lights of all kinds
Lights Everywhere - "Look at all the Lights, Man!"
Lights of All Kinds and Sizes
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." Michaelangelo
We use lights of all kinds to achieve the effects we need.
People often ask what kind of lights we use and there is usually a pat answer... but not always. The opti par and the leko are the fixtures of choice in most cases. But we do use different lights for different functions.
A list of the most used lights:
Par 38 are used for uplights or for general lighting in festival type settings.
Par 46 and par 56 cans are quite often used as wash lights in 20 and 30 wide tents and for general lighting where no gel is required.
Par 64 cans are used for stage lighting and often to substitute for optis if we run short.
The opti par is a 575 watt strong light with a cast case that holds up to rental use and the 575 bulb is as bright as a 1000 watt 64. It can also be used as a general spot by changing lenses to a very narrow.
Pinspots - we use a par 46 pinspot for brightness and is normally only used to spot centerpieces on dining tables. We do ocassionally use it in decorative lighting such as red and blue stripes on the 4th of July tent.
Lekos or ellipsoidal projectors are used to spot buffets , bars, entries, and any other area that needs definition. Lekos can also be used as washes in certain situation.
Lekos obvious use is to shine a pattern of light known as a gobo.
We also use strings of lights with 10 watt French bulbs with lights every 15". They are used under liners around edges of marquees and smaller tents. These can also be used in landscaping and used as festival lighting.
For lighting large areas effectively we employ 400 watt metal halide high bay fixtures (basically streetlamps). These are a great way to get general lighting in large structures. These are not dimmable and have a warm up time, making them difficult to turn off and on effectively.
We use simple houshold bulb fixtures on lamp cord to individually light our chinese lanterns.
And we use a bucket load of twinkle lights for lighting tents and lighting under liners. These are great for lighting the legs of tents. Under certain material these lights are refracted into starburst. We use twinkle liehts with white cords so they blend with the tent well.
Mini cans make great accent lights for tent draping and buffets. These little minis cans are par 16 usually with MR16 bulbs.
Battery operated LEDs are used to light bars and columns.
LEDs are used in tight areas where there is little electricity and used for color changes. These make good truss warmers.
And of course we use intelligent light for effects and light shows and stage lighting.
Even chemical light strips can be a source for certain events.
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