non-theatrical uses for theatrical items
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VegasLites
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All those spare Source Four Par lenses make great ash trays. For the non smoker it is also a lovely candy dish.
I realise this is a sound stage item and not necessarily a theatre item, but I use a C-Stand in my room as a towel rack. It keeps my towel and wash cloth up out of the way, and doubles as a cutter when I want to lie on my bed at night and watch tv (the practical (5-foot floor lamp) by my closet shines in my eyes, otherwise).
Oh yeah, all the instruments in my room, except the aforementioned practical, are hooked up to a 10A autotransformer.
Oh yeah, all the instruments in my room, except the aforementioned practical, are hooked up to a 10A autotransformer.
See Inspiration Behind the Canvas - PLSN for the story of one artist creating "art" from discarded drumheads.
zuixro
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I have my TV setup in my dorm room plugged into a quad box right now. I'm about to make another one to put near my bed so I can plug in my fan, reading light, alarm clock, and laptop at the same time.
And the aforementioned reading light is gelled with R68. That way I don't wake up my roommate when I come in at 3 in the morning after hanging, focusing, and programming for almost 5 hours.
And the aforementioned reading light is gelled with R68. That way I don't wake up my roommate when I come in at 3 in the morning after hanging, focusing, and programming for almost 5 hours.
What Rigger?
I'm so fly....I Neverland.
Sony
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I use Gaff Tape for everything from fixing my headphones to this weekend when I went ice skating I used Gaff Tape to tape around the ankles of my hockey skates for extra ankle support.
I went to boarding school for high school and in my dormroom we filled our 48" overhead flourescent ceiling light completely with R385.
I went to boarding school for high school and in my dormroom we filled our 48" overhead flourescent ceiling light completely with R385.
iLightTheStage
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I have a LittLite for my desklight, and another by my bedside.
I fashioned a pocket, to hold the tv remote, on my treadmill with gaff tape.
I hung a plank of wood in my closet with tieline off of another shelf to make another shelf. (yay renting)
I had a friend in High School who would always steal my precious safety cables to use as a belt (I hated that they actually fit his waist...and that he was taking them when I didn't even have enough).
I once made a lampshade out of a gel swatch book. Looked awesome and would always get compliments on it. For years I've thought of making a recreation of the Starry Night painting in gel.
And of course, all of my cables at home have tie-line or velcro on them.
I fashioned a pocket, to hold the tv remote, on my treadmill with gaff tape.
I hung a plank of wood in my closet with tieline off of another shelf to make another shelf. (yay renting)
I had a friend in High School who would always steal my precious safety cables to use as a belt (I hated that they actually fit his waist...and that he was taking them when I didn't even have enough).
I once made a lampshade out of a gel swatch book. Looked awesome and would always get compliments on it. For years I've thought of making a recreation of the Starry Night painting in gel.
And of course, all of my cables at home have tie-line or velcro on them.
DavidDaMonkey
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Dionysus
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In my second year of college, the apartment I was in was just techies (same with the apartment next door). We took apart gel books with a little scotch tape to decorate the windows... Before the window got covered over with empty beer bottles (yes they were washed first). We got compliments on both.
We also had birdies as our dining-room lights, along with a few scanners and a fogger for a party.
Aaahhhh, good memories.
Gaff tape and electrical tape are just about the only types of tape I keep around. Well I do keep splicing tape too.
I'm sure I could think of a slew of good examples, but none are coming to mind directly.
We also had birdies as our dining-room lights, along with a few scanners and a fogger for a party.
Aaahhhh, good memories.
Gaff tape and electrical tape are just about the only types of tape I keep around. Well I do keep splicing tape too.
I'm sure I could think of a slew of good examples, but none are coming to mind directly.
Les
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I live in a loft apartment and I have 4 par16 birdies clamped to the rail aiming down on my living room because of the lack of a hardwired downlight. I have them connected to my Intermatic http://www.homesettings.com/Technology.aspx?WT.svl=masthead network and they work great!
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