Great video, i know the principle applies to most situations and this video covers about 90% of what I'm about to ask but for tribute/top 40 bands playing dive bars, many, many times they're bringing their own lights. I'd love to see you do a video specifically on how you would approach a typical 3 or 4 piece band playing on the floor or maybe a stage that is only a foot off the floor. Maybe more like a roadmap for those bands on gradually building up a rig, what lighting console would be ideal and when would be the right time to consider budgeting for a dedicated LD to run your rig.
I’ve been looking for this too. I almost exclusively play venues with full production provided but I got pulled into some corporate stuff lately and I’m bringing my own lighting for the first time. My first event will be (6-8) Par38s for front wash and (8) RGB LED fixed fixtures for backlighting… and I need to get the best show with a 6-piece band on about a 16x24’ stage. Super minimal rig, and with no experience I feel like I may miss some obvious configurations
Your 45° angle for front lighting - where do you measure from on vertical (floor/feet, waist, head)? My assumption is from the average 5' 5" individual's head as that is what you'd really want to light correctly, but I may be wrong. On a stage with a lower ceiling truss system - say 14' above the floor - this may mean a difference of 3-4' further away depending on what you are going for. It also may mean the lights are more directly in the eyes of the performer.
Your front wash looks higher on the color temperature, whereas I’ve seen recommendations of 2700k ish for front. What do you recommend for a band and why? I’m thinking best experience (in terms of blending and letting colored backlight pop) but also good color rendering on camera…
Yeah, it's a little high in this one, the lights I am using are at a higher color temperature. I'd say, anywhere from 2700k-4000k looks good for most bands. If there are video screens, you want to aim higher to make the colors look accurate in the camera shot
