<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Ok, if the overlap is that severe, going to a larger beam (I saw discussion of 14 degree tubes) is the wrong direction. Do you have access to 5 degree tubes? More, narrower beams seems to be what you need.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 26, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Riter, Andrew <<a href="mailto:andrew.riter@ubc.ca" class="">andrew.riter@ubc.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I know the throw to the back of the upper balcony is about 120’. The FOH Cove is forward of that but higher, so probably in the 90’ range. If the units overlapped any more the edge of the field would cross the centre of another.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Perhaps I made a bad choice with hotspot, and instead should of used centre. There are some hotspots, mainly from filament droop, but the fields aren’t bad. I may just go through and put new bulbs in those 6 to see what happens.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">My cove is 25’ wide, and only has 12 dimmers. 2 railings: bottom row 6 lights for apron. Top row 8 lamps (6 cct) for specials. It’s possible to fit 1 more lamp on each end of the bottom railing (focus is rough), but I could just re-focus a special into the mix. I’d love to have a lamp on centre for the apron wash, rather than splitting center with channels 3 & 4.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Andrew M. Riter<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Chan Centre<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">604-808-2033 (working from home)<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, May 26, 2020 5:54 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stephen Litterst <<a href="mailto:litterst.stagecraft@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">litterst.stagecraft@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [SML] lighting for video (from a live theatre background)<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On May 25, 2020, at 1:17 PM, Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Front light for the 60’ apron is from 1 front of house cove (25’ wide) at a very high angle. So High I need to fill in under the eyebrows with lower side lighting. The apron is covered by (6) 10deg S4 with lots of overlap.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">| o( )o( )o( )o( )o( )o |<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Basically the edge of lamp is almost at the hotspot of the next. Anyone walking across is pretty blippy (bright dark bright). It’s noticeable to the eye, but I’m afraid of it looking worse on video.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">First off, go with DV’s suggestion of bench focusing those 10 degrees. Getting a good, flat field will do you a world of good. <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">You don’t say what the throw distance is for your FOH cove. In a large concert hall, I feel like 6 - 10 degrees isn’t enough for a 60’ apron. In my medium-sized theater I have that many washing the front of my 36’ stage. Can you try an experiment with adding in more 10 degrees to see if you can even out some of your blips? <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Steve L<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Stephen Litterst<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">ETCP - Certified Entertainment Electrician<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:slitterst@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">slitterst@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>