Return-Path: X-Processed-By: Virex 7 on prxy.net X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.1.8 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #86 Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 03:01:59 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #86 1. Re: Live Sound School by Charlie Richmond 2. Looking for cool FREE schwag... by thetd222 3. Re: 4x8's by "Paul Guncheon" 4. Michigan (Gull Lake) & Toronto by "Scott C. Parker" 5. Re: Looking for cool FREE schwag... by "Frank E. Merrill" 6. Flowers by Matthew Kopans 7. Color Corrected Halogens by Matthew Kopans 8. Color Corrected Halogens by Matthew Kopans 9. Re: Political Convention by jht [at] icdc.com 10. Re: Looking for cool FREE schwag... by Mark O'Brien 11. Re: Plywood by doran [at] bard.edu 12. Re: Michigan (Gull Lake) & Toronto by "Chris Warner" 13. Ex'pression Center for New Media by mat goebel 14. artificial lawn by Steven Hood 15. Re: artificial lawn by gregg hillmar 16. Re: artificial lawn by gregg hillmar 17. Re: Live Sound School by Jason Tollefson 18. Re: Color Corrected Halogens by "Carrie M C" 19. triangular truss by Boyd Ostroff 20. Re: triangular truss by Bsapsis [at] aol.com 21. Re: triangular truss by "Michael Eddy" 22. Re: freelancers WAS: basic skill levels by StevevETTrn [at] aol.com 23. Re: Political Convention by John McKernon 24. Dimmers Needed by "C. Andrew Dunning" 25. Re: Political Convention by "Jason" 26. Re: Re :Metric by Kåre Olai Lindbach *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:43:24 +0100 (BST) From: Charlie Richmond Subject: Re: Live Sound School In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 gbierly [at] dejazzd.com wrote: > I know I should subscribe to a sound list for this but I'll throw this out Yep. Subscribe to the theatre-sound list and a dozen people who actually have live and theatrical sound courses in their curriculum (which _they_ put together ;-) will tell you all about them (and ones they know about and recommend as well) and why Full Sail is not really the right place for this. Interestingly, there was a very large discussion about Full Sail just recently which you might want to read before plunging in: http://www.brooklyn.com/theatre-sound/index.html Enjoy! Charlie + Charlie Richmond - Richmond Sound Design Ltd - Aura Show Control Ltd + + http://www.RichmondSoundDesign.com -- http://www.AuraShowControl.com + +---- "Performance for the Long Run" ----- "Creativity in Control" ----+ ------------------------------ Message-Id: <200407291332.i6TDWOnn021249 [at] smtp.unc.edu> From: thetd222 Subject: Looking for cool FREE schwag... Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:32:24 -0400 Hello all, We just got brand new computers here (finally) & the University took our o= ld computers & mouse pads. So now I have these beautiful P4 PCs with 19" LC= D thin monitors & no mouse pads. I have a mouse pad from SECOA from the las= t USITT & called them about getting some more. They're looking to see what = they still have left over. So I thought I would see if anyone knew of any c= ompanies that had mouse pads available, that would be willing to give me so= me for our new computers. = I'm open for suggestions. Will Leonard = Assistant Technical Director CDA Facility Manager PlayMakers Repertory Company Center for Dramatic Art UNC - Chapel Hill O: 919-843-9817 C: 919-423-9162 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000501c47570$9a32e470$0202a8c0 [at] MyLastPC> From: "Paul Guncheon" References: Subject: Re: 4x8's Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 03:33:14 -1000 <> I would and do but I don't want to waste my time plowing through some glossy glad-handed website. I wandered around the site for a while and still don't know the difference between plywood and underlayment. A search of the site for "underlayment" brings up a page on Glulam floor beams. Among other fascinating details (plywood is great for building furniture), the site claims that plywood is available in 1/4", 9/32", 11/32", 3/8", 15/32", 1/2", 19/32", 5/8", 23/32", and 3/4". I have the feeling that these are "names" rather than "sizes". I am a bit out of sorts these days from pressure, lack of sleep, and whelming demands of a fledgling TV series which is apparently being run by committee. Laters, Paul ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.2.20040729101645.03a2eec0 [at] mail.hstech.org> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:20:26 -0400 From: "Scott C. Parker" Subject: Michigan (Gull Lake) & Toronto In-Reply-To: References: I know this is short notice, but the question not asked.... I'm spending next week at Gull Lake in Richland Michigan and the following week in Toronto. Anyone care to meet up? Any suggestions for either myself, or my 2 year old, to do? My off-list email: scp [at] hstech.org Thanks, Scott Scott C. Parker Production Designer/Technical Director High School Tech Production Web Site hstech~AT~hstech.org High Schoolers: come visit the HS Tech Web Site... http://www.hstech.org Our Mission: To assist High School Technical Theater students in their desire to learn about, create, and execute theatrical productions. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:29:07 -0500 From: "Frank E. Merrill" Message-ID: <1951793930.20040729092907 [at] TCON.net> Subject: Re: Looking for cool FREE schwag... In-Reply-To: References: Howdy! Thursday, July 29, 2004, Will Leonard wrote: t> I would see if anyone knew of any companies that had mouse pads t> available, that would be willing to give me some for our new t> computers. Check with your favorite Office Depot store. They have red mouse pads with the Office Depot logo that normally sell for two or three dollars, but if you ask the manager nicely he will likely give you a few. Barring that, find a SCUBA diver and cut a chunk out of his wetsuit...LOL Best regards, Frank E. Merrill MERRILL STAGE EQUIPMENT Eastablished 1946 Indianapolis 317: 255 4666 Running The Bat! Natural e-mail system v2.10.1 mailto:Lamplighter [at] TCON.net ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040729143944.35897.qmail [at] web42303.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:39:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Kopans Subject: Flowers In-Reply-To: This isn't really theatre related but I thought y'all could help me out... My wife is saving her bouquet from our wedding. She did the whole drying by hanging in the closet thing and now wants a way to preserve / display the flowers. Is their some sort of spray shelack or will that disolve them. She'd also like them to be not so _Great Expectations_ -y. Matt Kopans __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040729144114.58441.qmail [at] web42302.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:41:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Kopans Subject: Color Corrected Halogens In-Reply-To: Anyone know of a source for color corrected indor halogens? I like the "True White" a lamps, but haven't seen them in an halogen par type lamp. Matt Kopans __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040729144114.36021.qmail [at] web42303.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:41:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Kopans Subject: Color Corrected Halogens In-Reply-To: Anyone know of a source for color corrected indor halogens? I like the "True White" a lamps, but haven't seen them in an halogen par type lamp. Matt Kopans __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Message-Id: <200407291440.i6TEePhN025048 [at] ns9.icdc.com> From: jht [at] icdc.com Subject: Re: Political Convention Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:42:05 US/Eastern Friends, Interesting "behind the scenes" story on NPR last Monday. Audio link is here: www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3620197 Reporter makes reference to "1700 lights and 800 speakers", and someone interviewed in the story states that the weight of the trusses required the addition of 59 pieces of steel weighing 65 tons to the overhead structure of the building. Peace Jim Taylor Acoustic Light ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1091119583.19724fd9c6d69 [at] www.email.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:46:23 -0700 From: Mark O'Brien Subject: Re: Looking for cool FREE schwag... References: In-Reply-To: I have some really cool mousepads, and a Powemac 8100 will trade for your computers, with no mouse pads. (I don't know mac's, but this one is about to get painted doorstop-red , so I can recover some of that counterweight...) -- Mark O'Brien Opera Technical Director University of Arizona, School of Music Tucson, AZ 520/621-7025 520/591-1803 Mobile Quoting thetd222 : > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Hello all, > > We just got brand new computers here (finally) & the University took our old > computers & mouse pads. So now I have these beautiful P4 PCs with 19" LCD > thin monitors & no mouse pads. I have a mouse pad from SECOA from the last > USITT & called them about getting some more. They're looking to see what they > still have left over. So I thought I would see if anyone knew of any > companies that had mouse pads available, that would be willing to give me > some for our new computers. > > I'm open for suggestions. > > Will Leonard > Assistant Technical Director > CDA Facility Manager > PlayMakers Repertory Company > Center for Dramatic Art > UNC - Chapel Hill > O: 919-843-9817 > C: 919-423-9162 > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1091122034.410933729ceff [at] webmail.bard.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:27:14 -0400 From: doran [at] bard.edu Subject: Re: Plywood References: In-Reply-To: For all you plywood buffs, The apa.org site has downloadable forms in .pdf files. One of those forms is the 104 page "Plywood Product Standard Handbook, Form V996. It's a manual of voluntary standards for the manufacture, grading, measuring, shipping of plywood products. Pages 64 and 65 deal with measuring size and squareness. Plywood can be shipped at up to 18% moisture content, but is to be measured at a 9% moisture content to + or - a percentage of the listed dimensions. Basically, it can be long or short by 1/16" in both directions, fat or thin by a percentage, and 1/8" out of square over the 8' length. Double the m.c. at shipping, change the m.c. all along the shipping and handling process, and you've got a lot of possible variations, even within an individual panel. Here, what's sold as 3/4 is stamped 23/32, and you can get a 23/32 router bit to make dadoes for the actual size of the plywood. Just some more fuel for the dying fire, and maybe a wee bit of light, too. Andy Champ-Doran Dennis Wrote: > Perhaps you'd like to enlighten yourself: > http://www.apawood.org/level_b.cfm?content=prd_main > http://www.apawood.org/level_c.cfm?content=pub_ply_libmain > http://www.apawood.org/pdfs/managed/K435.pdf > Dennis Gill Booth, Technical Director Paul Wrote: > The thickness variation that you are seeing is either due to the fact > that underlayments are sanded to 1/32nd inch specs, i.e.. what they are > referring to as "1/2 inch ply" is actually 15/32" underlayment, and "3/4 > inch ply" is actually 23/32" underlayment, etc. >> > Actually, it wasn't either. Frankly I have to admit I don't know the > difference between "underlayment" and "plywood". Please enlighten me. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <016801c475a2$0b575100$6501a8c0 [at] chris> From: "Chris Warner" References: Subject: Re: Michigan (Gull Lake) & Toronto Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:27:10 -0700 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott C. Parker" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:20 AM Subject: Michigan (Gull Lake) & Toronto > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > I know this is short notice, but the question not asked.... > > I'm spending next week at Gull Lake in Richland Michigan and the following > week in Toronto. Anyone care to meet up? Any suggestions for either myself, > or my 2 year old, to do? > > My off-list email: scp [at] hstech.org > Thanks, Scott > > > > Scott C. Parker > Production Designer/Technical Director > High School Tech Production Web Site > hstech~AT~hstech.org > > High Schoolers: come visit the HS Tech Web Site... http://www.hstech.org > > Our Mission: To assist High School Technical Theater students in their > desire to learn about, create, and execute theatrical productions. > > My dad's family used to go to Gull lake for a summer revival every year. Sorry, I live in California or I would have probably met ya there. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <41094F5C.3060004 [at] comcast.net> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:26:20 -0700 From: mat goebel Cc: THEATRE-SOUND [at] LISTSERV.AOL.COM (theatre sound) Subject: Ex'pression Center for New Media With the recent discussion of Full Sail on the stagecraft list, I thought to ask about the programme that is in my area. Has anyone on the list(s) heard of the Ex'pression Centre for New Media? Has anyone worked with any graduates? What was your impression? -- Mat G. Entertainment Technical Services Paramount's Great America "Remember kids, an *actor* shot Abe Lincoln." ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040729192645.80179.qmail [at] web20828.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:26:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Steven Hood Subject: artificial lawn Hey, gang... I've got a fun one for those of you who've done "Miracle Worker" since we started writing our history... I'm looking for a nice-looking artificial grass. Durable is good... I'm in Virginia, so the more local, the better... Thanks, Steven R. Hood TD/PM, Regent Uni (nice, huh? I get to argue with myself about how much money I'm spending on materials!) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <49DFBAC0-E197-11D8-8377-000A95D99210 [at] hillmardesign.com> From: gregg hillmar Subject: Re: artificial lawn Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:41:30 -0400 On Jul 29, 2004, at 3:26 PM, Steven Hood wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Hey, gang... I've got a fun one for those of you > who've done "Miracle Worker" since we started writing > our history... I'm looking for a nice-looking > artificial grass. Durable is good... I'm in Virginia, > so the more local, the better... > > Thanks, > Steven R. Hood > TD/PM, Regent Uni > (nice, huh? I get to argue with myself about how much > money I'm spending on materials!) > Hey Steven, Being from VA, did you hear that USITT-Chesapeake has moved it's yearly EXPO to September, and that it is in Richmond this year? See http://www.usittchesapeake.org/ for more info Hope all is well down near the coast! seeyalaterbye gregg _____________________ gregg hillmar scenic & lighting design portfolio & life as we know it: http://www.hillmardesign.com "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like no one's watching." Satchel Paige ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: From: gregg hillmar Subject: Re: artificial lawn Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:52:15 -0400 OOPS- that was supposed to go to him personally, not to the list- tho anybody on the list can come to the expo also... g. _____________________ gregg hillmar scenic & lighting design portfolio & life as we know it: http://www.hillmardesign.com "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like no one's watching." Satchel Paige On Jul 29, 2004, at 3:41 PM, gregg hillmar wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > > --------------------------------------------------- > > On Jul 29, 2004, at 3:26 PM, Steven Hood wrote: > >> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> Hey, gang... I've got a fun one for those of you >> who've done "Miracle Worker" since we started writing >> our history... I'm looking for a nice-looking >> artificial grass. Durable is good... I'm in Virginia, >> so the more local, the better... >> >> Thanks, >> Steven R. Hood >> TD/PM, Regent Uni >> (nice, huh? I get to argue with myself about how much >> money I'm spending on materials!) >> > > Hey Steven, > > Being from VA, did you hear that USITT-Chesapeake has moved it's > yearly EXPO to September, and that it is in Richmond this year? > > See http://www.usittchesapeake.org/ for more info > > Hope all is well down near the coast! > > seeyalaterbye > gregg > _____________________ > gregg hillmar > scenic & lighting design > portfolio & life as we know it: > http://www.hillmardesign.com > > "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been > hurt. Dance like no one's watching." > Satchel Paige > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040729204026.6948.qmail [at] web50304.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:40:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Tollefson Subject: Re: Live Sound School In-Reply-To: > >I know I should subscribe to a sound list for this but I'll throw this out anyway. I have a > high school student here that is looking for continueing ed for live sound. He has checked out > Full Sail and is looking for that sort of program but hoping to not have it as geared towards > recording/studio. Any pointers I can pass on to him would be greatly appreciated. He is hoping > to avoid a four year degree. Thanks in adavance. > > > >Greg Bierly > >Hempfield HS While I no longer work there for reasons I will not go into in a public forum. I would like to point out that if a Full Sail type school is what this student is looking for then remember that there are actually two different sound programs at Full Sail. The Recording Arts program is the more studio oriented while the Show Production Program specializes in live event support. If you have questions I would recommend contacting Dana Roun, the program director of Show Production rather than going through the recruiting office. They have a history of forgetting to mention that Show Pro exists. his email address is droun [at] fullsail.com Susan Kelleher still works there and is a member of this list as well so she may be able to answer questions too. Jason Tollefson LD-at-Large Orlando, FL ------------------------------ From: "Carrie M C" Subject: Re: Color Corrected Halogens Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:25:50 +0000 Message-ID:

Hey Matt,

I've found that
http://www.buylighting.com is generally a good source, but if you don't find what you need, just go back to theory. Just take note of the Kelvin number and correct it using wahtever gels you have. If you're using this onstage, then don't worry to much about it. Our eyes adjust to the light and the audience will be fooled into thinking that what they are seeing is true open white lighting.

Here's the deal about available bulbs: Normal household bulbs (incandescent) are something like 2,800K. Most normal, incandescent motion picture studio lights are 3,200K, but some studio bulbs are 3,000K. Some photoflood bulbs are 3,400K.

Hope this helped,
Carrie


 

From: Matthew Kopans <mjkopa [at] yahoo.com> Reply-To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net> To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net> Subject: Color Corrected Halogens Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:41:14 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from mc6-f8.hotmail.com ([65.54.252.144]) by mc6-s14.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:43:36 -0700 Received: from prxy.net ([209.237.15.7]) by mc6-f8.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:41:48 -0700 Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.1.8) with PIPE id 4007638; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:41:28 -0700 X-Message-Info: jl7Vrt/mfsrYr3XAW9Xma7HsjE+N0VFU X-Processed-By: Virex 7 on prxy.net X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.1.8 List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stagecraft-off [at] theatrical.net> List-ID: <stagecraft.theatrical.net> Message-ID: <list-4007632 [at] prxy.net> Precedence: list X-Original-Message-ID: <20040729144114.36021.qmail [at] web42303.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <list-4006046 [at] prxy.net> Return-Path: stagecraft-report [at] theatrical.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jul 2004 14:41:48.0550 (UTC) FILETIME=[2DA58A60:01C4757A] For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/> --------------------------------------------------- Anyone know of a source for color corrected indor halogens? I like the "True White" a lamps, but haven't seen them in an halogen par type lamp. Matt Kopans __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail


Overwhelmed by debt? Find out how to ‘Dig Yourself Out of Debt’ from MSN Money. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:36:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Boyd Ostroff Subject: triangular truss Message-ID: Forgive my ignorance, but I have very little experience on this topic. I will talk to some vendors, but maybe you rigging types can answer a couple basic questions... I have some damaged corner truss sections that need replacing - this truss is attached to a large scenic unit to provide additional stiffening. It was originally purchased in 1997 from a local vendor that no longer exists. The original spec called for Universal 15" triangular aluminum (2" OD) truss. Are these things standardized between manufacturers such that bolt holes would line up? Just Googling around a bit I didn't see anything on the web in this size. Who manufactures this stuff? Any good websites with specs? Boyd Ostroff ooo Opera Company of Philadelphia Director of Design & Technology ooooooo 1420 Locust St, Suite 210 ostroff [at] operaphilly.com ooooooo Philadelphia, PA 19102 http://tech.operaphilly.com ooo (215) 893-3600 x225 ------------------------------ From: Bsapsis [at] aol.com Message-ID: <75.2f8920bb.2e3ae5f3 [at] aol.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:44:51 EDT Subject: Re: triangular truss In a message dated 7/29/04 7:37:20 PM, ostroff [at] operaphilly.com writes: << Forgive my ignorance, but I have very little experience on this topic. I will talk to some vendors, but maybe you rigging types can answer a couple basic questions... I have some damaged corner truss sections that need replacing - this truss is attached to a large scenic unit to provide additional stiffening. It was originally purchased in 1997 from a local vendor that no longer exists. The original spec called for Universal 15" triangular aluminum (2" OD) truss. Are these things standardized between manufacturers such that bolt holes would line up? Just Googling around a bit I didn't see anything on the web in this size. Who manufactures this stuff? Any good websites with specs? >> Universal Manufacturing still exists. They're in Michigan near Detroit. I went looking for a website but didn't find one. Call my office in the am for a phone number. When you get Universal, you want to talk to Vicky. Bill S. Sapsis Rigging, Inc. www.sapsis-rigging.com 800.727.7471 800.292.3851 fax 267.278.4561 mobile We stand behind, and under, our work. ------------------------------ From: "Michael Eddy" Subject: Re: triangular truss Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 20:06:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: In a message dated 7/29/04 7:37:20 PM, ostroff [at] operaphilly.com writes: <> <> You can reach Universal Manufacturing Corp. by phone at 586-463-2560 (586-463-2964 fax). Their address is: 43900 Groesbeck Highway, Clinton Township, MI, 48036. I had them build a custom truss and I dealt with Bill Kedzierski in the past, but I would recommend listening to Bill's advice. HTH, Michael S. Eddy Lighting&Sound America michael [at] plasa.org www.lightingandsoundamerica.com ------------------------------ From: StevevETTrn [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:56:04 EDT Subject: Re: freelancers WAS: basic skill levels Sunil Rajan wrote: >Did you read the ED article on how Regional Theatres have ruined theatre for the freelancer/artist? I don't recall the article right off but I've talked to and observed the lifestyle of several freelancers over the years. It takes a special personality to run that course. Youthful enthusiasm and minimal family ties seem to be prerequisites. SteveV Orl, FL ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:31:07 -0400 Subject: Re: Political Convention From: John McKernon Message-ID: In-Reply-To: For those who have been wondering - Bob Dickinson is the lighting designer for the Democratic Convention, and Bill Klages is designing the Republican Convention. - John McKernon ------------------------------ From: "C. Andrew Dunning" Subject: Dimmers Needed Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:12:43 -0500 Organization: Landru Design In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Greetings from Music City! I am helping the LD [at] my church look for used dimmer packs. He already has multiple CD80 and Genesis 12x2.4 kW that he uses as satellite dimmers to augment the permanent system and we're needing more. If any of you have any of these that are gathering dust and that you'd be willing to sell, please contact me. Thank you! C. Andrew Dunning Landru Design - Nashville, TN - cad [at] landrudesign.com www.landrudesign.com ------------------------------ From: "Jason" References: Subject: Re: Political Convention Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:04:03 -0700 Message-ID: Funny that I have made coin under Klages's designs than Dickinson's including the rigging. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McKernon" > For those who have been wondering - > > Bob Dickinson is the lighting designer for the Democratic Convention, and > Bill Klages is designing the Republican Convention. > > - John McKernon ------------------------------ From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=E5re_Olai_Lindbach?= Subject: Re: Re :Metric Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:57:25 +0200 Organization: LLP Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 03:58:13 -1000, you ("Paul Guncheon" ) wrote: >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > >>It seems to me that many materials are said to be metric, 1220 x 2440 for >>instance, apparently because the measurement number ends in zero. Wouldn't >>a true "metric" size be 1m x 2m? > ><plank (I donot what you call them in English) when building should be >600 mm (aka 60 cm aka 0.6 m). The "standard" height of a room is 2400 >mm, I believe, so that's probably the reason for that.>> > >I think you mean by "vertical planks" what we refer to as "studs". > ><It seems you get 10 mm ekstra per 600 mm "unit-length".>> > >Frankly, I don't buy the argument of plywood being sized to match "standard >ceiling heights" (if there is such a thing) plus a bit. Stud placement here >is usually 16" o.c. (406mm+/-). When sheathing or flooring, one generally >wants their material to be a bit smaller rather than larger. That 1/16" >space or bit oversize multiplies rather quickly. You're correct, it doesn't look very likely, but it was a nice try ;-) But I took a look at some standard plywood here in Norway, and if my memory serves me well (I have had 3 days off in between, and still am off) if was something like 1197mm by 2397mm, which well compile with 2 * 600mm c-c stud width, and a nominal heigh. And a bit smaller to fit, as you correctly state. But it doesn't suit this 1220mm x 2440mm dimension. Looks like a mystery why it is in that size... But 3 * 16" c-c studwidth seems very close to 1220 mm. (16 * 3 * 25.4 mm = 1219 mm). But regrettfully it seems to be 1 mm or so on the wrong side. -- mvh/Regards Kåre Olai Lindbach (News: Remove '_delete_' and '.invalid') (HTML-written email from unknown will be discarded) ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #86 ****************************