| In regard to Don Foote's comment on the use of the color orange because it worked well with the limited theatrical lighting of the time, I am forwarding this long shot of Ringling. |
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Naughton Film Festival (Lighting)
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For MANY MANY years (after giving
up the big top) the show relied
heavily on whatever the buildings
had in the way of lighting and
sound (mostly floods for hockey
and basketball) and carried only
followspots (usually 6) in case
they were needed and some simple
floor light boxes
I designed and built some self
enclosing theatrical footlights
with custom colored glass roundels
(pink) that were Don Foote's
choice to enhance the wardrobe
sometime in the seventies
I also created some quartz
clusters that we hung on the
main frames to brighten the
rings and aerial acts
It wasn't until I designed
and built the "MONTE CARLO"
traveling show that I was
allowed to introduce actual
theatrical lighting to the shows
These were units specificaly
designed to take the punishment
that we all know and love
I created an entirely new light
system utilizing some of this
design for the Beatty show in
the eighties
I'm on my way to Hamburg today
Chic
I remember those lights. In the n70's we had onlytwo overhead quartz over center and one over each of the other two rings. The light boardb run by congo was I believe five breakers one for each light and the foots. I remember the foots were quite ingenius. The rest was whatever the building provided. The spots we carried were mostly used on the rodeo route the second year of the tour Mitch Freddes
I remember getting big grief
from Irvin Feld when he heard
me mention the term "Rodeo Route"
when discussing the refurb of a
unit for its 2nd year tour
Chic
what spurred the Rodeo Route tag? Was it the multiple jumps and split weeks? I've heard that used but never knew the exact origin.
Wwhat color lights would you suggest for a monster truck show?
A bunch of us are debating if a "soft amber" goes better with a Ford or Chevy.
"Rodeo Route" was a derogatory
term for the 2nd year of either
show due to the many smaller
(some pretty crummy) arenas with
poor facilities and very little
storage space often requiring
many small tops for outside
storage (unpleasant in the cold)
A few engagements early on seemed
to follow rodeo dates and had the
remnants of the floor dirt that
had been fragranced by the night
building storage of the stock
Hence the title
Chic
The lights that go with a Monster Truck show have two batteries, glow in the dark and sell for $22.
The circus prohibits butchers from selling in the seats during the show to preserve artistic value (thats a stretch.)
Now that there is not artistic value with the Monster trucks the butchers can sell through the event.
OH DAMN, i just gave Kenneth an idea.
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