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Yep. It does depend on the width and height of the hole it must fit through, and also the thickness. The jack would need to be placed for the particular sightlines.... No such thing as standard construction.

Gads. I had not even thought of purchasing one. It would need to fit through the opening and sit freely not touching the flat. (so slams don't shakes the flats) I suppose the next size smaller would do the trick!

I feel like such a newbie asking this, but is there a standard method of building an independent door frame using 1" square tube steel... with applied molding, jamb thickness, and jack (?) support? Hinges go o steel or wood? Latch catch goes on steel or wood? Door shutter will be normal hollow...

The sugar crumbs on the floor are easily swept up. And by the way I have also done the pre-broken record lightly glued together method. That works really well, too. The actor must handle it carefully prior to the smash, so as to not break it beforehand. That is done by using two hands on the...

I second the breakaway glass idea. The modern products mentioned are wonderful. or you could go homemade with Thurston James's breakable glass (google that) and use a pizza pan for your LP record form.

re: Wall must drip "blood"Yeah. I love the carpet idea.

re: Wall must drip "blood"This is how we managed the effect: Our blood wall rig has a 16 foot length of 4" plastic pipe with one quarter of it cut out lengthwise. That long cut edge was attached to the plastic sheet "wall". The plastic sheet wall actslike an apron to catch the blood when the...

re: Wall must drip "blood"Great! Thank you for this reply. We've built something like this but open so that when rotated, the blood concoction pours voluminously down the wall...We're testing it soon. This tapered hole idea is a definite keeper, though. It's all about the pressure.

How would you make the rig for the three or so gallons of "blood" so that it tips or sprays or opens or drips a 15 foot wide course on cue? Our next production has a plastic-covered 15 foot wall on which we need to drip "blood" from the top to about 7 feet down and about 15 feet wide. I figure...

Sounds like your original light plot had only dimmer numbers, right? And you ran your light board off of those numbers, right? So make the channel and patch the same as your dimmner numbers. That should do it. Good luck

I am sooo glad you asked this question. I appreciated all of the answers! Thanks

Yep. Gotta have a paint trap. They can be nasty to clean out of neglected for a year, though... Cobalt Studio has a waterfall paint trap of several steps of wire mesh leading to the final drain pipe. The heavier stuff falls through the successive layers of screening. Homemade.

Really glad you did. I appreciated seeing all of the pictures. Didn't know about them before.

D.West,The AA or AS degree along with some ETCP certification might be useful for getting jobs. ETCP website is ETCP - The Entertainment Technician Certification ProgramThe issue I have with AA and AS degrees is they are meant to provide the general education courses most 4 year colleges and...

A CB meet-up would be great. Count me in. H