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 4255612; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 03:01:47 -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 #114 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 03:01:24 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0-pre4 (2004-08-04) on prxy.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.0-pre4 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4a3 For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #114 1. Re: After Closing by Dale Farmer 2. Re: Production Fundamentals by Dale Farmer 3. Re: TV show by FREDERICK W FISHER 4. Re: Clear Com question... by Shawn Palmer 5. Re: TV show by "Jon Ares" 6. Hollywood Art Direction by Steve Larson 7. Re: new labor rules by "Bryan H. Ackler" 8. New subject - Fog Maker by "Peter Kiely" 9. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by "Tony Deeming" 10. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by Shawn Palmer 11. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by Stephen Litterst 12. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by Shawn Palmer 13. Anybody worked for Vee? by "Andy Leviss" 14. Moving between IATSE locals by mat goebel 15. Re: Moving between IATSE locals by "Booth, Dennis" 16. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by "Joe Meils" 17. Costume measurement form by Pat Kight 18. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by "Joe Meils" 19. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by Kyle Dugger 20. Resume Help by mat goebel 21. Re: New subject - Fog Maker by Richard Niederberg 22. USITT-Chesapeake Expo, September 11th in Richmond by gregg hillmar 23. Re: Resume Help by Boyd Ostroff 24. a job posting by Jeff Kanyuck 25. Completely OT: Any Monk Fans with VCRs? by "Andy Leviss" 26. Re: RNC by Sunil Rajan 27. Re: Tools for da road by Sunil Rajan *** 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: <412CD0A9.B851047A [at] cybercom.net> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:47:22 -0400 From: Dale Farmer Subject: Re: After Closing References: Paul Schreiner wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > > All events that are from the campus community are not paid or > > rental events. > > > > Hourly Theatre What a concept. I am Salaried so No OT for > > me. Comp time is a > > nice thought but seems to conflict with teaching load. > > I fought a similar fight once upon a time, and the auditors agreed with me to a point. My scenario was a little different, in that I had no teaching load, but supposedly I was ineligible for overtime. > Seeing as the Department of Labor has just issued new rules on overtime eligibility, I'd recheck that. ONe of the corollaries of being on salary, is that you can work less than 40 per week without any deductions in your paycheck. If they do deduct pay on a week because you worked less than 40 hours ( not covered by comp. or vacation time) then you are legally an hourly worker, and overtime rules apply. > > > I have scheduling control (Theoretically) So conflicts don't > > happen, but the > > people who want the space go to the Admin. and I am then > > vetoed. (Still > > working on this one) > > Take the concerns to a translator who can relate them in a language the administration can understand. IOW, find some hard liability numbers and/or talk with the legal department about what might happen if an overworked staff had any of a range of accidents, and then show the administration the amount of money that they'd have to fork over in insurance and settlements if they don't change the way things work. Go and get someone who speaks fluent suit and go through the costs and benefits of these events. Things to take into account are not only the direct costs, but things like increases in insurance rates, accident rates. If they do have insurance, contact the insurance company and ask for a visit from their safety consultant. --Dale ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412CD219.2AFB4A [at] cybercom.net> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:53:29 -0400 From: Dale Farmer Subject: Re: Production Fundamentals References: CB wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > >The costs of working when you are sleep deprived. ( 6:2:1 rule ) > > OK, I am totally Nippered by this one. 6:2:1 rule? I like the sound of > that, it smacks of overtime. 'Splain please... > The 6:2:1 rule of festival survival. At any given time, in the previous 24 hours you should have had six good hours of sleep, two solid meals, and one shower and clean clothes. You cannot substitute one for the other, six meals and two hours of sleep just doesn't work. --Dale ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:10:09 -0500 From: FREDERICK W FISHER Subject: Re: TV show Message-id: <168b17167ef2.167ef2168b17 [at] wiscmail.wisc.edu> You can find out more about many of the artists featured and see more of their works be going to your local library and taking out some books on them or on the topic. I've seen many of those renderings over the years in print. Last week on Trio, they had some Ernie Kovacs shows from the 50's. These, of course, were kinescopes of live broadcasts. I used to watch him in the old days and it was great to see how zany he was and how much influence he had on future television. His lighting director was Bill Klages. Quite a bit of difference between that simple show and the later extravaganzas that Klages did. Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Meils Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:14 am Subject: Re: TV show > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------- > ------------------ > > The only problem I had with the show was that it was far too > short. I > would have loved to have seen more of the renderings from Menzies. > As it > was, it seemed like all they wanted to talk about was Gone With > the Wind. > What about Thief of Bagdad? Or Invaders From Mars? Same with the other > designers. > As one of them rightly pointed out, you need a string of > films, all > consistently good, to make a great designer. I just wish they had > more time > to explore the topic. > > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412DD69B.3030806 [at] northnet.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:24:59 -0500 From: Shawn Palmer Subject: Re: Clear Com question... References: In-Reply-To: >>One of my student >>assistants is trying to make a phone handset into a Clear Com handset. > > > I could off one to ya for pretty cheap, unless the project is to make one > work. Com includes a certain amount of audio voodoo. No matter how well I > have wired com, it hums. I have to spend a certain amount of time messing > with it, and then its clean. Sometimes with the exact same components in > the exact same configuration. Tell the student that a sacrifice might be > helpful. > > Chris "Chris" Babbie Chris, At this point... if you could email me off list the specifics of the handset you offered I would appreciate it. No need to reinvent the wheel for this one. Thanks, Shawn ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000f01c48b72$6471d1d0$0600000a [at] BRUTUS> From: "Jon Ares" References: Subject: Re: TV show Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:41:29 -0700 > I took a full semester class in Art Direction from Cedric Gibbons > 30+ years ago. Richard, you no doubt consider yourself very lucky to have experienced those classes and experiences with the studios. That was awesome. No one could get education like that anymore, since those that lectured at your classes were pretty much the last ones to come through the "studio system." Congratulations on being in the right classes at the right time! -- Jon Ares Program Director, West Linn HS Theatre Arts www.hevanet.com/acreative ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:20:22 -0400 Subject: Hollywood Art Direction From: Steve Larson Message-ID: In-Reply-To: The recent thread has taken me to my library to check some books that some of you might find enlightening: Setting the Scene, The Great Hollywood Art Directors by Robert S. Sennett Industrial Light and Magic The Art of Special Effects by Thomas G. Smith Secrets of Hollywood Special Effects Robert E. McCarthy The Platinum Years Don't know the author Of course, all the Disney films that feature the artwork of Hunchback of Notre Dame and many of their films Artwork of the Lucas films, Stars War, etc. There was a whole series of books, each one highlighting one of the major studios: MGM, Paramount, RKO, etc. Production Design for Television Terry Byrne There was a book about Northern Exposure Another about the Vietnam film with Tommy Lee Jones. Many others that are boxed in storage. Fun to look at and full of ideas that I borrow occasionally. Steve ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E020F.1020904 [at] ix.netcom.com> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:30:23 -0700 From: "Bryan H. Ackler" Organization: Va. Tech - Vassar - USITT - NTHP Subject: Re: new labor rules References: In-Reply-To: Karl, Thanks for the posted links. Unfortunately, it seems that the new rules don't throw out the old ones only modify them. Yes, the old rules were grossly out of date with regard to dollar amounts of income, job descriptions/omissions, etc. etc.. The new FLSA as modified will require serious reading, and as always, evaluation of what labor is being performed by a person, in addition to how much they earn or how long they work. Phrases or words like "significant" are always subject to interpretation. Bryan H. Ackler Portland, Oregon ================================================================= From: "Karl G. Ruling" Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:31:19 -0400 Subject: Re: new labor rules Have you actually read the new labor law? Don't forget, When new rules come in, the old rules don't apply. I haven't read it, so I won't claim to know what it says, but the news reports about it are as much about people disagreeing about what the law means as the reports are about the new law. Information about the new overtime law is available at http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/main.htm. Exemptions from the new overtime regulations are discussed at http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/fs17g_salary.htm. Specific exemptions for professional employees are discussed at http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/fs17d_professional. htm. This page has an interesting section on the "Creative Professional Exemption." To qualify for that exemption from the overtime rules, all of the following tests must be met: * The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis (as defined in the regulations) at a rate not less than $455 per week; * The employees primary duty must be the performance of work requiring invention, imagination, originality or talent in a recognized field of artistic or creative endeavor. There's lots more to this law, of course. I recommend that if people are interested, they do a bit of web browsing and reading. When new rules come in, the old rules don't apply. ------------------------------ From: "Peter Kiely" Subject: New subject - Fog Maker Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:30:33 +0200 Message-ID: <000001c48b81$a1919050$5c95fea9 [at] Peter1> In-Reply-To: Hi all. Greetings from sunny South Africa! Some time back I asked if anyone could remember how to make FOG from dry ice, and a couple of people replied. Basically I was told to take a rubbish bin (trash can), put a heater in the bottom (kettle/immersion element), than on top of a grid put the dry ice. We built a trial model and it did not work (please don't laugh - still learning). South African trash cans are made of a material that looks like rubber but is not really, and are about waist high In the bottom we had about a foot of water (with the heater [2 kilowatt] able to heat the water up), then a grid; on top of the grid we put about 5 pounds of dry ice. Near the top of the bin we had a large outlet flexible pipe about 4 inches diameter, and then on top of the lid there are two 240 volt fans also about 4 inch dia. When we were ready, we switched the heater on and the water started to get warm. After about ten minutes there was no sign of fog so we looked inside the bin. There was a little thick mist. We put the lid back and switched the fans on. Some thin mist came out for about ten seconds and then there was no more. When this did not work, we eventually got a bucket of hot water and threw it into the bin all over the dry ice, This really still did not work and only a little fog was produced. Obviously I have missed some important element of this design. Maybe no enough dry ice. Perhaps it needs to be broken up instead of in a lump ; Should we use water in the bottom? No-one told us to do that? Any suggestions would be appreciated as we are at a loss as to where we went wrong Thanks all. Best Regards, Peter Kiely Peter.Kiely [at] telkomsa.net ------------------------------ Message-ID: <007101c48b85$86575c80$0a01a8c0 [at] Tony> From: "Tony Deeming" References: Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:58:27 +0100 Peter. To generate fog from dry ice all you need to do is to actually immerse the solid CO2 in the hot water. This will cause the desired reaction and the mist will form nicely. The water must be hot, but NOT boiling. I can't recall the exact optimum temperature, but I'm sure someone here will. Now - outlet - the outlet for the fog produced needs to be high enough so it's above the maximum water line, but low enough so that the fog effect will get out of the container. So if you have a pipe out of the trash can at waist level, that's probably too high. The idea of a grid in the bottom of the can is fine as long as this, as I've said, allows the CO2 to become immersed. An expansion on a fixed grid is a wire bucket that can be lowered/raised as required, which means you can more easily prep and trigger the effect on demand. You shouldn't need fans on the device, but if you do, I'd a) recommend they're low voltage as you tend to generate a lot of condensation and b) run them at a fairly low speed. Most dry ice machines feed the fog at it's own pace. As for how to use the CO2, it can depend on the effect you want. Granules, or broken up blocks, can often produce a much higher volume because of the greater surface area that is exposed to the water, although this can sometimes mean the water cools too fast. (Ideally use a thermostat on the water to keep it topped up to the best temp). Other than that, there's not a lot to it. Hope this helps Ynot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kiely" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: New subject - Fog Maker > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Hi all. Greetings from sunny South Africa! > > Some time back I asked if anyone could remember how to make FOG from dry > ice, and a couple of people replied. > > Basically I was told to take a rubbish bin (trash can), put a heater in > the bottom (kettle/immersion element), than on top of a grid put the dry > ice. > > We built a trial model and it did not work (please don't laugh - still > learning). > > South African trash cans are made of a material that looks like rubber > but is not really, and are about waist high > > In the bottom we had about a foot of water (with the heater [2 kilowatt] > able to heat the water up), then a grid; on top of the grid we put about > 5 pounds of dry ice. Near the top of the bin we had a large outlet > flexible pipe about 4 inches diameter, and then on top of the lid there > are two 240 volt fans also about 4 inch dia. > > When we were ready, we switched the heater on and the water started to > get warm. After about ten minutes there was no sign of fog so we looked > inside the bin. There was a little thick mist. We put the lid back and > switched the fans on. Some thin mist came out for about ten seconds and > then there was no more. > > When this did not work, we eventually got a bucket of hot water and > threw it into the bin all over the dry ice, This really still did not > work and only a little fog was produced. > > Obviously I have missed some important element of this design. Maybe no > enough dry ice. Perhaps it needs to be broken up instead of in a lump ; > Should we use water in the bottom? No-one told us to do that? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated as we are at a loss as to where we > went wrong Thanks all. > > Best Regards, > > Peter Kiely > Peter.Kiely [at] telkomsa.net > > > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E08F9.1030009 [at] northnet.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:59:53 -0500 From: Shawn Palmer Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker References: In-Reply-To: > Obviously I have missed some important element of this design. Maybe no > enough dry ice. Perhaps it needs to be broken up instead of in a lump ; > Should we use water in the bottom? No-one told us to do that? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated as we are at a loss as to where we > went wrong Thanks all. > > Best Regards, > > Peter Kiely > Peter.Kiely [at] telkomsa.net Peter, When I did this last year I used a tried and true method. I used a fifty gallon (steel) drum. The drum needs a "lockable" lid. In the bottom of this drum I put two 220V electric water heater elements. I drilled a one inch hole in the center of the lid. Near the edge of the lid I cut a hole to accomodate some dryer vent hose. I made a basket of metal mesh, and connected it to a rod that was abot one inch in diameter. This rod goes in the one inch hole in the lid. The rod allows the basket to be lowered in the steel drum. I filled the drum about half full of water. I broke 20 pounds of dry ice into chunks and loaded it into the basket. I put the basket through the lid, and locked the lid onto the drum. I had also drilled two holes in the basket rod... for bolts. One allowed the basket to hang from the closed lid, above the hot water. When time came for the effect, we removed this bolt and lowered the basket with the dry ice chunks into the hot water. The second hole in the rod was placed so the basket would not "bottom out" on the heater elements. We put the bolt in this second hole after lowering the basket into the water. We used no fans, and got a prodigious amount of fog. The fogger does need to be plugged in well beforehand to allow the water to heat up. The trick is submerging the dry ice chunks. Total cost of materials... $40USD for two of these machines. HTH, Shawn Palmer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:05:12 -0400 From: Stephen Litterst Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker Message-id: <412E0A38.EE5CC8F4 [at] ithaca.edu> Organization: IC-Dept. of Theatre Arts References:

Shawn Palmer wrote: Specific construction detail snipped. > Total cost of materials... $40USD for two of these machines. Ok, share your supplier. $40 for two 50 gal drums, four heating elements, and the two wire baskets? -- Stephen C. Litterst Technical Supervisor Ithaca College Dept. of Theatre Arts 607/274-3947 slitterst [at] ithaca.edu ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E0E5E.3010909 [at] northnet.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:22:54 -0500 From: Shawn Palmer Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker References:

In-Reply-To: >>Total cost of materials... $40USD for two of these machines. > > > Ok, share your supplier. $40 for two 50 gal drums, four heating > elements, and the two wire baskets? I bought two used but clean fifty gallon drums with locking lids for $8 each from a local barrel recycler. I bought four heating elements online for $12 total. I made the baskets myself, from "hardware cloth" purchased at True Value for about $5 for both. I admit I had the rod and some of the other electrical components already. I also made some "dollies" out of 2" x 2" x 1/8" angle iron and casters. Shawn ------------------------------ From: "Andy Leviss" Subject: Anybody worked for Vee? Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:45:36 -0400 Organization: Duck's Echo Sound Message-ID: <000401c48b94$7f527eb0$a19afea9 [at] AndyLeviss> Hey gang, Weighing a couple of tour offers right now, and am curious if anybody has any experience working with/for any of the Vee shows (y'know, Sesame St, Bear in the Big Blue House, etc.). Feel free to reply off-list, or even call me at 908-227-9721 if you'd prefer. Any insight, good, bad, or indifferent, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Andy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 8/9/2004 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E509B.7020307 [at] comcast.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:05:31 -0700 From: mat goebel Subject: Moving between IATSE locals If you are a member in good standing with your local, and you move to an area served by another local, do you have to start at the bottom of the food chain again in order to join that local? Or is it once IA always IA? -- Mat G. Entertainment Technical Services Paramount's Great America "Remember kids, an *actor* shot Abe Lincoln." ------------------------------ Subject: RE: Moving between IATSE locals Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:39:27 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Booth, Dennis" An IA member is always a member of the International, regardless of residence. =20 However, the locals generally work as hiring halls, and an "out of town" IA member is supposed to check in with the business agent of any local that has jurisdiction for that region, regardless of if he or she is moving to that area or is just transient. Of course, one would need to be a member in good standing. Typically, the business agent will offer to put the "out of town" member on their local call list, and rank that member according to their experience. It's likely that the "out of town" member will need to demonstrate their competence and experience, and work their way up the locals list. At any point, the "out of town" member can apply to transfer to the local, but this will put to local member's vote, so it makes sense to work for a while in the jurisdiction to get to know the members and to let them get to know you. DGB IATSE Local #635 Dennis Gill Booth, Technical Director North Carolina School of the Arts=20 School of Design and Production=20 1553 South Main Street=20 PO Box 12189=20 Winston-Salem, NC 27117-2189=20 * Voice: (336)770-3232 x127=20 * FAX: (336)770-3213=20 * Email: boothd [at] ncarts.edu=20 * D&P URL: http://www.ncarts.edu/ncsaprod/designandproduction/=20 * Faculty URL: http://faculty.ncarts.edu/dandp/booth/ -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of mat goebel Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:06 PM To: Stagecraft Subject: Moving between IATSE locals For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- If you are a member in good standing with your local, and you move to an area served by another local, do you have to start at the bottom of the=20 food chain again in order to join that local? Or is it once IA always IA? --=20 Mat G. Entertainment Technical Services Paramount's Great America "Remember kids, an *actor* shot Abe Lincoln." ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001601c48bb6$f3e69460$abecbed0 [at] hppav> From: "Joe Meils" References:

Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:52:10 -0500 Shawn, 1) make sure to immerse the CO2 into the heated water. 2) modify your mist outlet to be a little closer to the water level, rather than trying to suck it out the top (CO2 fog is heavier than air, naturally, and you'll have an easier time of extracting it near the lower end of the mist.) 3) Dry ice is a very short term effect. To be most efficient, you should probably break the chunk ice up into smaller fragments. Large chunks will form a jacket of water ice around themselves, cutting down the effect after about 10 minutes. Small chunks will evaporate faster before they become shielded by the water ice. Thus, more fog per pound of dry ice. 4) Make sure there's a vent of some sort at the top of your barrel, so that the fans can have a draw of fresh air, and won't be working against a vacuum. 5) I've found it works much better if you have several smaller units than one or two really big units. The ones I've built, were based around some 5 gallon buckets. One five gallon bucket with a heater for the water supply, and a second one upside down on top of it, which held the blower, the ice cage, and the "T" handle, for raising and lowering it into the water. I modified the lids, cutting circles out of their centers, and screwing them together, back to back, so the buckets can be snapped together for use. Plastic buckets work fine for heating the water in, so long as there's an inch or two of water between the bucket wall and the heating element. These foggers a cheap to make, easy to store, and two of them will cover a 20 X 30 stage for about 10 minutes before needing to re-heat and reloaded with CO2. Joe Meils UCA Theatre Conway, Arkansas ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E606C.4020000 [at] peak.org> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:13:00 -0700 From: Pat Kight Subject: Costume measurement form One for the costumers: Does anyone out there have a nice, clean, detailed form/chart for measuring actors for their costumes? If you do, and if you'd be willing to share, I'd love to get my hands on a copy I can adapt for our use. Our theater has been using a decades-old, many-times photocopied chart that's served us pretty well, but the last person who dipped into the supply evidently used them all without replacing them, and I'm having a devil of a time finding a copy. I even tried a little googling, but haven't come up with anything suitable. If you've got yours on line, or in a digital format that can be readily converted to .pdf and e-mailed, all the better. Thanks, -- Pat Kight Albany (Ore.) Civic Theater kightp [at] peak.org http://albanycivic.org ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000a01c48bbd$7b8351a0$abecbed0 [at] hppav> From: "Joe Meils" References:

Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:39:00 -0500 BTW, I forgot to mention: You can make a small fog Maker using a crock pot, a plastic paint bucket, and a mesh basket taken from a deep fat fryer. This was the cheapest I've been able to make one, buying the pot at a flea market for $5, the fan for about $2 and the bucket was something I found in a junk pile. The hose was the tough part... had to pay about $8 for that. A crock pot fogger won't cover a stage, but they are wonderful for fog leaking out from under a window, or door, from behind a set peice (like a grave stone, or some sort of prop machine going haywire.) Joe UCA Theatre Conway, Arkansas Joe ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E683A.1030902 [at] earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:46:18 -0500 From: Kyle Dugger Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker References:

We have built one using a 50 gallon drum and a 7000w heating element. The basket was made out of a number 3 washtub that was drilled full of holes. The lid on the drum had a door cut into it so that it could be opened to load the machine and then closed and locked when it was time to create fog. The drum was filled until the water was just below the level of the basket. We heated the water to about 190 degrees. It took along time to heat that much water but it did allow us to produce some sustained fog effects. For a local highschool project graduation, a big get together for the seniors after graduation put on by all the parents, we kept a 4 to 6 inch layer of fog in a room about 20' x 40' for over an hour. The room was constructed out of black plastic and pvc pipe suspended from the ceiling in the school football building. The were two openings for the students to enter and exit through. Just remeber to be careful because when the dry ice comes into contact with the hot water it produces a rather violent reaction. We overloaded the machine once and it blew the hoses off. It did make for an amazing effect on the stage though. kyle dugger ------------------------------ Message-ID: <412E8C00.9020100 [at] comcast.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:18:56 -0700 From: mat goebel Cc: THEATRE-SOUND [at] LISTSERV.AOL.COM (theatre sound) Subject: Resume Help I've recently rewritten my resume (per previous posts) and would like some input. http://matg.home.comcast.net/resume.pdf -- Mat G. Entertainment Technical Services Paramount's Great America "Remember kids, an *actor* shot Abe Lincoln." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:30:01 -0700 Subject: Re: New subject - Fog Maker Message-ID: <20040826.183102.3464.0.ladesigners [at] juno.com> From: Richard Niederberg A tankless rapid-recovery water heater of the type often used in remote restrooms in small garage-size industrial spaces for a single shower can often 'keep up' with the water heating load. Some are even recirculating. A variable-height dry ice basket need not be fabricated. A quarter-turn valve allows you to quickly turn on and off, and adjust the volume of, the pressurized not-quite-boiling water coming out of a variable mist showerhead aimed at gravel-sized dry ice at the bottom of the drum. The heating systems designed for hot tubs normally can not achieve the sustained temperature required for fog machines, and often demand 30-50 amps at 240 volts, rather than the 120 volt 20 amp, undersink units which can be powered by car batteries if required for inaccessible locations. This plan has a higher cost, but it will work continuously as long as you keep feeding it crushed dry ice, since the water can recirculate, if required. /s/ Richard "Not related to Rube Goldberg" ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4D122CCA-F7D8-11D8-A2F1-000A95D99210 [at] hillmardesign.com> Cc: USITTOhioValleyMembers [at] yahoogroups.com, usitt [at] listproc.umbc.edu Cc: usittchesapeake [at] yahoogroups.com, monica [at] office.usitt.org (USITT Office) From: gregg hillmar Subject: USITT-Chesapeake Expo, September 11th in Richmond Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:22:18 -0400 Cc: usittchesap [at] lists.usittchesapeake.org So... The official word is that our "storefront" is bogged down in processing, and it's uptime is questionable. Online registration for the EXPO and payment via credit card is not yet implemented. (The story is long and sordid. Worthy of an expo session, with Mac vs. PC issues, payment gateways that do not speak to each other, etc., etc. And we thought the dmx standards were bad...) The Board proposes the following option: use the registration form available online (http://www.usittchesapeake.org/membership/expoform2.html) to preregister, and pay at the door at the preregistration price. ANY preregistration form received before September 6th will get the preregistration price. When you preregister, we will send you(to the email address you provide) a copy of your registration as proof of registration. Present that at the EXPO, and pay via credit card, cash, or check-at the preregistration rate. You can also download the standard preregistration form online (http://www.usittchesapeake.org/expo/2004half/RegForm2004.pdf), send it snailmail with a check, and not have to wait in line- at least not so long... Once the "store" goes online, this will all be moot, but hopefully this will suffice in the meantime. See also: the local guys talk FOOD! http://www.usittchesapeake.org/expo/2004half/food.html Directions to the Modlin Center- http://oncampus.richmond.edu/cultural/modlinarts/directions.htm see ya in Richmond! 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 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:36:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Boyd Ostroff Subject: Re: Resume Help In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I think it looks pretty good. Personally, I would move the "summary" and "proficiency" items down to the bottom. It's a turn-off for me to see the first qualification listed on your resume as "eagle scout", followd by "group leader". These have nothing to do with being an entertainment technician. I also think "broad technical theatre experience" is redundant and pretty meaningless. Let everyone figure that out for themselves by seeing what you've done. Are you currently a college student in a degree program? The resume does not make that clear to me. If so then it should be listed under "education" in a form like Ohlone College: BA Candidate, Theatre Technology, May 2006 (or whatever). Good start though. I like the way you put everything on one concise page. 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 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:46:46 -0800 From: Jeff Kanyuck Subject: a job posting Message-id: <000c01c48bf0$db7e5cc0$ed4ced18 [at] Jeff> References: Well, everyone, here's a job posting that.. quite frankly was my job and I'm moving on, Thank goodness. After 8 years there they still wouldn't get me health benefits and sure didn't offer me housing ! They're telling me that they think they're going to have to pay someone 30% more than what I was making on top of these other benefits.. I'm shocked.. Here I was working 3 other jobs besides trying to make ends meet and get benies, and they were saying how they didn't like that I seemed so tired all the time. Well, there's the listing.. if you want anymore information feel free to contact me and I"ll give you the good and the bad. Jeff Kanyuck Technical Director and everything else (now somewhere else) 907-248-2992 TECHNICAL/MEDIA MANAGER. Committed, friendly professional needed for progressive 10,000 SF contemporary multiarts organization in Anchorage. Provide lighting/sound design and support for professional and community-based multimedia performances in 99-seat black box, visual art installations, and video creation/exhibition. Final Cut Pro editing (and teaching) ability preferred; radio engineering a plus. Health, IRA, vacation, and housing subsidy available. Position open until filled. Inquiries to: Out North, 3800 DeBarr Rd., Anchorage AK 99508, (907) 279-8099, work [at] outnorth.org ------------------------------ From: "Andy Leviss" Subject: Completely OT: Any Monk Fans with VCRs? Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 02:16:45 -0400 Organization: Duck's Echo Sound Message-ID: <004301c48bfd$6e263140$a19afea9 [at] AndyLeviss> Okay, this is completely OT, in the most horrible way, please forgive me. I figure if any group I know will have somebody who can help me, this group will. I've recently become hooked on the USA show "Monk", but whilst at a convention in Vegas last week, I forgot to put a tape in the VCR despite taking the time to program it to tape the season finale. So, would any of you out in Stagecraft land happen to have taped the episode and be willing to make me a copy? I'll gladly pay for shipping, the tape, and a drink or two (PayPal, check, or in person if I happen to end up touring through your neighborhood :o) So as not to further clutter up the list, feel free to e-mail me at Andy [at] DucksEchoSound.com Thanks in advance for the OT indulgence and any help anybody can provide, Andy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 8/9/2004 ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <787BD91A-F7F4-11D8-A451-000A95BD64AC [at] earthlink.net> From: Sunil Rajan Subject: Re: RNC Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 02:43:57 -0400 >> Yeah and I have to walk through with a source four 5=B0 on my=20 >> shoulder.... Those guys hate it when I do that. The handle works >> so=20= > >> nicely for shoulder firing. > > What, no heat seeking VL1000? > we were just informed that due to terror alerts/threats, we will not be allowed to load out the Delacorte Theatre this weekend! There goes 2 days! It's gonna be a madhouse around here! Cheers, Sunil Rajan Freelance Audio Mercenary going to Long Island for a pool party on Saturday... maybe Sunday ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: From: Sunil Rajan Subject: Re: Tools for da road Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 02:47:10 -0400 > From: "Jason" > References:

> > Subject: Re: Tools for da road > Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:45:00 -0700 > Message-ID: > > I see it as self center sound guy dates self center talent. Maybe that's why I married one?! > actually, that's probably very true! Especially after dealing with some of the ballet dancers today! : ) Sunil Rajan Freelance Audio Mercenary ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #114 *****************************