How to Choose a Spot Moving Head

How do I decide what Moving Head Spot I need? The Features? The Price? The Size? Can we replace a moving spot with a Scanner? Let's find out with David
00:00 Introduction
01:14 Lights we are comparing
02:38 Pan and Tilt
03:33 Differences between the Scanner and other Moving Heads
04:53 Disadvantages of the scanner
05:25 Key differences like Zoom & Prism
07:46 Focus
08:31 Gobo’s
08:48 Colors
11:41 Split colors
12:56 Frost - Wash look effect
14:15 Things you need to consider when choosing a Moving Spot
15:10 Quick Recap
16:24 Closing
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[@hiptoalieu]

All 3 of those fixtures could actually be incorporated into a show!

[@jay-lanhalliburton3593]

A local theatre company where I live uses both moving heads and moving mirrors in their musicals.

[@abankes]

Thank you for the upload! Currently Lighting a shadow cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Slowly adding lighting elements and DMX, so this is the next stop! Budget is everything! Great Vid, thanks again!!

[@tgcaplighting1580]

You're doing a great job with us, congratulations for you and all of the team LEARN STAGE LIGHTING! Please I want to have more idea on led matrix lights in you're next video!!!🙏🙏

[@jasonledyard404]

Scanners also are easier to program for since they don't circle around annoyingly

[@jasonledyard404]

twenty years ago, the mark of a great beam was a spinning gobo... the spinning prisms (and prisms in general) look so cheap these days