The potential client is a "First Night" group looking for a 30 minute light and music show leading up to a ball drop from a crane. Their budget is 2K. I have 2 SCX 500 and 2 ColorPalettes (only DMX fixtures to date), MBT Spinning Star (starball type effect) Raptor, T-Rex, white moonflower, fog machine, strobe and a 4 par 38's. I'm thinking I might add a couple Colorstrips or Megal Pixels and/or scanners plus DMX relay packs for the non DMX stuff.
Cons I see so far: It's outside and downtown on a street corner and may not be dark enough for a show, at least with what I have. Second problem is it's outside and who knows what the weather will be like so the thing could get canceled.
Pros I see: I get new fixtures and DMX software.
I'm thinking of going with classic rock using the music and light show to build in intensity until time for the ball drop. I'm also thinking about trying to see if they might have it at a local high school auditorium instead and sort of televise the ball drop inside, but going away from their initial area kind of defeats the purpose of getting people downtown.
So my questions, would it be worth it to you to pursue this? What might you do different? What else should I look for? Realize I see this as a possible way to upgrade a bit and really spend time learning DMX.
I have a meeting with this group on Feb. 20. Oh, and part of the group still wants to do fireworks, which had to be canceled due to wind issues.
Cons I see so far: It's outside and downtown on a street corner and may not be dark enough for a show, at least with what I have. Second problem is it's outside and who knows what the weather will be like so the thing could get canceled.
Pros I see: I get new fixtures and DMX software.
I'm thinking of going with classic rock using the music and light show to build in intensity until time for the ball drop. I'm also thinking about trying to see if they might have it at a local high school auditorium instead and sort of televise the ball drop inside, but going away from their initial area kind of defeats the purpose of getting people downtown.
So my questions, would it be worth it to you to pursue this? What might you do different? What else should I look for? Realize I see this as a possible way to upgrade a bit and really spend time learning DMX.
I have a meeting with this group on Feb. 20. Oh, and part of the group still wants to do fireworks, which had to be canceled due to wind issues.