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A small stage (less than 30 x 12 deep) can be illuminated by 2 CC. 4 is better for color mixing but 2 will do fine. And they're not color CHANGERS, they're color mixers. Each light can produce a much wider range of colors than any bunch of pars ever could, especially for the price, the size, and the power draw. And 8 par 64 with 500 watt lamps will pull 4000 watts if all on. That's roughly 40 amps. 4 good quality movers, such as Studio Spots or Mac 250 series will draw about 1/4th that. Yeah, they could be run off the floor or off cases. Trussing isn't that necessary. Likely the only way to put a truss up in most small to mid sized venues is to use ground support. Rigging would be too costly. Which is another reason why movers are more economical. Less time and less expense in set up. So you drop movers around the stage and they become spotlights for each performer, in addition to adding effect lighting, gobos on the cyc (the back wall), strobing, etc. And each one could likely be aimed at 2 or 3 performers as needed, as opposed to pars, which can't be moved once the show starts.
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I'm not trying to get in a pissing match with you dude, but 2 CC and 4 ground mounted movers is a LAME SHOW in a concert venue, and an impossible show in a club, no matter how you look at it.
First, I know what a Color Command is, as I think I'm the first one on PSW to actually report on them. I also have used them once, and while they are a nice fixture, they are EXPENSIVE! And 2 of them will not adequately cover a 30 X 12 stage IMHO. Also, they draw over 750 watts of power each, so you may end up running out of power in most clubs, if you try to use a lot of them. Not to mention that if they are your sole source of front light, they will probably be limited to being used with just a few lighter colors, as they will be the main front wash. For about the same money as 2 Color Commands, you can buy 6 Par 56s and 6 basic color scrollers and actually wash the stage and have 10 or more colors per fixture (Not that I think thats whats required for a local band, but way better than washing a stage with just 2 fixtures)
Second, the term RIGGING includes anything you need to hang your fixtures, including ground support, truss, sandbags or even safety cables. Unless you want to put movers on the ground (which is a pretty lame place for them if they are the only other light aside from your two front Color Commands) you will need some sort of Rigging to get them in the air. That could be as simple as mounting one on top of a lighting stand or tree, or as complex as hanging them off of trussing that is itself suspended by motors, or raise up on crank towers or stands.
While you have used a 30 X 12 foot stage as your model, I can assure you that most stages in bars, nightclubs and lounges are not that large. I live in a casino town . Out of 12 casinos, the largest LOUNGE stage (where a local band would probably play) is only about 20 X 10' and the largest nightclub stage in town is about the same. Back in Baltimore, most stages were smaller than 20 X 12. In fact, our most popular stage rental size for bars and nightclubs who were adding a larger stage for a big event like New years was 16 x 12!
Also, Large wattage and higher output fixtures are not the way to go when dealing with smaller venues (which is where local and regional bands play) Since the original poster was talking specifically of a local type band, your Color Commands and Movers are probably the worst fixtures for the application.
Most venues that local bands play do not have high ceilings, adequate rigging points or areas, or hardly any power. In many venues you may have to put the light trees onstage with the band (for fear of having trees in the audience and having them tripped over or worse, pushed over) Many times fixtures are withing feet if not inches from the ceiling and performers. Large fixtures like Par 64s, Source 4 Pars, and YES, Color Commands are too large for most local bars and small venues.
Also, while Color Commands have an adjustable beam angle, they will not get wide enough to cover a stage at a very close distance.
Using movers in a small room presents its own problems. For one, most moving head gobo projectors are not designed for very short throw distances. In the small rooms like a bar, the pattern size will be very small. While used in a big concert, the image may be as large as 10-15 feet across, but in a bar, the image may be as small as 1 foot across. Also, placing them onstage takes up performance space from the band. Placing them in the audience is too risky from both a damage and a liability standpoint.
Also, how in the world are you supposed to use movers as "spotlights" as you suggested when they will be on the floor. While I guess a performer could stand in front of one (like it was a floor monitor), it would look pretty crappy. Not to mention you would have to dim it down as it would blind the performer at that distance. Unless you had a way to get them up in the air and infront of the group, which is not an option in most venues, than they are useless as performer lighting. As for providing effect lighting on the "cyce" you will be out of luck in most venues as well. While the casino lounges and a few nightclubs here in town do has back curtains and nice flat back walls, most bars and small venues do not. A local band is just a likely to be playing infront of a large Budweiser Beer Banner, as they are a plain wall or curtain. Of course, gobos look great on the Bud Banners! hehehe
Also in your example you refer to PAR 64s with 500 watt bulbs. Again, these are too large both physically, and in wattage, brightness for most smaller venues. Par 56s may even be too large for some venues. When I owned a company in Baltimore, we had two basic light systems for rent to bands. One was based on 4 Par 56s with 300 watt medium bulbs on a tree. The other system was based on 4 Par 46s with 200 watt medium bulbs per tree. While we also had bars made up with 4 Par 64s that fit on trees, they were always too large for the locals clubs, so none of the bands would rent them. When I moved my business across country and had a sale of used gear, the trees with Par 46s were the first thing to sell!
Again, we are talking about doing production in SMALL Venues, with limited ceiling heights, small stages, limited power, and of course ON A LIMITED BUDGET! 2 front Color Commands and 4 movers on the floor is not the answer!
Also, having movers will not save you any time during setup, unless you travel with a preprogrammed board! It takes a long time to program moving looks into most consoles, even for an experienced programmer.
And BTW, you need to figure in a decent console rental price into your budget as well (as well as a dimmer for the Color Commands as they require separate dimming for the bulb) Last I looked, you will not be able to rent a decent quality moving light board for pennies!
Craig