Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:28 pm Post subject: Lighting a highschool dance with cans
I have been asked to light a high school dance with the school's equipment. I do not know exactly what i have, but i have never lit or even been to a dance before (ya i know. i have no life.) Most likely there will be Cans and maybe a few lekos (elipsoildals for you picky people) . how do i do this?
To light up a dance floor effectively with gyms or anywhere, you need to make sure you have a light stand or truss so that the lights are elevated. Elevated lighting will give better lighting performance instead of someone's big head blocking the light.
These can be picked up pretty cheap. Cans in general can be used all night continously (usually) however special effects lighting should not be left on for more than 15 minutes at a time. Check with your local DJ equipment shop if you have questions about the performance time....
Oh yea, make sure that your cans have various colored "gels". These are the colored plastic inserts that are mounted in front of the cans to get different colors.
Aim your lights at various points on the dance floor, turn em on and start using the faders on the dimmer pack controllers. The fancy controllers may have pre-programmed dimming sequences so that you dont have to turn each can on or off manually.
Good luck on the short notice! _________________ DJ Josh Blade
The DJ Groove Team
http://www.thedjgroove.com
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