so last week I posted a little "how to" on our triple-wide video techniques, and I showed you a little teaser about this lighting technique we've been rocking!
So I would love to share with you this very cheap and simple way to pull off this technique:
Here is a pic of what the final product looks like so you can appreciate the simplicity and step-by-step.
Materials:
2 - 25 X 3 feet rolls of bright silver aluminum window screen rolls (the kind that covers your windows on your home so buggies don't eat you!)
We unrolled the entire roll and crinkled it to give it character and something for the light to bounce off of. Make sure to wear gloves or you will get cut!
Hanging the Screen:
We are hanging this screen from the school's lighting bar that lowers all the way to the stage floor. Yes, we are portable.
For each roll, we used 2 chip-clip style clamps. They are 3" clamps from Lowe's - about $6 per clamp.
Hang both sides and hoist the lighting bar back up into the air
Lighting:
We are using 2 of our Colorado 3 L.E.D.'s to light both of the light columns. These L.E.D.'s are infinitely mixable to any color in the rainbow. For this series, the L.E.D. color mimics the color of the video animations on our worship backgrounds giving an overall environmental change.
We place them on the floor below the screen facing directly up. When aiming your lights, shoot for hitting the top of the screen and you should hit the entire thing. Any simple par cans (2-3) with a colored gel will work the same, minus the color mixing capabilities.
Total Time:
The total time this takes to set up is about 20 minutes including the L.E.D.'s, dmx cabling, and lighting controller.
And there you have it...
Special thanks to our Lighting Team Leader Tom Mitchell for making all of this work every week!
Wow, you guys are innovative and amazing. Improvised lighting and great techniques, simple but effective. I'd like to suggest you buy some great stage lighting supplies next time and compare which way works better, hahaha.
Posted by: rootwow | 08/28/2009 at 03:02 PM
Check out this stage lighting website: http://www.stagespot.com/
Posted by: rootwow | 08/28/2009 at 03:04 PM
woow, this website is more specific for stage lighting: http://www.stagespot.com/fixtures.html
Posted by: rootwow | 08/28/2009 at 03:07 PM