So, I have an idea. It seems crazy, but it could be cool. What if we take the drips and blob shapes in our conference logo, make them giant, hang them from the rigging of the stage, then shine light on them? That’s a thing, right?
Try taking that to a vendor. Oh, and the lighting director. Well, the lighting director was so jazzed to see my crazy paper mock-up that he complimented me. First I thought his compliment was sarcasm, but no. He was being genuine. I guess his typical clients are a bit more nebulous with their lighting ideas, if they have one at all.
So drips. These shapes were cut from corrugated plastic sheets. The drips that look suspended from other drips are connected with skinny metal rods that you’d use for yard signs. That was my vendor’s genius. The shapes are affixed to PVC piping that was spray painted black. Two sets of drip clusters are hung on separate riggings and overlap slightly. When lit, the drips take on the colors and patterns that are shone upon them. Cool, right?