I see a lot of great suggestions for what to carry in an ALD kit, but what I'm curious about is what case does everyone use for all this stuff! What do you use to carry all the various, random ALD kit items? Pictures if you got em and reasons why you like the choice you've made. Any particular cases/bags to avoid and why?
Dear CMLDesign: I have photos of my kits in my book, The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit. www.ALDToolkit.com. I also talk about different choices of containers that different associates prefer. When I'm working on large regionals or Bway shows, I use a rolling suitcase. It is my main kit. The best part about it is that it has a lot of different pockets to separate out the items into logical places. The worst thing you can do is dig continually for something the designer needs RIGHT NOW! This is also why a large plastic bin is my least favorite choice. (Others like it.) I also find the plastic bins break easily in transit and are bulky to carry. My suitcase has flown around the world with me and has lived for decades now!
Anne E McMills
Author of The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit
www.ALDToolkit.com
Glad to see another Millikin Alum out in the world. Welcome!
I have found that Filemaker Pro (or any database program) is one of the most efficient ways to generate and maintain spot paperwork. One of the biggest advantages is that once you have a template, all you have to do is input the data for each new show you do. Also, at least in FMP you can generate many different layouts for output, so while I might work on the master sheet, all the information that gets entered also goes into a cue sheet for each individual spot operator.
Here is an example from "The Light in the Piazza" which we did last season:
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