In 2007 we had over 63,000 teal and pink Outdoor Christmas Lights, including almost 200 "blow mold" characters, two dozen "blow ups", some of them 15 feet high, and a train large enough for a child to ride.
The whole thing took about six (6) weeks to set up, was first lit on Saturday December 8th 2006 at 6:00 PM, and will be on every night until Friday January 4th at Midnight. Every night a different young child comes to push the button on our wireless remote to turn on the lights. I don't have exact calculations for this year yet, but last year we were pulling 198.3 Amps on leg A of our 200 amp electrical service, and 198.5 on leg B.
The roof alone has over 10,000 lights that run off of two computers on a dedicated 60 Amp sub panel. Every night I change/replace between 100 and 150 light bulbs to keep everything "burning bright"
2008 -Setup1
Here is the first 2 minutes we shot of the setup for 2008. It was a nice day and like usual, Neil had friends and family over to lend a hand. It takes many hours of preparation to make things right. Be sure to come out of December 6th to see it at night at 6:00pm sharp.
2008 -Setup2
This is some raw footage of the guys setting for the Big 2008-2009 Light Show. As you can see from this video, we get allot of help from friends and family. It takes quite a bit of time to set everything up just right.
2007 Lights
Check out the light video we shot in 2007. This was shot with a Canon XL1 with a 3XL lens using a 10ft jib/crane. The crane really makes the shots looks so much better. We do have a stedicam however the crane shots are more suitable with this type of content.
See more at www.thatsalotoflights.com
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