Recent content by Jo-JotheSoundDog

Okay what does MTV have to do with anything? Yes I considered myself part of the MTV generation because I remember what I was doing when the Buggles video "Radio killed the radio star" kicked off the new music station. And I remember when whenever you turned on MTV, there was a video. I don't...

I'm sorry that you feel that way. pyro adds spectacle, some "musicians" need this spectacle to make their music worth listening to. Kind of that, if we distract them, they won't notice how much we suck mentality. But when it comes to a really talented performer, pyro is just a distraction...

Hey, Welcome aboard. I'm sure Dave will be welcoming you soon. This is a great site and I hope you get the oppurtunity to learn a great deal and share all your expertise. Don't be afraid to ask any questions.

I know this is a wasted post and all that, but I think it shows something to Daves success with this site. Woo hooo I am now a Junior Technician!!!!!!!!!

It might work in certain controlled environments, but overall it usually fails miserably. I even worked for one company with around 40 actors and around 20 some odd techs. About half the people consistantly signed in. As for the rest every once in a while. The SM started warning people, then...

I have to bow down to Ship once again. The only thing I can add (even though Ship and Wolf hinted at it), is that there are so many great non-theatre classes that end up being important. But when it comes to every educational oppurtunity, you control how much you get out of the situation...

Both set ups I mentioned were shop made. The one with the mini-mag style lights hanging from the hemp border was totally fabricated by our ME. If I remember right, it took him about six months to build, lots and lots of soldering.

Actually my post was aimed towards Delnor's post of But I still feel the same way about just about everything that relies on pyro for the impact.

As I said before I know almost nothing when it comes to video. But years ago when I was in high school I had at least three friends whose fathers were big into video-taping everything. And after a couple of monthes they were buying all sorts of video editing gear. I remember when we had to do...

Another problem with Mcandless is that there are many houses(mine included) where it is physically impossible to do. Sure it can be done successfully center stage, but once you start trying to cover all areas you would have to remove walls.

Oh that takes me back to my carnie days. Boy talk about getting treated like dirt. Isn't the only thing under a carnie a politician?

Great attitude to have. Keep up the good work.

Hmmm, if I remeber right LDI is in Orlando this fall. If that is true I might be there. As for the bar thing, I probably have to do a show that night, so I'll probably just have the Cranberry juice. But if I can get someone to fill in for the show....

I have seen a stardrop consisting of a cheaper version of the mini mag lamp that was just the wires tied off to a hemp border. So it could be flown in and out. The problem I had with it was the physical size of the lights were exactly the same across the whole thing. Fibre optic drops are...

I don't know. If a concert needs flashpots to be entertaining than the music is lacking. I quickly think of the glam-bands of the 80's and the huge pyro shows that they would put on. The truley sad thing is how many unlicensed uncertified people they had running pyro. I have had to run it...