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    In-House Automation

    Most of the companies that I have worked with used to build everything in-house but now use a combination of in-house gear and packaged gear. Back in the day, I created stage automation (wagons and tracks, NOT FLIES) by using motors, drives, built frames and a lot of limit switches. Now I...
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    Beauty Beast Transformation in VERY limited setting

    If the smoke idea doesn't pan out, another option is to focus lights at the audience and essentially blind them for a second while the switch is made: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/special-effects/6924-beauty-beast-transformation-white-out.html Good luck!
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    Beauty Beast Transformation in VERY limited setting

    Are you talking about the transformation at the top from the Prince to the Beast or the transformation at the end from the Beast to the prince?
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    Spinning Flat for The Producers

    Here is an update. The director and designer informed me that they will need a stagehand back behind the flat anyway for other business. Simple is better, so we will operate it with a stagehand. If that was not going to work, I would have went with a friction drive around the outer edge...
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    Main curtain fullness and "weight of fabric"

    I have done many curtains and will usually go with 100% fullness. I have tried 50% and the curtain (mainly a tall one) has a tendancy to flatten out near the bottom. 75% would probably be fine though. As far as weight goes, I have found the biggest difference to be opacity. A 15 or 16oz...
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    Spinning Flat for The Producers

    Here is a fun little project I have coming down the pike for The Producers. The designer has called for a circular flat to fly in and then spin around. The flat is essentially an inverted revolve with a swastika on the front of it (see attached drawing from the designer).Here is my question to...
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    Greetings from Seattle!

    Hello all! I am the TD of a musical theatre company outside of Seattle. I run our productions shops and support up to 12 in-house productions a year across 4 venues. I've been in the industry 23 years and have worked at most of the major theatres in Seattle at one time or another. Looking...
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