Comments on: Stage Lighting Stands – Easy Rigging Equipment

By: Lazaro Coronel

Lazaro Coronel — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:38:32 +0000

I am presently working for a company that works alot with shows that deal significantly with lights. I really want to know as much as I can about installing these fixtures. Any suggestions on how I can go about learning this trade will be deeply appreciated.

By: Oxygen

Oxygen — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:09:03 +0000

I’d recommend NOT mounting the lights to the sound system. I’m pretty sure that the speaker will cause the bulb to go out prematurely.

-Oxygen

By: Mobile DJ

Mobile DJ — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:14:02 +0000

Do you have any ideas on mounting lighting on top of speakers?

By: heather leigh

heather leigh — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:35:54 +0000

Hi Rob,
Wondering if you can help?
I run a small touring company and we perform shows in care homes so the spaces we use are very small. I am wanting to purchase some lights so I can add to the effect of the shows but I have a few Questions as I know nothing about lights, rigs or the equiptment.
What i’d like to know is if you can recommend what equiptment would be suitable. It would have to be free standing, not take up alot of space and a lighting change would need to be easily achieved (although they will be minimal). It kind of needs to be self sufficient as there is noo techy to operate?
Can you help?

By: Dalya Bernstein

Dalya Bernstein — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:29:56 +0000

Where can I buy new or second-hand black telescopic light stands?
I already have 2 Cabaret Colour lights with 4 lights in each but the stands are not telescopic and weigh a ton!

By: John Litchfield

John Litchfield — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:05:06 +0000

I am looking at setting up a ceiling mounted rig for the Primary school that I work at. We have a good sized hall and it has metal box section beams at about 10 to 15 meters above the hall floor. I am sure that we could attach a rig to these beams but am interested to have any advice. The system will be used by our older pupils to set up lighting for the various shows the school puts on over the year. I would like it ceiling mounted as i am having a light and sound desk fitted into the hall.

would remote control lights work?

LED’s or normal lights?

where can i purchase the winching system for a rig to enable me to drop the lights so the children can position them?

Any other help would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

John

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:31 +0000

Thanks for the tip

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:02:45 +0000

Chris,

If you don’t have much room in the ceiling, I would look up hardware called Unistrut. It’s used in the building industry and is a discreet way of mounting lighting equipment in smaller venues.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:28:35 +0000

Hi, been trying to research stage lighting and your site seems to be the most useful I’ve found. I’m looking at taking over a pub (with my wife) which has a stage, the lighting set-up seems rather inadequate. 2 tripods with lights on at the BACK of the stage so the performers backs get lit up nicely… I’ve found some budget equipment to upgrade a couple of bits, but i am looking to have lights at the front of the stage, any ideas where i could find the required equipment for mounting the lights? it will be a permanent install so i don’t want any tripods taking up space and everyone seems to sell those or full on rigging which seems a little over the top, where could i find something that will fit my needs? a simple bar i can fix to a wall so i can mount lights on it… before i start thinking about raiding a scaffolders yard…

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Hello again, Craig I agree with you about the professional grade lighting stands. In the UK, we usually use the standard Manfrotto wind-up stand. They are good quality , stable and lift about 30KG to 13 feet - but they aren't cheap. I have seen some decent quality copies around though. The Strata from Doughty Engineering is a favourite for heavy duty lifts. Thanks and glad to see your blog back again. (p.s - Did you notice that I do that unique Brit thing and use metric measurements and feet in the same sentence - lol)