If
your show is after dark or inside you probably need stage lighting.
The least expensive is 500 watt floods
(always on) with color gel holders that can be clipped to structure
or mounted on top of speakers with velcro poles. The next step
up is controlled PAR38 small floods
with remote dimmer control.
The most
widely used lights are four to a rack 500
watt floods matched with 600 watt PAR64 lamps with pole
mounted 4 channel dimmer packs. They have colors of gold, red,
blue, and surprise pink (enhances skin tones). Each tree of
four lights needs its own 20a power circuit. All are controlled
(Dim and Chase) with 16 channel
DMX controllers. The configuration pictured at right uses
flood racks for stage side and PAR lamps back from the stage
to let color spread out. This configuration can be easily mounted
to tent poles which eliminates tripod stands for a cleaner
lighting installation.
