I know what they do but what are they?

Is it a static, non-moving light, usually one color (red, green, blue, etc)?
Because it sounds almost like a PAR light. Are they usually hanging up on a truss above the stage, pointed downward?
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Or maybe it looks like this (click here).

Of course, there would be a color 'gel' on it, to give it color.

maybe he's talking about ACL's

I think I am talking about ACL's like when they go super bright then dim again, they like are the color white so it isnt a parcan , i know that.

EXAMPLE OF THIS FIXTURE: you know on the COOR's beer comercial and they are all in the club and the whole room lights up super bright , like so bright ur squinting.

hope that helps


DJ Vm

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Hmm...whats an ACL? or a AC-something? ParCans can do this, but now, I can't picture in my mind what your talking about!!! Sorry. But whatever your talking about, im sure its not cheap. ParCans would make a nice choice. Jusr use a reflector, a 1000w bulb, and a white filter.

ACL = AirCraft Landing lights. It's a type of bulb, like a PAR (Parabolic Aluminized Reflector). Sometimes they can be in PAR Can like units or commonly you'll find them in a matrix (4 x4, 2x8, stuff like that). They are quite popular in concerts and normally are used as an audience blinder.

J man thats exactly want it is that i am looking for. The questions is how much are they for a set of 4x4 and where would I purchase these.

thanks

DJ vm

ooooohhhhh, J, you have increased my knowledge.

or are you talking about "blinders" ?....well i guess they are the same thing but they are just more compact


dj steph

Usually they are called Blinders or Punch lights. Adj used to make 2 different ones but most middle to higher end strobes can do this also some ADJs strobe can do this, lots of pars, or a punch light unit it usually have many bulbs close together in a box they also usually have barn doors on them too.

These kind of lights are used on somehting called a Cyclorama. (used on stages). Mostly called "Cyc Lights" ADJ akes one http://www.americandj.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=285&cat=Stage_Lighting
Next time you are at a show and the back of the stage all of a sudden gets relly bright. That;s cause of a "cyc light". The cyclorama is actually a huge curtain like thing that goes all the way across the stage. Usually white,
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Ya !

Blinders are the type I am looking for, so this adj light that is shown in this poll is the light i am looking to use? if so how many of them should I have?

DJ Vm

One. You can put a 1000watt bulb in it, and halogens have a wide beam spread, so 4,000 watts is pretty good. Plus, halogens turn off kinda slow, so its a fade, not an instant off like a flood light. Its not slow, but, ah, you know what I mean.

Yeah. They do take forever to turn off, which they are good for any kind of par can or stage light.