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Stagecraft Digest, Issue #252

 1. Re: Volunteering in Tucson
    by "Ronnie Thevenot" <rkt [at] ronniethevenot.com>
 2. Re: Theatre renovation/equipment
    by seanrmc [at] earthlink.net
 3. Out of Office AutoReply: Stagecraft Digest #251
    by Richard Lund <Richard.Lund [at] Strandlighting.com>
 4. ArKaos DMX support
    by pierre <pierre [at] arkaos.net>

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From: "Ronnie Thevenot" <rkt [at] ronniethevenot.com>
Subject: RE: Volunteering in Tucson
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:39:59 -0700
Message-ID: <000101c4f47b$56e4da90$6401a8c0 [at] ronnie>
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Good point. One of the things I love about this field is its diversity.  =
You
can do anything and everything while working in theatre, or so it seems.
Maybe I will peruse engineering; I still have plenty of time to decide. =
I
didn't like working at the school anymore, so I tried to find somewhere
else. I did and I am loving it, but the shows almost over and I want to =
keep
going!=20

As for MON, AZ I don't even know where that is, but I can't work there
unless it is in my area.  We will see, maybe he will see this thread and
take interest.  I already did get one reply from someone in the area, =
and
hopefully that works out.

The people in this group are amazing, Thank you everyone for all of your
advice, and everyone else for taking the time to read it. As I continue =
to
get these emails, it makes me more and more excited to do stagecraft.

Ronnie Thevenot
rkt [at] ronniethevenot.com <mailto:rkt [at] ronniethevenot.com>=20

-----Original Message-----
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MissWisc [at] aol.com
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:32 PM
To: Stagecraft
Cc: rkt [at] ronniethevenot.com
Subject: Re: Volunteering in Tucson

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You COULD combine the two, Ronnie! Get a degree as a structural engineer =
and

do scenic/rigging/theatrical design and installations. Perhaps combine =
some=20
archetecture too. Or get a degree in electrical engineering (computer=20
engineering?) and design/build lighting things. =20

Tech theatre LOVES people who are masters of more-than-one-trade. Makes =
you=20
more marketable too.

You interested in sound? Chris Babbe from this list is in MON, AZ (where
ever=20
the heck that is) and would be a great person for you to do some
volunteering=20
with. He's smart, funny and will teach you to properly wrap cable.=20

You said:<<(I do not like the way my Theatre teacher treats students, it =
is=20
through a system of negative reinforcement and he often blames his
shortcomings=20
on others.) He always tells us that is how "real-world" theatre is so I =
want

to find out if it is really like that>>

I can guarantee you that you can find places like that and places that =
are=20
not at all like that. It's all in the people who are on the show. One =
right
you=20
have as an adult that you don't enjoy now is that if you hate the gig, =
you=20
don't have to stay. I'd venture to say that everyone on this list has =
had a=20
crappy job at some time or another but we like the fundamentals of the
career=20
enough to keep coming back.=20

It's like the story of the two salesmen sent to rural Africa. One wired =
back

to his employer "No one wears shoes here, send me home." The other wired =
"No

one wears shoes here! Send me a thousand pairs! Everyone needs them!!!" =
You=20
will get exactly what you expect to find most times.

Kristi



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Message-ID: <31122298.1105077729049.JavaMail.root [at] fozzie.psp.pas.earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 01:02:09 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: seanrmc [at] earthlink.net
Reply-To: seanrmc [at] earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Theatre renovation/equipment

Jonathan...

If you mean hardwired boxes on the ends of multicable, in my honest opinion you're making a HUGE mistake.

Make it modular--I'd even go so far as to say you shouldn't have long tails hardwired on your drops either, as multicable gets heavy.

Multipin connectors are far from delicate--I've only seen two broken Socapex connectors in person, while I've dealt with many dozens of broken 2P&G, Edison, and twistlock.  Though certainly not recommended practice, Socopex connectors will generally survive a 20' fall unscathed.  Yes, they are slightly more complicated than single circuits to mate, but if you can manage to hook up a garden hose at home you'll be fine.

I believe you're in DC?  If you'd like to come see how we use our (Socapex) facility in person just let me know...

--Sean

Sean R. McCarthy
seanrmc [at] earthlink.net

Master Electrcian
The Shakespeare Theatre
Washington, DC



-----Original Message-----
From: "Jonathan S. Deull" <jdeull [at] clarktransfer.com>

Without firsthand experience, I have heard from a number of people that the
added expense and "delicacy" of the Socapex -- particularly if a lot of
people are handling them, frequently outweigh the virtues.  We're going with
drop boxes in our new facility.

Jonathan Deull
Edmund Burke School





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Message-ID: <9E53DD7DC667D311A47A0000F808EC8E034EE122 [at] strandla>
From: Richard Lund <Richard.Lund [at] Strandlighting.com>
Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: Stagecraft Digest #251
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:03:34 -0800 

I will be out of the office Friday Jan. 7th, but will reply to your email on
Monday the 10th when I return.

For immediate assistance, please call me on my cell phone at 310-872-6485.

Thanks and Best Regards,

Richard Lund
Strand Lighting

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Message-ID: <41DE4F98.40500 [at] arkaos.net>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:00:08 +0100
From: pierre <pierre [at] arkaos.net>
Subject: ArKaos DMX support

ArKaos is launching a new version of its popular video jockey software,
ArKaos VJ 3.0.3, which adds compatibility with the DMX protocol. With this
addition, the software can now be used as a Media Server remote controlled
from most lightning console.

You can now assign visuals, camera inputs, effect parameters, etc.. to
the sliders and buttons
of a DMX console and have full control over your visuals and effects
through the console.
This solution offers much more flexibility than most hardware media
servers at a very
competitive price since most recent low cost computers are capable of
playing high quality
video.

To connect a DMX control machine to a computer with ArKaos, you can use
either the ArtNet
Ethernet protocol or a DMX-USB interface. You can find more information at
http://www.arkaos.net/software/vjd_description.php

To allow easy automation of very complex events ArKaos is also
compatible with the
Medialon Show Control system, this version adds several new commands to
this protocol.
The application is fully compatible with the latest versions of Mac OS X
10.3.x, Mac OS 9.x
and Windows XP.

For further corporate information, please contact:
Agnes Wojewoda
Senior Manager
Tel: +32 2340 86 86
Fax: +32 2340 86 87
agnes [at] arkaos.net



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