Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Lighting a cyc from as little as 4' ?

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I am a big fan of lighting the cyc from the bottom but the Selecon units they got for me need to be at least 8'-10' from the cyc to light our 20'x50' cyc. That is just too much stage to give up for most of our productions. We moved them to the 3rd electric, and they work well from that position.
The cyc is 4'-5' from the back wall and I am currently using some crummy strip lights from behind the cyc most of the time, but we move them out front when appropriate. They sort-of work but not nicely.
I am looking for suggestions of a suitable fixture for lighting the bottom of the cyc from as close as possible. Lighting the cyc from behind is a  very useful option for everyday operation when it is impractical for to use them from in front. We have good light from the top so I just need to get that nice glow at the horizon.

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David McCall Celebrity Joined: 1/28/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 299	Topic: Lighting a cyc from as little as 4' ? Posted: 12/10/10 at 11:34am
	I am a big fan of lighting the cyc from the bottom but the Selecon units they got for me need to be at least 8'-10' from the cyc to light our 20'x50' cyc. That is just too much stage to give up for most of our productions. We moved them to the 3rd electric, and they work well from that position. The cyc is 4'-5' from the back wall and I am currently using some crummy strip lights from behind the cyc most of the time, but we move them out front when appropriate. They sort-of work but not nicely. I am looking for suggestions of a suitable fixture for lighting the bottom of the cyc from as close as possible. Lighting the cyc from behind is a very useful option for everyday operation when it is impractical for to use them from in front. We have good light from the top so I just need to get that nice glow at the horizon.
	David M

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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 12/10/10 at 10:20pm
	I have used a Reflector [plain] cloth when I've been in a similar position. The 'Reflector cloth' hangs US of the Cyc [possibly utalising the back wall or just white wash it] & the 'X' Cyc baten, 'z' groundrow. The light bounce off the 'reflector cloth'. This may work for you as the light diffusion tends to smooth out the scoloping & amplify the light area coverage on the rear of the Cyc. Edited by JoeMc - 12/11/10 at 2:02am
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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