@tomthebom - lighting was a headache. when projecting from overhead, you tend to get plenty of projected light onto the performer, so it doesn't need too much from the side, and i can't light from overhead without bleaching the image. also - i need infrared for the camera that lights the body without spilling onto the floor.

having 40 kids sat around the floor was an issue as well because they obstruct sidelight. in the end we compromised the audience position to having them on 2 sides and i built some floorstands for little LED floods that sit at the base of the lighting stands, with an IR flood on each one - wide angle on the camera side and standard on the opposite side. I've used some ND filter on the floods, but they are still a bit pokey into people's eyes. the kids are so focussed on the storyteller that they don't seem to notice.

with the projectors so low, you tend to get an edge cutting across the body, but its not usually in focus and its not too distracting. as long as there is a bit of light in the room, but not shining directly onto the floor, we can set up anywhere without being restricted to theatre spaces.

here's my tech diagram of the setup.