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    Jeff Toussieng
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using a moving light for a follow spot

I would never attempt to actually follow someone using encoders as a follow spot because I just don't have that left hand right hand talent however I was wondering if using manual cues might work.

They will step down from one level to a second level then move to their left. Should I record a cue for the mover to go to the step down position and then another cue for it to move to their final sideways destination then run those two cues manually as they move?

If so I'm thinking it would need to be 4 cues; first one focus position performer start position open full. Second performer moving down to next stage level still open full. Third performer moving left to final destination still open full. Fourth performer finishes and open spot goes out.

Also if this works will I be able to instruct just those 4 cues to be manual keeping all cues before and after as GO cues?

I've never tackled this before. Can you tell?

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  • We did a similar thing for a show a little while ago. We had focus points programmed for each point or change of direction the actor was blocked for. Then we built an absolute effect and set times to each step in the actors average time for the move. Loaded that into an effect sub then executed a macro in the cue that fired the effect sub. We set the sub to control the rate of the effect so you can follow the actors 'pace' as it varied through the run. Worked like a charm and was lucky that we had set it up that way as he injured himself during the run and couldn't make his crosses in the same time. All we had to do was pull the sub down a bit.
  • in reply to ATudge
    So you had the effect sub all the way up during the show in order to bring it down a bit when the cue was running?
  • in reply to Jeff Toussieng
    No, i missed writing a step where we added 40% to the average time so the sub could sit in mid range to allow for acceleration or deceleration. It was on an EOS so we had the sub page switch the cue before to make that handle available for the operator then switch back to a blank page when completed. This way the sub couldn't be bumped by accident and stayed at its level from the previous performance which gave us a nice starting point for each use as the performer started healing up and then walking faster. There were quite a few of these 'live' moves in the show. Really worked like a charm.
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  • in reply to Jeff Toussieng
    No, i missed writing a step where we added 40% to the average time so the sub could sit in mid range to allow for acceleration or deceleration. It was on an EOS so we had the sub page switch the cue before to make that handle available for the operator then switch back to a blank page when completed. This way the sub couldn't be bumped by accident and stayed at its level from the previous performance which gave us a nice starting point for each use as the performer started healing up and then walking faster. There were quite a few of these 'live' moves in the show. Really worked like a charm.
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