so this is a combination that would be in what went wrong/the punching bag/and lighting.
I was running lights for my schools chorus concert two nights ago and we had the house lights around 30% for most of the show. TWICE during the show someone leaned against the house panic button and turned them onto full, i quickly fixed the problem (we have a 5th button in the booth) and sent out a buddy to tell people not to lean on the buttons. all this happened during one of the songs. after the song was over the choir director come to the mic and says "can we leave the lights at one place please?" looking me in the eye. 1st off, she doesnt even know my name. 2nd i stayed for 3 hours after school to focus lights for her performance that would have looked reallyyy bad if i hadnt done so. so she shouldnt really be complaining. and 3rd. IT WASNT MY FAULT! now everyone who sees me at school is like "what was up with the house lights last night!?"
but anyway, the real point of this post is to get ideas to prevent this. at my church we have a house lock out key in the booth, but i dont think we can instal one of those at school. im thinking something low-tech, like removable cages over the buttons, or a plastic case over them or something, not sure.
any suggestions???
I was running lights for my schools chorus concert two nights ago and we had the house lights around 30% for most of the show. TWICE during the show someone leaned against the house panic button and turned them onto full, i quickly fixed the problem (we have a 5th button in the booth) and sent out a buddy to tell people not to lean on the buttons. all this happened during one of the songs. after the song was over the choir director come to the mic and says "can we leave the lights at one place please?" looking me in the eye. 1st off, she doesnt even know my name. 2nd i stayed for 3 hours after school to focus lights for her performance that would have looked reallyyy bad if i hadnt done so. so she shouldnt really be complaining. and 3rd. IT WASNT MY FAULT! now everyone who sees me at school is like "what was up with the house lights last night!?"
but anyway, the real point of this post is to get ideas to prevent this. at my church we have a house lock out key in the booth, but i dont think we can instal one of those at school. im thinking something low-tech, like removable cages over the buttons, or a plastic case over them or something, not sure.
any suggestions???