Return-Path: X-Processed-By: Virex 7 on prxy.net X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2) with PIPE id 4385259; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 03:00:47 -0700 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #130 Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 03:00:25 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR autolearn=ham version=3.0.0-pre4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0-pre4 (2004-08-04) on prxy.net X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4a3 For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #130 1. Spetember 11 by Bsapsis [at] aol.com 2. Repost: JCB Air Nail Gun in Argos UK by "kick-butt" 3. Re: Spetember 11 by Herrick Goldman 4. Re: D192 dimmer rack info by LITETROL [at] aol.com 5. Re: D192 dimmer rack info by "Alf Sauve" 6. Technobeam and Express 125 help by "will kent" 7. Re: Spetember 11 by IAEG [at] aol.com 8. Re: Technobeam and Express 125 help by "Fitch, Tracy" 9. Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts by "Randy B." 10. Re: Spetember 11 by Bsapsis [at] aol.com 11. Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 12. Re: Technobeam and Express 125 help by "will kent" 13. Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts by "Douglas McCracken" 14. Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts by "Adam Berns" 15. Re: Grund Audio Design by "Daryl Redmon" 16. Re: storm by "Robert P. Robins" 17. Re: Remotely Firing a Pistol by CB 18. Re: Stagecraft course by CB 19. Re: Stairs by CB 20. borderlining on OT: t-shirts by CB 21. Re: Lycra by usctd [at] columbia.sc 22. Re: LDI in October by usctd [at] columbia.sc 23. Re: storm by "Alf Sauve" 24. waterproof sealer for cardboard? by "Robert Bell" 25. Re: waterproof sealer for cardboard? by Dale Farmer 26. Re: Remotely firing a pistol by June Abernathy 27. Re: waterproof sealer for cardboard? by "Chad Croteau" 28. Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts by 29. Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts by "Chad Croteau" 30. borderlining on OT: t-shirts by "Carson Koz Noel" *** 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bsapsis [at] aol.com Message-ID: <27.614bc781.2e74373a [at] aol.com> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 07:10:50 EDT Subject: Spetember 11 Hi group. How's about, while you go about your life today, you stop for just a moment or two and remember those that didn't survive and their families. Bill S. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001601c497f0$ad5c7780$0100a8c0 [at] tricia> From: "kick-butt" Subject: Repost: JCB Air Nail Gun in Argos UK Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:15:42 +0100 I can't find my email in the Archives and have had no emails from list for 2 days so will try again. If there has been reply's can some one please forward to me . Repost: UK Only Hi, Yes I know this is a cheap model but if it takes type 90 series staples it will do the job for me. JCB Air Nail Gun in Argos UK. So question any one know if it will take type 90 staples ? http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=2501&productId=100288 Or know where I can get on in the same price bracket in the uk new \ second hand if it work I will have it. Regards Chris (cheapskate) ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:22:29 -0400 From: Herrick Goldman Subject: Re: Spetember 11 And stop by a firehouse or police station and say "thank you" (even if they arrested you, or your daughter, last week). -H >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > >Hi group. > >How's about, while you go about your life today, you stop for just a moment >or two and remember those that didn't survive and their families. > >Bill S. -- Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ From: LITETROL [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:39:20 EDT Subject: Re: D192 dimmer rack info In a message dated 9/10/04 7:12:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rcargile [at] uci.edu writes: << Here's a longshot... Does anyone know where I might find any documentation for a LeeColortran Dimension192 dimmer rack? I think the fan in mine has gone sneakers up. I'd love to have more info on the rack before I tear into it and explore. >> Ron, and you didn't call me first? What kind of info would you like? LCT used 2 different versions of the fan top section: but what they both had in common was a fan motor (one of two different types), a fan shroud (type dependent on the fan motor), a circuit breaker, and an SSR (to turn the fan on/off from a 5 volt source in the control modules). There is also a vane switch, which monitors to amount of airflow and will shut off the dimmers on loss of airflow..... best, s. steve short steve [at] litetrol.com 1 800 548 3876 (LITETRO) fax 516 681 7288 lite-trol service company, inc. 485 w. john street Hicksville NY 11801 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <023601c49800$7831ad40$0600a8c0 [at] alf> From: "Alf Sauve" References: Subject: Re: D192 dimmer rack info Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:08:04 -0400 I have dual 48 module ETC Sensor racks and both fans have failed in their first 6 years of service. The last one was on a weekend night. I yanked a large (12") ventilator fan out of a bathroom. Duck taped it to the top of the Sensor Rack and was able to keep airflow for till Tuesday when the replacement fan arrived. Also, I ordered the replacement fan from Allied Electronics at a third the cost than of the same fan through an ETC dealer. Alf ps I got a replacement vent fan on that Monday for the bathroom. The old one is kept in the dimmer room as an emergency backup. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: Re: D192 dimmer rack info > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > In a message dated 9/10/04 7:12:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > rcargile [at] uci.edu > writes: > > << Here's a longshot... Does anyone know where I might find any > documentation > for a LeeColortran Dimension192 dimmer rack? I think the fan in mine has > gone sneakers up. I'd love to have more info on the rack before I tear > into it > and explore. >> > > Ron, and you didn't call me first? What kind of info would you like? LCT > used 2 different versions of the fan top section: but what they both had > in > common was a fan motor (one of two different types), a fan shroud (type > dependent > on the fan motor), a circuit breaker, and an SSR (to turn the fan on/off > from > a 5 volt source in the control modules). There is also a vane switch, > which > monitors to amount of airflow and will shut off the dimmers on loss of > airflow..... > > best, s. > > steve short > steve [at] litetrol.com > 1 800 548 3876 (LITETRO) > fax 516 681 7288 > lite-trol service company, inc. > 485 w. john street > Hicksville NY 11801 ------------------------------ From: "will kent" Subject: Technobeam and Express 125 help Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:12:52 +0000 Message-ID: Hey every one, My highschool has our pep rally in a week and my crew friends and I got approval to rent 5 technobeams. Im really excited to get my hands on them. My question to you is do you guys have any helpful tips on programing them on an Express 125. I already have patched them as a moving light, are there any things to make the programing go faster? I want to do some circular scans of the crowd and different effects. Thanks in advance. Will Kent www.kentlighting.cjb.net _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ From: IAEG [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:34:25 EDT Subject: Re: Spetember 11 In a message dated 9/11/04 8:22:18 AM, Herrick [at] hglightingdesign.com writes: << And stop by a firehouse or police station and say "thank you" (even if they arrested you, or your daughter, last week). -H >> agreed, ,, but I am curious as to what your daughter was doing last week Herrick, , that WAS your daughter, , right ? ? very best, Keith Arsenault International Arts & Entertainment Group Tampa, FL ------------------------------ Subject: RE: Technobeam and Express 125 help Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:25:29 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Fitch, Tracy" Will, did you get a profile for them or build your own? You want to make sure your fixtures have the all the position, strobe, etc. values set as independent so you don't lose them if you punch up a blackout. After that, make sure to sit down with each individual fixture's config and do all the (invert x, invert y, reverse x-y) stuff until moving your finger left on the trackpad makes the beam move left and moving up moves the beam the up (all from your programming desk position). Spending a few minutes now make the whole programming process much more intuitive. As for the circular pans, may god have mercy on your soul. (just kidding, its really a matter of building a whole pile of cues that autofollow -- but circular pans are one of the things that make moving light consoles seem much more reasonably priced. Its just a few button pushes on a grandMA to do what you'll probably spend a couple of hours tweaking out. But you can make it work with the equipment you have.) =20 --Tracy Fitch TD, UNC Charlotte; LD, Everywhere Else > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Technobeam and Express 125 help >=20 > My highschool has our pep rally in a week and my crew friends and I got > approval to rent 5 technobeams. Im really excited to get my hands on them. > My question to you is do you guys have any helpful tips on programing them > on an Express 125. I already have patched them as a moving light, are > there > any things to make the programing go faster? I want to do some circular > scans of the crowd and different effects. Thanks in advance. >=20 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <002001c49829$933d0f70$0b0aa8c0 [at] D10SKY11> From: "Randy B." References: Subject: Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:02:59 -0500 >> "Top Ten Uses for a Stage Weight." so what would those be? inquiring minds want to know. ------------------------------ From: Bsapsis [at] aol.com Message-ID: <14.3373c8f5.2e74cf67 [at] aol.com> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:00:07 EDT Subject: Re: Spetember 11 In a message dated 9/11/04 11:35:24 AM, IAEG [at] aol.com writes: << agreed, ,, but I am curious as to what your daughter was doing last week Herrick, , that WAS your daughter, , right ? ? >> If you are referring to the daughter who was arrested during the RNC protests, that was my daughter, thank you very much. And what she was doing was, along with a large number of friends, shutting down the Brooklyn Bridge. Bill S. (proud papa) 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: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <36.621dc66a.2e74d776 [at] aol.com> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:34:30 EDT Subject: Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts In a message dated 11/09/04 19:04:03 GMT Daylight Time, rgbrzosk [at] usermail.com writes: > >> "Top Ten Uses for a Stage Weight." > > so what would those be? inquiring minds want to know. I must confess that finding ten is hard. Holding up sets, ashtray, doorstop, and anvil come quickly to mind. Given that all of our flying is done on an ad hoc basis, counterweight is an additional posibility. I have used one as a dog anchor, and they are sometimes useful as glue anchors, when cramps cannot easily be used. I suppose that you could use them for calibrating scales. Holding the feet of legs in place is number nine. The tenth eludes me. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: "will kent" Subject: Re: Technobeam and Express 125 help Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:00:33 +0000 Message-ID: >Will, did you get a profile for them or build your own? I used the one that the board already had in it Will Kent www.kentlighting.cjb.net _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx ------------------------------ From: "Douglas McCracken" Subject: RE: borderlining on OT: t-shirts Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:45:07 -1000 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: FW with his infinite wisdom wrote: > I must confess that finding ten is hard. Holding up sets, > ashtray, doorstop, and anvil come quickly to mind. Given that > all of our flying is done on an ad hoc basis, counterweight > is an additional posibility. I have used one as a dog anchor, > and they are sometimes useful as glue anchors, when cramps > cannot easily be used. I suppose that you could use them for > calibrating scales. Holding the feet of legs in place is > number nine. The tenth eludes me. > > > > Frank Wood > I always used them as dancer traps. Aloha, Douglas McCracken "Boy", he said. "I never thought lighting was that organized. I thought they just put the lights up." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:47:36 -0400 Message-Id: <200409111947.AA564658412 [at] adamb.com> From: "Adam Berns" Subject: Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts I once was actaully able to wear all free swag. And I do mean all, from feet to head (inlcuding cell phone, IPAQ), went as free swag guy for halloween. Anyways, I have a few Musson ones, I like those (even if they do wear out fast, but then again, I wear them almost everytime I am in the theater). Riverview systems group has great ones, very strong and durable. I have a few from assorted casinos, those are great as well, especially the one from the monte carlo. I think my favorite one is from the coacroach hall of fame in Plano texas, okay not really free, but I was able to expense it. Anyways, any free swag is good swag, and in general, if it lasts 5 days, I am pretty happy with that. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Mat Goebel Reply-To: "Stagecraft" Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:57:52 -0700 For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Almost off topic, but I couldn't think of a better group of people to ask. Which companies/organizations have the coolest shirts/SWAG? So far I have noticed wears from the AES and USA 829. I saw one motion picture editors guild IA shirt. I've previously donned a mackie shirt (hey, it was free, and yes it did wear out before my other, higher quality clothes). -- Mat Goebel Entertainment Technical Services Paramount's Great America Cell: 510.693.1448 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000f01c4985c$47f94c30$6500a8c0 [at] yourfsyly0jtwn> From: "Daryl Redmon" References: Subject: Re: Grund Audio Design Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:05:57 -0700 Which promptly blew again. I dunno > if I'd spec Peavey gear for everything, but any environment theat doesn't > require 'pristine' sound, and the gear will suffer extended operator error > induced abuse, this stuff will take the punishment. > Chris "Chris" Babbie > Location Sound > MON AZ Chris, This sounds like your going to be a dealer for the big "P" word. Daryl Redmon Resounding Light ------------------------------ Message-ID: <41438901.80007 [at] gator.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:23:45 -0400 From: "Robert P. Robins" Subject: Re: storm References: In-Reply-To: >Brian Aldous wrote: Do you folks in Florida ever consider that Mother Nature may be giving you a hint? :) And the hint is.........? could it be that people should not live here? How about California, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southwest, Japan, Australia, India, China, the Northwest....... Where is there a place on Earth that nature never shows just who is in charge? Brian, I hope you are in a place that you can live with no worry of nature showing the fury of a storm or tornado or earthquake or flood or volcano or snow or freezing temperatures or scathing heat or seas that destroy or......... There is the question of how much does humankind have a bearing on all this, but I don't think this is the forum for that discussion. > > > ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20040911175327.01836ac8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:53:27 From: CB Subject: Re: Remotely Firing a Pistol >Usually the problem I have with sound effect gunshots is that they don't >seem to come from the gun but somewhere else... usually the speakers (Real) Sound design solution to above problem: Put a speaker where you want the sound to come from. Gunshots never do sound like gunshots from a speaker. Most speakers would disintegrate if they tried to accurately reproduce a gunshot at realistic levels. .22's aside, of course. Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20040911180151.01836ac8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:01:51 From: CB Subject: Re: Stagecraft course >> I keep a monkey's fist around a 1/2" ball bearing on my lanyard. > > I usually just tie a string to a roll of electrical tape. Definately much lower cool factor... Oh, and while I have your attention, let me apologise publicly for my inattention to typing lately. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm sorry. I'll try to be better. Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20040911180654.01836ac8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:06:54 From: CB Subject: Re: Stairs >The formal plural of hippopotamus is hippopotami, and grammar is spelt as I >just have. Never fails! Every time I do this thing I do it just that way! ; > ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20040911181225.01836ac8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:12:25 From: CB Subject: borderlining on OT: t-shirts >Which companies/organizations have the coolest shirts/SWAG? Well, Novell gave us Leatherman Minis, The drug companies are usually really nice to us (no, I'm talking about the leather laptop bags and such) and Sony swag almost always just plain sucks. American Red Cross gave me a first aid kit today, and one of the presentors gave me a bunny nose and ears to stick on my helmet. Tucson's Attorney gave me a gun lock. Cool is in the eyes of the beholder. I'm not sure that swag is a great yardstick to take gigs by, though... Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Message-ID: <26277.24.168.209.168.1094956879.squirrel [at] webmail.columbia.sc> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:41:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Lycra From: usctd [at] columbia.sc - Does anyone have experience working with this kind of material? We used it in a very similar way for a show last year. - Can anyone explain the difference between two-way spandex and lycra? We went with the Rosebrand Poly stretch because we did not need an insane amount of stretch and it was flame retardant. We used 12' high panels that stretched to about 16'. - Can it be painted without impeeding its ability to stretch, or will I need to stick to dyes? You can paint on it, but I would stick to using the HVLP. We also dyed it very succesfully. - Is a surger the only way to stitch panels together/finish the edges, or is there a simpler alternative? I don't know much about sewing voodoo, but I think they used a regular old sewing machine to make simple pockets at the ends. - Does anyone know of a good Mid-West distributer for this material in large formats? Dont know. Rosebrand has up to 120". - Is there anything that first time lycra users like myself should be aware of? Yeah....even if it is flame retardant, uh, don't weld near it. Also remember that as it stretches the hourglass effect obviously gets more severe. -- Eric Rouse TD-University of SC, Columbia Freelance Foyboy > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > >;http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <26524.24.168.209.168.1094957556.squirrel [at] webmail.columbia.sc> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:52:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: LDI in October From: usctd [at] columbia.sc if anybody has any extra exhibit passes, please contact me off list. it would be greatly appreciated. i'll buy you a beer....or two if the conversation is good. -- Eric Rouse TD-University of SC, Columbia Freelance Foyboy > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Vegas. WOO HOO! It will be the closest thing I get to time off this fall. > > See you there! > > > - > > > Klyph Stanford > 336.575.7235 > klyphs [at] earthlink.net > > "Let's go get drunk on the light once more." > Georges Seurat > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <03d201c4986d$7e1c2f10$0600a8c0 [at] alf> From: "Alf Sauve" References: Subject: Re: storm Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:01:36 -0400 Don't mess with Mother Nature. To her, you are insignificant and bio-degradable. Alf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert P. Robins" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 19:23 PM Subject: Re: storm > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > >Brian Aldous wrote: > Do you folks in Florida ever consider that Mother Nature may be giving you > a hint? :) > > And the hint is.........? > could it be that people should not live here? > How about California, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southwest, Japan, > Australia, India, China, the Northwest....... > Where is there a place on Earth that nature never shows just who is in > charge? > > Brian, > I hope you are in a place that you can live with no worry of nature > showing the fury of a storm or tornado or earthquake or flood or volcano > or snow or freezing temperatures or scathing heat or seas that destroy > or......... > > There is the question of how much does humankind have a bearing on all > this, but I don't think this is the forum for that discussion. > > > > >> >> >> > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000901c49877$5c4df6c0$9ce21842 [at] VAIO> From: "Robert Bell" Subject: waterproof sealer for cardboard? Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:19:36 -0400 I'm presently building twenty-seven gravestones out of cardboard and paper maiche with wooden bases. My client is supplying the dictated materials and wants a product that can be reused year after year. They will not be left out over night but need to be able to stand up to evening dew, maybe more. I'm hoping the list can suggest a sealer that would be at least fairly weatherproof and take tinting. I can be contacted off list at buffobob [at] yahoo.com. Thank you in advance for any advice and for the years of education and amusement. Bob Bell Carpenter/Rigger I.A.T.S.E. #54 Binghamton, N.Y. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4143C7CB.A3D90DC6 [at] cybercom.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:51:39 -0400 From: Dale Farmer Subject: Re: waterproof sealer for cardboard? References: Robert Bell wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > I'm presently building twenty-seven gravestones out of cardboard > and paper maiche with wooden bases. My client is supplying the > dictated materials and wants a product that can be reused year > after year. They will not be left out over night but need to be able > to stand up to evening dew, maybe more. I'm hoping the list can > suggest a sealer that would be at least fairly weatherproof and take > tinting. I can be contacted off list at buffobob [at] yahoo.com. > Thank you in advance for any advice and for the years of education > and amusement. > > Bob Bell > Carpenter/Rigger > I.A.T.S.E. #54 > Binghamton, N.Y. If you don't have to worry about fire-proofing, ordinary paffarin wax does a dandy job. Use an expendable iron on a low heat, and keep your CO2 fire extinguisher handy when working with hot wax. They sell all sorts of wax coloring supplies in the crafts stores, scents too. --Dale ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040912043612.87659.qmail [at] web14102.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:36:12 -0700 (PDT) From: June Abernathy Subject: Re: Remotely firing a pistol So, you're touring a show, but you're a devotee of Frank Wood's philosophy, so you don't have a stage manager to call cues - your techs follow scripts instead. But, you're leery of having to rely on your sound op to take your recorded gunshot cue as a visual, because, as you said before "The show travels with different techs of differing skill levels", and you don't trust them to get the cue right consistently. I don't understand why you are touring a show if you can't come up with a reliable tech crew. I don't understand why you don't have a stage manager (or if you do, one who calls cues) if you can't come up with a reliable tech crew. I would assume it's a money thing - since it's easier to find reasonably talented actors willing to work for little or no money than it is to find reasonably talented techs willing to work for those wages. And, of course, it's easier to persuade the powers that be to pay for actors that they can see than tech crew that they can't. But since this seems to be an educational production, I would assume that money is not the issue. So what is? Are you picking up techs at each venue? If you are, why no one consistent SM calling cues? I know my ranting is no help in the remote firing department, but I have never been a big fan of relying on the talent to actually trigger a cue. Which, undoubtedly shows my bias, since I am a stage manager/tech. I keep thinking that if you have the resources to come up with an RF rig, you could afford someone to call a cue, or take a cue, or fire an offstage gun, or hit an offstage slapstick, or whatever. But, enough of my whining. In an attempt to be somewhat constructive, let me say that when I did ASSASSINS, for Booth's suicide shot, we had him hold the gun to his head, and then for the "moment", we went to blackout, and, in the dark, he held the gun at arm's length overhead and shot it straight up. So, there's another option. Worked for us. We didn't have to restore lights in our production, as we went right into a scene shift, but you could certainly do a restore as he crumples or whatever. It's a little stylized, but if you make the rest of the production support that style, it can work. FWIW. June Abernathy AEA Stage Manager IATSE #321 (Tampa, FL) FOH Electrician The Lion King National Tour (Gazelle) _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool ------------------------------ Message-ID: <003401c49882$3b04d780$6401a8c0 [at] cz1lbfinkbrlun> From: "Chad Croteau" References: Subject: Re: waterproof sealer for cardboard? Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:37:35 -0400 Hey All... I've had good luck sealing corrugated cardboard with a clear spray lacquer. You'll need a few coats, but it works well. Also comes in colours if you want paint instead of a clear-coat. Hope this helps, Chad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Bell" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 11:19 PM Subject: waterproof sealer for cardboard? > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > I'm presently building twenty-seven gravestones out of cardboard > and paper maiche with wooden bases. My client is supplying the > dictated materials and wants a product that can be reused year > after year. They will not be left out over night but need to be able > to stand up to evening dew, maybe more. I'm hoping the list can > suggest a sealer that would be at least fairly weatherproof and take > tinting. I can be contacted off list at buffobob [at] yahoo.com. > Thank you in advance for any advice and for the years of education > and amusement. > > Bob Bell > Carpenter/Rigger > I.A.T.S.E. #54 > Binghamton, N.Y. > > ------------------------------ From: Subject: RE: borderlining on OT: t-shirts Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 01:02:21 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: >> "Top Ten Uses for a Stage Weight." If I can get Tom to cough one up in Vegas, I'll let you know. ;) Klyph ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000601c4988b$9682d810$6401a8c0 [at] cz1lbfinkbrlun> From: "Chad Croteau" References: Subject: Re: borderlining on OT: t-shirts Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 01:44:34 -0400 I dunno, somehow I think if Tom coughs up a stage weight, I think you might want to get him to a doctor before asking him to make up any top 10 lists... > > If I can get Tom to cough one up in Vegas, I'll let you know. ;) > > Klyph > > > ------------------------------ From: "Carson Koz Noel" Subject: borderlining on OT: t-shirts Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 02:12:36 -0700 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: I kinda liked the IA local 69 Kangaroo shirts... Carson "Koz" Noel, III Light and Sound FX Company - Tucson ** This communication is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain privileged and/or other confidential information. 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