For the lighting, I tried to focus the moving heads on key performers. For example, having each one highlight a different drum for the drum soloist’s set. Then, during the chorus of songs, I would get them to move in a specific pattern and change the colours in time with the songs where possible.
As I did not get much time to practice with the lighting desk due to one cancelled session caused by bad weather and the technician leaving, I feel as though I picked up the lighting controls very well. In some of the footage, you may see me turning around to look at the wall. This is because there was a lighting map there. Here it is below:
Unfortunately, whoever it was that drew up the map was not aware of the central moving head’s input number so we had to work that out on the day by process of elimination.
Throughout the performance, I decided to try and use the non-programmable lights to illuminate darker areas of the stage. Specifically with the correctly facing LEDs. In an ideal situation, the lights would have been rigged specifically for a live music performance but as we share the room with the Performing Arts courses, it is better suited to their performances.
At one point during the performance, the moving heads stopped working and would only change colour and brightness. Despite all our efforts, we could not figure out how or why this had happened and attempted to fix it. This meant that we had to work with the position that they were stuck in and try our best. We did end up getting them to work again eventually though.