Return-Path: X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://raeinternet.com/mpp X-Scanned-By: This message was scanned by MPP Lite Edition (www.messagepartners.com)! X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 26990630; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:02:51 -0800 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2.10 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #667 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:01:02 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, TJ_EMPTY_SUBJECT autolearn=unavailable version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on prxy.net X-Spam-Level: X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4f2 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #667 1. Re: Pyro License by Richard Keith 2. Re: Pyro License by Jerry Durand 3. Re: Cutawl and gobo cutting by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 4. Tokyo International Forum by "Jason Volkman" 5. Re: Pyro License by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 6. Re: Looking for lasers? by Maia Robbins-Zust 7. Re: Looking for lasers? by Jerry Durand 8. Re: Cutawl and gobo cutting by "Stephen E. Rees" 9. Re: Looking for lasers? by Dan Mills 10. Re: Shakespeare's most unfunny clown by Jim Hyslop 11. Re: Pyro License by Greg Williams 12. Re: Pyro License by "Maurice Moe Conn" 13. Re: Cutawl by "David Stock" 14. by Greg Bierly 15. Re: by Jerry Durand 16. Re: backlight material by Greg Bierly 17. Re: [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED]Stagecraft Digest #665 by Paul Guncheon 18. Re: Tokyo International Forum by "C. Andrew Dunning" 19. Re: Why we go Nut-Crackers by CB 20. Continuing: Lightweight headsets by CB 21. Re: Cutawl by CB 22. Re: Cutawl by CB 23. Re: It's happened again.... by CB 24. Shakespeare's most unfunny clown by CB 25. Cutawl and gobo cutting by CB 26. Re: by 27. Re: [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED]Stagecraft Digest #665 by "Tony Deeming" 28. Re: It's happened again.... by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 29. Re: It's happened again.... by Charlie Richmond *** 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20060124171851.020f71b0 [at] pop.service.ohio-state.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:22:37 -0500 From: Richard Keith Subject: Re: Pyro License In-Reply-To: References:

>erry Durand wrote: > >>--------------------------------------------------- >>So much for terrorists using fireworks to blow up buildings (it CAN >>be done, but a trip to the drug store will get you a bigger bang cheaper). > >Geez, Jerry. Making comments like that will end up with every CVS >and Walgreen's being closed for Homeland Security reasons. :-D > >Steve L. And This is a bad thing? It could help the economy. Remember all those Gas stations that we used to have on every corner (you know, the ones that cleaned your windows, checked your oil etc). They were all torn down to make way for CVS's and Walgreen's. Hmmm wonder what they will be torn down to make room for? Rick ------------------------------ Message-Id: <7.0.0.16.0.20060124142946.01f0ce70 [at] interstellar.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:29:58 -0800 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Pyro License In-Reply-To: References:

At 02:22 PM 1/24/2006, you wrote: >Hmmm wonder what they will be torn down to make room for? Homeland Insecurity offices. -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <2a3.458b0f3.31081046 [at] aol.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:20:38 EST Subject: Re: Cutawl and gobo cutting In a message dated 24/01/06 18:23:39 GMT Standard Time, ggeorge [at] capital.edu writes: > Speaking of which, never having tried to cut a gobo by hand before, I'm > curious what has worked for you folks. I need a set of Lone Star Beer gobos > in two colors for _Sordid Lives_. I think the Cutawl will cut thin steel, > and that it will work at the level of detail that I need. Any suggestions? I've done it two ways, and bear in mind that I don't know the logo. The simplest is a hammer and chisel. Used with care and precision, this can be very effective. The second, which needs more resources, is to etch them, in copper. You need access to the gear for making PCBs for this. Make the photographic images you need to etch from both sides, and apply them to the copper using the normal techniques for double-sided PCBs to ensure proper registration. Etch in ferric chloride solution, and tidy up the edges with a tiny file. Perhaps a local manufacturer of PCBs could do this for you. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:35:32 -0500 From: "Jason Volkman" Subject: Tokyo International Forum In-reply-to: Reply-to: Message-id: Does anyone have a tech packet for the Tokyo International Forum - Hall C? Anyone ever been there? I'm prepping a show that may be heading that direction, and it's been tough finding info about it. Thanks! Jason Volkman One Dream Sound jvolkman [at] verizon.net ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:37:06 EST Subject: Re: Pyro License In a message dated 24/01/06 19:47:07 GMT Standard Time, pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu writes: > > Somewhere, > > buried in an old > > chemistry textbook, I have instructions for preparing mercury > > fulminate. > > And that noise you just heard was the collective sound of alarm bells > going off at the FBI, flagging the curious part of the list membership > for "suspicious" googling of mercury fulminate... The thought crossed my mind, but I rejected it. As a UK Citizen, the FBI can get stuffed, in spades. Ever since the US instituted no-smoking policies, it has been crossed off my list of possible destinations. A pity, since ther are places there that I should wish to see. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:06:15 -0500 From: Maia Robbins-Zust Subject: Re: Looking for lasers? Message-id: <43D6C0F7.5000903 [at] williams.edu> There are basically two categories of lasers used in entertainment venues. There are the "big" ones that require a license (called a laser variance) from the FDA, and then there are the small ones that are under 5 watts. These smaller ones come only in red and companies such as American DJ sell units that shoot this type of laser intended for dance clubs. A 5w laser would have to be held in place for a good minute to actually hurt a human eye - and since the human eye winks in self protection the chances of this happening are very small. (They do make excellent cat toys too.) Secondly, lasers do not show up unless you have haze or fog in the air. So a dance piece using lasers has to be done in a foggy setting. I've spent many years designing sets and lasers for a touring show called "Lazer Vaudeville". The show used to use the lasers within some of the acts, all carefully rehearsed and properly licensed and documented. But, as the years went by, the company slowly fazed this practice out in the interest of safety. So, yes, you can do a dance number with "big" lasers: First, hire a professional, licensed laser programmer, then work out redundant safety procedures for each part of the dance, then rehearse the dancers till they're perfect and then try to mix the lasers in.... Beams of light seem like a much better idea. Maia Robbins-Zust Technical Director Williams College Dept. of Theatre Berkshire Opera Company Berkshire Production Resources ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Looking for lasers? Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:10:02 -0800 On Jan 24, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Maia Robbins-Zust wrote: > > There are basically two categories of lasers used in entertainment > venues. There are the "big" ones that require a license (called a > laser variance) from the FDA, and then there are the small ones > that are under 5 watts. I _DO_ hope you meant 0.005W, 5W will leave a nice burn on your hand. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <43D6C2D9.4070605 [at] fredonia.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:14:17 -0500 From: "Stephen E. Rees" Reply-To: Rees [at] fredonia.edu Subject: Re: Cutawl and gobo cutting References:

Steve L. describes the exact process that was published in Theatre Crafts back in the '70s. (by Michael Gillette???) I still have the article floating around here someplace. It is moderately dangerous but with care and patience you can create very highly detailed templates. I have usually resisted the temptation to speed the process by increasing the amount of acid to the bath. If it starts to cut too fast it might destroy fine detail before other areas have cut through. I have had very good success using aluminum flashing cut to the correct size before etching. The finished product will hold up pretty well in a well- aligned luminaire. Lots of PPD, exhaust, and makeup air required. Steve Rees The Other Upstate Steve Stephen Litterst wrote: > Directions from the list (originally posted by Nancy Moeur of Syracuse > Stage) > > I don't know that I have official instructions, but here's what I've done: > > OBLIGATORY WARNING: This process involves using chemicals which are > undoubtedly > harmful to you and the world around you. Use protective equipment, work > in a > well-ventilated space, and dispose of wastes properly. Read the warnings > on the > bottles. There, I've said it. > > You will need: > Printer's tin or other thin metal (see note) > Muriatic acid (see note) > Spray paint > Lacquer > Lacquer thinner > The template image already cut out of cardstock at the right size > An Xacto knife or two > A glass or porcelain vessel with a flat bottom > Water > Pliers or something to pull the templates out of the acid. > > Notes: > Printer's tin. I know this stuff is getting harder to find, and I'm lucky > because one of the design professors here has a whole pile of it hidden > away. > I bet a pie plate would work, but I haven't done it. > > Muriatic acid. The bottle I have says it's 28% Hydrochloric Acid. AKA, > they > dissolve HCl to a 28% concentration. In some states, you can't buy > "Muriatic > Acid"--just some "replacement." I don't know what the "replacement" is, > but I > bet it doesn't etch templates very well. If you have a chemist friend, > they > should be able to make some muriatic acid easily. > > What to do: > Print/draw your image at the right size on cardstock and cut it out with > something sharp. > > Using this stencil, spraypaint the image onto the printer's tin. Do it > neatly, > but you're really only using the paint as a guide--it isn't the resist > for the > acid. > > After the spraypaint is dry, coat both sides of the tin thoroughly in > lacquer. > I like the spray-on kind. The lacquer is the resist. > > After the lacquer is dry, cut through the lacquer, into the metal a bit, > along > the lines of your stencil. Be neat about this. Make sure your lines > meet at > the corners, etc.... > > Dilute the muriatic acid to about 50% with water in the non-metal bowl. > (I've > done it on a plate, too. You really only need enough to get both sides > of the > template covered. No sense wasting any more than that.) > > Set the template in the acid. Soon (2-5 minutes, I'd guess) you'll > start to see > larger and larger bubbles form along the lines you've cut. If you're > impatient, add more acid if the bubbles don't come soon enough. > > The bubbling will get more and more vigorous. Pull the template up by a > corner > and try to poke out some of the holes with the knife. If they don't > come out, > put it back in the acid. You don't want to leave it in _too_ long, > because the > acid will start to eat through the now-raw edges. But leave it in long > enough > to loosen the parts you're cutting away. > > When you take it out, wash it thoroughly in clean water. Poke out the > loose > pieces of metal. > > Clean off the remaining lacquer and spraypaint with the thinner. > > Repeat with more templates. Actually, if I have to do multiples, I tend > to dip > them all at once. Just get a container large enough that they don't sit on > each other. > > I've had better luck with simple things (windows, large breakups) than with > delicate things (feathers, etc...). I've managed to make templates both in > B-size and also for our moving lights (Studio Spots). For the smaller ones > especially, it helps if you not only etch the image, but the > circumference of > the finished template. Let the acid just cut out the circle for you, > rather > than bending the metal by cutting it with scissors or snips. > > > whew! > ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <28384C79-39D6-4B4B-9BA9-2D172823BCE2 [at] spamblock.demon.co.uk> From: Dan Mills Subject: Re: Looking for lasers? Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:15:20 +0000 On 25 Jan 2006, at 00:06, Maia Robbins-Zust wrote: > There are the "big" ones that require a license (called a laser > variance) from the FDA, and then there are the small ones that are > under 5 watts. I am pretty sure that should be 5mW, 5W is solidly class IV and is more then slightly dangerous. Regards, Dan.. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <43D6E085.6090902 [at] dreampossible.ca> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:20:53 -0500 From: Jim Hyslop Organization: Dreampossible Inc. Subject: Re: Shakespeare's most unfunny clown References: In-Reply-To: Jon Ares wrote: > I'm working on "As You Like It," and the director/friend of mine is > challenged, as most are, with Billy Shake's most unfunny clown in his > canon - Touchstone. Anyone have any suggestions on actually making him > somewhat funny? It won't be the boy's looks, or stature, or anything > like that - he's a blond, boy-next-door type, 'normal' height, very > intelligent, likable (on- and offstage) and is saddled with some of the > worst 'funny' lines in the history of theatre. Not all of Shakespeare's clowns are supposed to be funny. In particular, I seem to recall that Touchstone's purpose is more to reflect the other characters than to provide much comic relief (hint: look up what a "touchstone" is). He is very wise, considering he's supposed to be a fool (remember that in Shakespeare's day and before, court fools were typically mentally challenged people whom the court could abuse and laugh at). Also, remember that some critics think that Shakespeare was giving is audience what they demanded ("as YOU like it"), which would likely have included a lot of bawdy and crude physical comedy not mentioned in the script. Mind you, it's been a LONG time since I studied or read the play, so I could be mis-remembering. -- Jim Hyslop ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <887481B0-C9E5-4771-B25E-985335E72D62 [at] appstate.edu> From: Greg Williams Subject: Re: Pyro License Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:07:57 -0500 On Jan 24, 2006, at 6:37 PM, FrankWood95 [at] aol.com wrote: > The thought crossed my mind, but I rejected it. As a UK Citizen, > the FBI can > get stuffed, in spades. Ever since the US instituted no-smoking > policies, it > has been crossed off my list of possible destinations. A pity, > since ther are > places there that I should wish to see. > > > Frank Wood Hey Frank, I've got an idea for you, and I'm dead-on serious. Not ALL the U.S. has no-smoking policies, and there are still smoking rooms in hotels, etc. Why don't you come on over this summer and drive a chase vehicle for the Long Reach Long Riders? You could team up with either the East or West coast riders, departing either Philadelphia (Bill Sapsis' house, actually), or San Diego (Loren Schreiber's domain). You'd see a lot of the country, and a whole lot of southwest South Dakota, national monuments, etc. You'd pay your own way, as do we all, and you'd have a whole bunch of us to debate with over liquid refreshment every night. Whatcha say? -=Greg Williams=- Production Manager Valborg Theatre, Appalachian State University www.LRLR.org - 2006 ride dates July 9-18 - c'mon and join us! ------------------------------ Message-ID: In-Reply-To: From: "Maurice Moe Conn" Subject: Re: Pyro License Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:38:56 +0000 Frank Wood In a Cage Behind us....Are you sure about that? Moe Help support Long Reach Long Riders 2006 Charity Ride. For Donation and/or Rider information, Check out: www.lrlr.org >From: Greg Williams >Reply-To: "Stagecraft" >To: "Stagecraft" >Subject: Re: Pyro License >Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:07:57 -0500 > >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > > >On Jan 24, 2006, at 6:37 PM, FrankWood95 [at] aol.com wrote: >>The thought crossed my mind, but I rejected it. As a UK Citizen, the FBI >>can >>get stuffed, in spades. Ever since the US instituted no-smoking policies, >>it >>has been crossed off my list of possible destinations. A pity, since ther >>are >>places there that I should wish to see. >> >> >>Frank Wood > >Hey Frank, I've got an idea for you, and I'm dead-on serious. Not ALL the >U.S. has no-smoking policies, and there are still smoking rooms in hotels, >etc. > >Why don't you come on over this summer and drive a chase vehicle for the >Long Reach Long Riders? You could team up with either the East or West >coast riders, departing either Philadelphia (Bill Sapsis' house, >actually), or San Diego (Loren Schreiber's domain). > >You'd see a lot of the country, and a whole lot of southwest South Dakota, >national monuments, etc. > >You'd pay your own way, as do we all, and you'd have a whole bunch of us >to debate with over liquid refreshment every night. > >Whatcha say? > >-=Greg Williams=- >Production Manager >Valborg Theatre, Appalachian State University > >www.LRLR.org - 2006 ride dates July 9-18 - c'mon and join us! > > ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "David Stock" Subject: RE: Cutawl Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:55:22 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Merel. Try BMI Supply... I just purchased one last year. Love that tool! Dave -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Ray-Pfeifer, Merel Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:21 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Cutawl For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Reminiscing is for things that are no longer around. Cutawl is a FABILOUS tool that I have never seen a better replacement for. I just found one stashed away in the prop room. Heavy, tough, a sweet tool. You don't need one every day but for those detailed cut outs it can't be beat. I think Mutual Hardware still carries the blades for them. -- Merel Ray-Pfeifer Technical Director Dept of Speech Comm. & Dramatic Arts Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI 48858 989/774-6594 On 1/24/06 7:24 AM, "Shelly A Ford" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > I cut my teeth on a Cutawl as a young design assistant. Alas, to > reminisce about a power tool... must be a stagecraft thing. > > > Victor W. Smith wrote: > > >> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> Patrick Immel wrote: >> >>> I am looking to create a couple of largish stencil patterns (18-24" >>> sq.). SNIP >> >> I know this is late, but I missed the original message. >> >> I like PETG - 1/16" thick. We get ours at G.E. Commercial Plastics. > Also >> from McMaster-Carr. When we are making multiple stencils, we stack the >> sheets (up to 4'x8'), print a full size version, attach the pattern with >> spray adhesive and cut with a Cutawl. >> >> http://facweb.furman.edu/~rbryson/dramadept/CutAwl/ >> >> A really cool little machine that a lot of people have never seen or > used. >> >> Victor >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ Message-Id: From: Greg Bierly Subject: Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:08:27 -0500 Oh Wise List here is another one for you. Have any of you seen a supplier for the backing material found in an LCD screen. I took apart an LCD screen a while ago and found a couple of layers of material that allowed it to be edgelit with a single florescent tube and backlight an entire screen. I am trying to light a 11"x17" show poster on an outside sandwich board from a battery lit source. I am sure there are other great ideas also but I thought backlighting would be kind of cool. Greg Bierly Technical Director Hempfield HS ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:14:23 -0800 On Jan 24, 2006, at 8:08 PM, Greg Bierly wrote: > Oh Wise List here is another one for you. Have any of you seen a > supplier for the backing material found in an LCD screen. I took > apart an LCD screen a while ago and found a couple of layers of > material that allowed it to be edgelit with a single florescent > tube and backlight an entire screen. I am trying to light a > 11"x17" show poster on an outside sandwich board from a battery lit > source. I am sure there are other great ideas also but I thought > backlighting would be kind of cool. I don't have the manufacturer's names handy, but why not get a burned out/cracked screen and take out the backlight from it? It would be a LOT cheaper. ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References:

Message-Id: From: Greg Bierly Subject: Re:backlight material Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:19:32 -0500 > I don't have the manufacturer's names handy, but why not get a > burned out/cracked screen and take out the backlight from it? It > would be a LOT cheaper. Sorry for the lack of a header. I am going to experiment but I was thinking it might be difficult to get a smooth image 11"x17." I have to look around for some broken monitors. Greg Bierly Technical Director Hempfield HS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:37:35 -0900 From: Paul Guncheon Subject: Re: [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED]Stagecraft Digest #665 In-reply-to: Message-id: References: > What part > of the world are you in? :) I are in Hawaii, USA. Laters, Paul "That's the deepest sounding laugh I can make" said Tom with aloha. ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "C. Andrew Dunning" Cc: jvolkman [at] verizon.net Subject: RE: Tokyo International Forum Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:01:34 -0600 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Jason - I did a show there a couple of years ago - though I don't remember which hall it was. I still have the VectorWorks file that the promoter sent, if you'd like it. There's not a lot of detail, but it will at least give you a general idea of the stage size (assuming you'll be in the same room). Regards - C. Andrew Dunning Landru Design - Nashville, TN - cad [at] landrudesign.com www.landrudesign.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf >Of Jason Volkman >Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:36 PM >To: Stagecraft >Subject: Tokyo International Forum > >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > >--------------------------------------------------- > >Does anyone have a tech packet for the Tokyo International >Forum - Hall C? > >Anyone ever been there? > >I'm prepping a show that may be heading that direction, and >it's been tough finding info about it. > >Thanks! > >Jason Volkman >One Dream Sound >jvolkman [at] verizon.net > > ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20060124230704.00d0ffc8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:07:04 From: CB Subject: Re: Why we go Nut-Crackers >The techs on the yearly production of Nutcracker I'm involved in have a >tradition of singing along, roughly and raucously, to parts of the music. No showtunes backstage. Not from this show, not from another show. No showtunes backstage. Its the law. "It was self defense" "You shot him in the back with a nailgun!" "Your honor, have you ever done theatre?" "I built a bit of scenery for my wife's 'Gilbert and Sullivan' society..." "He was humming "Hello Dolly" all afternoon, and just smiled when I asked him to stop!" "Case dismissed!" 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: <3.0.6.32.20060124232527.00d0ffc8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:25:27 From: CB Subject: Continuing: Lightweight headsets >This would just be for personal, booth use - any recommendations or warnings >from the collected wisdom? Rent either (or both!) for your next show, nad see which one you really like. Nothing tells you "I hate you!" like a head vise that you *have* to wear for four hours. Try looking down, turning your head, and leaving the mic on for long periods while asking if there are any annoying artifacts of your fellow headsetters. I had an Sm that had a headset that he loved and it pranged my ears every show. Make sure that you know how to use your null on your beltpack before you go swapping cans around, 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: <3.0.6.32.20060124233136.00d0ffc8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:31:36 From: CB Subject: RE: Cutawl >Since this is plain text, I don't know if it will come through as a >hyperlink, so you may need to cut and paste it in your browser. Everyone who reads this go immediately to ( Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:33:02 From: CB Subject: RE: Cutawl >And here's the tinyurl.com version: >http://tinyurl.com/9r6cl That is the coolest thing I have ever seen, Beavis. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20060124234246.00d0ffc8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:42:46 From: CB Subject: RE: It's happened again.... >If they do so without misrepresenting it, they're providing their customers >with an option. > >Options are always good. Now I know who to off all that cool theatre lighting stuff I stole on. I think he's referring to the German audio company that ripped off American company designs (and went so far as to duplicate the manufacturers info on the printed circuit boards!) and sold them as their own, saving a bunch on R&D. 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: <3.0.6.32.20060124234441.00d0ffc8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:44:41 From: CB Subject: Shakespeare's most unfunny clown >he's a blond, boy-next-door type, 'normal' height, very intelligent, >likable (on- and offstage) and is saddled with some of the worst 'funny' >lines in the history of theatre. > >Thoughts? Funny walk? ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20060124234723.00d0ffc8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:47:23 From: CB Subject: Cutawl and gobo cutting >Any suggestions? Ya tried contacting the Lone Star Brewery in San Antonio,TX? Isn't there a lister in SA? Texans are a pretty proud bunch, play on their nationalism. Tell 'em that you are dissatisfied with your present solution, as it doens't do the beer justice. Your new gobos should be in the mail, next dayed. ; > 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: <833ce2819ee4c82dbef75da950650596 [at] cybercom.net> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:15:41 -0500 From: Subject: Re: Reply-to: In-Reply-To: References: On 11:08:27 pm 01/24/06 Greg Bierly wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see /> > --------------------------------------------------- > > Oh Wise List here is another one for you. Have any of you seen a > supplier for the backing material found in an LCD screen. I took > apart an LCD screen a while ago and found a couple of layers of > material that allowed it to be edgelit with a single florescent tube > and backlight an entire screen. I am trying to light a 11"x17" show > poster on an outside sandwich board from a battery lit source. I am > sure there are other great ideas also but I thought backlighting > would be kind of cool. > > Greg Bierly > Technical Director > Hempfield HS > It's basiclly just frosted plastic. Take a sheet of plexiglass. take the edges down to optical smoothness where the lights will be shining in. Lightly sandplast the front surface to make it look like a frost gel. Paint the backside white. ( lightly sand it first so the paint will stick. ) The hard part is getting it perfectly even illumination across the sheet. Laptop backs do that by varying the thickness of the plastic sheet. --Dale ------------------------------ From: "Tony Deeming" Subject: RE: [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED]Stagecraft Digest #665 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:21:24 -0000 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hummm.... So NOT the good ol' UK, then! 8-))) > -----Original Message----- > From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Paul > Guncheon > Sent: 24 January 2006 14:38 > To: Stagecraft > Subject: Re: [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED]Stagecraft Digest #665 > > > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > What part > > of the world are you in? :) > > I are in Hawaii, USA. > > Laters, > > Paul > > "That's the deepest sounding laugh I can make" said Tom with aloha. > ------------------------------ From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: It's happened again.... Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:35:05 -0500 Message-ID: <002401c6219b$036cfe80$6901a8c0 [at] pepys> In-Reply-To: > he's referring to the German audio company that ripped off > American company designs (and went so far as to duplicate > the manufacturers info on the printed circuit boards!) I had forgotten about that. "When you care enough to steal the very best." -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.19/231 - Release Date: 1/16/2006 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:42:36 +0000 (GMT) From: Charlie Richmond Subject: Re: It's happened again.... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Jeffrey E. Salzberg wrote: >> he's referring to the German audio company that ripped off >> American company designs (and went so far as to duplicate >> the manufacturers info on the printed circuit boards!) Behringer - and they also make lighting desks now, too... Charlie ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #667 *****************************