Footlights
Wed, 25 Feb 2009, 09:31 amkarlae19 posts in thread
Footlights
Wed, 25 Feb 2009, 09:31 amHi all
looking for some antique looking footlights that you would use in a theatre show.
Ideally, I would like to find ones that have the antique shell design on the back that faces the audience, or just the simple circular tin shape.
Any ideas on where to find these or even how to easily make them would be appreciated.
Thanks,
CFL and LED
Sun, 1 Mar 2009, 10:49 amNo CFL will do a smooth dim fade, the physics of discharge lights don't allow it,LEDs also have a different fade characteristc to the incandescents in the theatre lights and are very expensive for anything good[ish]
But the spectrum [or colour rendition] of both types is nothing like an incandescent, it would seem silly to go to the trouble of authentic looking shell footlights and then stick in fluoros.