G/046 Lighting Rig

Power

The rig eats a lot of juice: It is fed from two 32amp Ceeform plugs on the wall (same wall as fire escape). According to Technical:YSTV's Mains Circuits, both are on the Yellow Phase.

Dimmers

Pulsar status dimmers: (2 of)

  • 8-pin Din analogue signal in, 0-10v
  • With pre-heat (good for not shocking cold bulbs if they suddenly get turned on, this increases lamp life.
  • 6 5amp channels each.
  • If they're buzzing, they're happy!


Eurolite DPX-405: (1 of)

  • DMX512 control Via 3pin XLR. Pass Through.
  • 4 5amp channels each.
  • No Preheat.
  • 13a Plug currently.


Desk

Zero88 Sirius24 see Technical:Lighting Desk

Hardware

On the ceiling is a home-made steel pipe frame, with some IWB's here and there (IWB's not connected).

Cables

  • Box of various lengths of 15a in Techie room.

Patching

  • IEC Panels feed the plugs on the ceiling.
  • IEC leads from dimmers. MAX 5a (1Kw).

Lights

Furse fresnel: (2 of)

  • Old fresnels.


Selecon Asymetric floods: (2 of)

  • Not old! - still incredibly popular as of 01/10
  • Asymetric! not even spread of light. spread gets better, the further they are from the wall. Remember, big side at bottom.
  • Use to light back walls evenly, rather than a large "splodge" of light at the top, and not much at the bottom.
  • The above makes them very useful when doing Chroma_key work.


Selecon Symetric Floods: (1 of)

  • As Asymetric, but even.


Berkley Colortran Floods: (1 of)

  • Compact, yet bright.
  • With bardoors.

Strand patt 123 Fresnels: (2 of)

  • The funny egg shaped ones.


Strand patt 223 Fresnels: (2 of)

  • Adjustment control hidden behind bardoors.


Pole-Op Fresnels: (2 of)

  • With rotating barndoors
  • adjust Pan, Tilt & Beam Via knobs.

Gels

  • We have some.
  • Colour Filters, Mainly Very Vivid. Red, Blue (Various shades), Pink, Purple, Green, Yellow...