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Hi Lighting Pros!Ordered a set of Chauvet Freedom Flex H9 IP battery-powered, wireless uplights for some traveling scenery in our high school show opening isix days from now, and a couple of days before tech, word came that they were being held for "quality control." We rallied as best we...

Thank you. I'm afraid I may need to go for a knock-off/DJ oriented product, since I need six of these and can't afford $600 per unit.

Hello all,I'm needing six (6) wireless DMX battery-powered RGB-UV (or similar) LED uplights. Anybody have any recommendations?Thank you.

Hello Brain Trust,We're doing a production of Disney's "The Descendants" that calls for characters to go through a "portal" that transports them to another location. The set features a large squarish arch (see illustration) that we'd like to use as the "doorway."Might it be possible to...

Hi all - I'm working on a school production of the stage version of Disney's "Descendants" and would appreciate some tips for finding/fabricating a few "magic" props:Light-up spell book: This is a paperback sized "grimoire" (book of magic spells). We'd like a light to shine out of it when the...

Hi Ben. I'm afraid I'm not privy to budget numbers at this stage. The total enrollment of the middle & high school (which will use this space) is about 600 students. They have for sure allocated no more than 6000 sf for the whole shebang (but 3 stories tall) - including the performance space...

Hello all,I'm the arts director for a private school in Miami. After 50 years performing in a cafetorium, we've been invited to contribute ideas for a new flexible theatre space in a new building. We'll still be able to use the cafetorium for standard proscenium-style shows, so we want...

Hello all,My school just got a new Ion Xe20 and a Sensor3 upgrade, so we're looking to sell our old Element as well as the former control module for our Sensor+ rack.1. The Element is the 40 faders x 500 channel version with 1024 outputs (2 universes). Excellent shape (minor scratches). 2...

Thanks, guys. We'll definitely think about making the content a little not-so-bright-and-new and also attend to the transitions. I'm still not sure about the scrim. (btw, we already have the RP screen, which is white, so changing that is not really an option)

Hello all,We're working with a new LD who is suggesting we hang a sharkstooth scrim or even bobbinet a couple of feet in front of our rear projection screen so the image "blends" better with the rest of the scenery and lighting. [He and the director agree that they don't like it when a...

Hello all,I'm another guy who has been tossed into the deep end in terms of providing video display solutions for our school theatre. I've spent a couple of sessions reading through relevant posts in this forum, and checked out many of the leads and products recommended, but am still far from...

We're nixing the chocolate vat and creating a chocolate "river" by stretching four long piece of brown fabric across the downstage area (probably by Oompa-Loompas). Augustus will fall into that and flail while the little dolly he's siting on gets pulled offstage (like the current's got him)...

We could certainly explore that. Let's say she's sitting. How might a hidden slide be situated/used?

Hello all - We're doing Willy Wonka and are trying to come up with cool ways for two characters - Veruca Salt and Mike Teevee - to exit the stage.Those familiar with the story/movies will recall that Veruca, the spoiled brat who sings "I Want It NOW," does so in the "Nut Room," where workers...

Hello all,I've found a few threads about choir mics, PZMs, boundary mics, shotguns etc. but nothing very recent, so I'm curious how this continuing challenge has been going for others.Children's theatre, leads all with their own lavs and heard loud and clear, but the poor ensemble just gets...