rigging light out a window?

[JB Earl]

What makes the most sense for placing an instrument like a blonde or a junior out of a 2nd story window? 2 ideas:

 

furni clamp on the sill

boom or menace arm

 

of course safety cabled.

 

what's the most expedient and safe method?

Edited June 14, 2015 by JB Earl

[JD Hartman]

Won't post my two cents. I've always wanted to do this or boom a fixture off a roof. Always get the idea shot down. Impossible! Of course you would have to block off an area on the ground below the window.

[Stuart Brereton]

I've done this many times with par cans and other small, light lamps. We use a baby stand extended out of the window (or off the roof) horizontally. The lamp is made safe, and the stand is counterbalanced with several heavy sandbags.

[Sanjay Sami]

As long as you have everything safetied both methods should be fine. The menace arm allows you more offset if you need it, and a boom on a rolling stand would allow you to work inside and roll the arm out. Remember to safety barndoors and scrims as well.

[JB Earl]

thanks everyone for your help.

Edited June 15, 2015 by JB Earl