How to: Halloween lighting - overview, tips and showing what different light look like at night

[@VanOaksProps]

Great examples of the different kinds of lights available right now.

[@menaceproductions]

Thanks man! Glad to hear it! 🙌🏻

[@mikeywiththecamera]

This is an excellent in-depth look at lighting options! Thank you!

[@menaceproductions]

You’re welcome! Hope it helps!

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[@tracemiller1519]

Really love this video, I’m a Halloween nut and I’ve been trying to explain to my mom the lighting and she wasn’t getting it until I showed her this!

[@menaceproductions]

Amazing! I’m glad this helped explain things, hope you’re getting excited for the season!

[@tracemiller1519]

@@menaceproductions I’m so excited people think I’m crazy 🤣

[@menaceproductions]

@@tracemiller1519 it’s good to be crazy sometimes 🎃

[@laurahubbard9470]

Thanks for the tips on lighting!!

[@menaceproductions]

You betcha 🎃

[@tracemiller1519]

What are the lights you are using around 10:30? The green and purple ones?

[@menaceproductions]

Those are the “stage/DJ lighting” specifically the Chauvet Slimpar LED DMX lights

[@tracemiller1519]

@@menaceproductions awesome thanks a lot! What did those run you? Did you get them on Amazon?

[@menaceproductions]

@@tracemiller1519 it depends on the size, they have small medium and large as well as “DJ versions” and “pro stage versions” I explain it more in this video but the DJ ones are between $70-$300 and the pro stage ones are between $400-$2000. I’d recommend going on sweetwater, PSSL and or Chauvets website to compare prices and styles, if you know what you want Amazon is also an optio

[@lannguyen9871]

great video! thank you

[@menaceproductions]

You’re welcome!

[@Spacedude155]

Looks awesome 🎃

[@menaceproductions]

Thanks!

[@seanquick973]

super helpful overview. thank you.

[@menaceproductions]

Sound glad to hear it!

[@andrewgee5608]

I'm looking for a 'smart' light/powersource (standard plugs) I can plug my lights into that I can program to change/on/off/fade out slowly so I don't have all the lights on all the time with too much light going on. Do you know of such a product that I could program with an app on my iPhone?

[@menaceproductions]

Its hard to find a light with standard plug that can be programed. Some of the GE sync, Hue, Govee might have pre-fixed settings in their apps (most will let you set and program but not to auto change). you could also try something like light-o-rama to plug lights into a program but not sure if they have a mobile app. Gantom lighting is another but sadly they dont have standard plugs

[@Diaryofaqueen777]

Great videos love the music…

[@menaceproductions]

Thank you!

[@bigblue8986]

What's lights are in the pumpkins?

[@menaceproductions]

The pumpkins on top of the cemetery columns are rechargeable LED flame lights 👏🏻

[@Sigmund1924]

That’s what I was going to ask. Fantastic lights. Looks like lightning inside the pumpkin.

[@maryjaneducrepont4984]

Do you have a. Esi on solar powered and batery powered things

[@menaceproductions]

I have a few solar powered flame lights I put in pumpkins at home but that’s about it. Wired and powered things I find are more reliable especially when the weather gets colder.

[@dyh914]

One brand for a tip that is an awesome medium between all of these lights. LIFX this company makes the best of everything on this list. Functionality, blue tooth, RGB and very bright. Price Point about $30 up to $120 for floods that are weatherproof.

[@menaceproductions]

Noted, thanks for the insight

[@thetownofwilhelm6834]

How do you hide the cords?

[@menaceproductions]

All the columns and fence bases re hollow so I feed them through there

[@williamkass9057]

Can I email you on some ideas as I’m looking to light up vertically. Black lighting for tiered scenes I’m finding it difficult 2nd 3rd and top tier( 28-32ft) high with out staging 150w-300w black light arrays on each tier.

[@menaceproductions]

That sounds like a tricky one, usually you’ll need to look at the pro series of a lot of those stage lights either in a spot or flood form to reach that length. Happy to brainstorm but not sure if my experience can help with that 😅

[@richardcdldriver]

Thanks

[@menaceproductions]

You’re welcome

[@Edgecrusher28]

I assume you run the PAR's via DMX; if so, what controller are you using? I am thinking of dipping my toe into some DMX lighting this year!

[@menaceproductions]

You betcha! I’m currently using a boobox flex max with their free director software to control and automate the entire set

[@MrLightningFlame]

For a sec I thought it said my name in the thubnail

[@LeAnn57]

I had to skip past the stupid music sorry.