Recent content by AviatorDrama

Ok, great, this sounds like a doable plan. I've tried to educate myself on the products you've listed and added all of these suggestions to the proposal. I think Plyron is quite a bit out of our price range, so Masonite will need to suffice. I'll call the local mom and pop, 40 yrs exp, to get an...

This is quite a detailed and thorough solution. However, the stage floor is not on concrete. It is 32" off of the auditorium floor. As I understand from the maintenance man who tried to pry up a panel: the tongue and groove edges are glued together, as well as, to the sub-floor....and possibly...

Ok, I know this subject has been beat to death, I've read every thread I can find but no one seems to have my same issue.In a nutshell: Gorgeous new middle school theater, amazing lighting/sound equipment that no one knows how to use. Contractor who built the school had no specs or knowledge...

One of the dance teams that rent our auditorium yearly has an op (possibly a parent) who handles their lighting/sound and he's apparently quite knowledgable....he turned us down flat. :rolleyes:

this is a comforting thought. It is frustrating that when I took over three years ago, the school itself was only 3 years old and no one knew a thing about the system?? what the heck? It's certainly the best system in our entire district, groups rent our auditorium for $1k a day.... and it's...

thank you to the responders. I've actually watched some of the Strand videos, they have been somewhat helpful in the past. I think the Lighting Trainer looks very promising. It seems like it would be time well-spent. The problem with videos is that I can only grasp a portion of the info, as I...

Hello all, I volunteer at a local middle school. Actually, I'm the only person who is involved in this program. I do the directing, building, designing, painting, make all the costumes, lighting and sound.Here's my problem. The school is only 6 years old and the lighting system that was...

I forgot to mention one other lovely attribute to our stage....all of the 4x8 plywood flooring....is glued down....

Yes I've made a tremendous amount of notes, especially gel names and numbers, to avoid making the same mistakes.A maglite would have been a smarter choice to help me go through the swatch book for color choices. The spotlight was a real pain and I was surprised to see how off my choices were...

Gafftaper...you gave me exactly what I needed to solve my problem...no really. This is why I should not be doing this job because I had no idea such an adapter existed. Problem solved! I will call 4Wall today and get a used one to test out with different lighting that we have on hand...then...

Wow this is a great response. Exactly what I need, simple info in layman's terms. Yes, the deep blue and deep purples were the ones that melted so quickly. I will definitely buy from Apollo again because our budget is limited and they had great customer service. But THIS time, I'll carefully...

Wow, some great answers here! And several aspects I didn't even consider when hatching this plan. To clarify: This project would be easy as pie if I just put some lamps or fluorescent lights under my platform as suggested above...but I need to control these from the booth. The plan: I need a...

This is probably a ridiculous question, but I have nowhere else to ask and zero expertise.I need to mount an ellipsoidal on a 2x4 frame underneath a platform that is approx 5 foot high. I need the light to shine up through 5" holes in the platform. I can't use our par cans because they get so...

Ok, our show is over, this is a recap. The lighting plan I devised came out pretty mediocre. I could have used help choosing the colors. I used a spotlight to test with a swatch book...if you recall, I can't get to my ellipsoidals or par cans without a cherry picker. Some colors I chose were...

Great!! I placed my order at Apollo last night. I have high hopes for this look. It looks fabulous in my head....but my singing sounds fabulous...in my car :)Thanks for all your help Robyn