn to get a bit better. Any tips or resources to learn would be greatly appreciated. If you got this far, thanks for reading.
I have been given some stage lights (2xJB systems iColor 4, 2xChauvet Followspot g400 and 2xEurolite LED Bar 126 rgba)and also got 4 cheap Chinese RGBW LED PARs (yep, I know the quality is dubious at best) . I'm trying to make the most out of this kit for a tiny (read micro) casual venue (only a few times a year). We're basically talking a room the size of living room (about 10mx5m) and a stage about 4x4m. Ceiling height is about 3m. It's all cabaret/burlesque type acts and I'm using QLC+ to control it all. The technical side is fine, I got all the fixtures in qlc working (had to make a few DMX profiles but that was no issue). What I'd like to know is how would you position these lights?
I'm currently using both iColors at the far back (left and right) for a wash over the stage (and some chase effects), the Chauvet follow spots next to them for general stage lighting (though I think 1 might be enough instead of a tight and a wide beam). At the back of the stage I have 2 of the LED PARs high up with a wash aimed at the center (also some chases), the rgba LED Bars are used as uplighters for the black backdrop and the last 2 LED PARs are at front of stage floor level aimed up at performers (if they stand in the center). I was possibly thinking of getting 2 very cheap Chinese Moving Heads (either wash or gobo) to make it visually less static.
I am very much an "enthousiast" but would love to learn to get a bit better. Any tips or resources to learn would be greatly appreciated. If you got this far, thanks for reading.