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    Vectorworks 2010 Problem

    I said in my first reply not to use the symbols that come with Vectorworks, because everyone agrees that they suck. Soft Symbols are another thing entirely. If you purchased those, then great, but I'm talking about the ones with the barrel degree written in them. I know a lot of people like to...
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    Conventional Fixtures Good idea or no?

    Lester, This sounds like a personal problem to me, but you've got good crap between your ear to solve the problem. lol your NY Friend D
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    Vectorworks 2010 Problem

    Im currently a Lighting Designer at SUNY Purchase and everywhere I've worked I've had to use Vectorworks. We're also taking a class currently studying quick Vectorworks tricks. What you should do is set up a 'Start File' with symbols and a title block /border in it and when you need to start a...
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    Control/Dimming iPhone RFU

    specifically the etc line. express, expression, etc. thats what we use at my college so i thought it might be a good addition.
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    Control/Dimming iPhone RFU

    Anyone heard about this yet? I'm really interested in where I can get it. Anyone know. Its not on iTunes yet.
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    Building inventory for a new theater

    One of the new schools in town has just recently had their inventory shipped. I am close to the director and her husband and I have the privledge to play with their stuff sometimes. One thing they were showing me was that they had gootn 6 color changing fresnels. In a studio those worked very...
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    portfolio?

    anyone have any suggestions on building a lighting design portfolio for college auditions?
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    theatre colleges

    anyone have good suggestions in the way of great technical schools? i'm a junior in high school and looking for a really good college to major in theatre at. please give any really good advice so that i can research those schools to build my knowledge on strong technical theatre schools...
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    Fire hazard

    contact the fire marshall to do a check. strangely they usually come by about the same time to do a fire safety check as you are getting the final touches done on the set, for us any way. but they would be able to help you out.
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    Fire hazard

    contact the fire marshall to do a check. strangely they usually come by about the same time to do a fire safety check as you are getting the final touches done on the set, for us any way. but they would be able to help you out.
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    Damn Yankees

    copy the stands from a baseball field. just make them with wood
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    lighting sunrise for les mis

    MikeJM we own two Chauvet Legend 150-r's
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    removing that mean icky gaffa goo left on cables

    it maybe that we're locatec in texas and like to keep our auditorium nice and cold. this may be why we don't have any trouble.
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    removing that mean icky gaffa goo left on cables

    ive never known gaff tape to leave resadue. its a nonresadue tape thats why you use it.
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    sunrise for les mis

    my high school is doing Les Mis this year. i want to do an effect at the end of the show. i wanted to get some advice on how i could create a sunrise at the end when claude valjean is finally liberated from javert. anyone have suggestions. i want to make it with lighting. we have almost...
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