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Hello,

I am looking for suggestions for a light source for a devised piece we are doing. We are exploring some of the images in our piece with shadow play behind the cyc. So far, the clearest and sharpest images are made with our phone light. Does anyone have any experience with this? We are looking to create shadow images with our bodies mostly.

Many Thanks!

This is really dependent on multiple factors, the throw distance and amount of coverage required, if you are using the back of your CYC is it 3' off the rear wall of the stage? Or a greater distance, do you want a soft or sharp image, I would recommend playing with some of your theatrical fixtures to see what works the best for you.

Hi Friend, Thank you very much for giving such nice information.

We worked on a shadow puppet piece with small LED high-lumen flashlights. They aren't expensive, and the type we have can zoom in and out for narrower or wider beam. The key is not looking right at them, of course!

You can really use any light source for this project-- from and elipsodial to a flashlight.  I think it would be cool to let your students decide what works best for their group, perhaps have various options available to them and see what they select.  That would be a cool process for them.

I have done this several times. The best solution is a single light source. If you can use some frost to disperse the light it might help. A single small table lamp with or without a shade seems to work best.