Recent content by bradleywolak

We did metamorphoses a couple years ago, and for insurance reasons we couldn't have a pool. What we did do, was create a big platform on a compound angle and painted the bottom to look like water. Not the best set we've ever had, but it got the job done. If you really wanted to make something...

Hey, we just rented two studio color 575 fixtures for an upcoming show. After I hung them and properly addressed them, I went to our board and just tested them out. (we have Hog 3PC) I wanted to test some of the effects on them so I selected Rainbow (which would cycle through all the colors) and...

I figured it out, i went into the code for the instrument and made it under the custom button, and it seemed to be working fine on the software, now just to test it with the fixture when I get to the theatre! Code: <part attribute="Custom"> <range function="Control MSB"...

i am running everything off the elation emulation virtual board (with wing) so how can i find out which channel is which, because the programming window doesn't show channel numbers for the fixture

Hey, we are renting an elation emulation board and software for our fall show, and I am having trouble remotely extinguishing the lamps on our studio spot 250s. I'm not sure if it is a factory macro or what. All the macros in the fixtures right now are just movements. For our last show, we used...

I have a quick question about the Hog PC software. Can you use any usb to dmx widget for it to run, or do you have to use the one supplied by High Eng Products? Our theatre is currently undergoing a switch to digital boards, but at a very slow pace. We already used hog pc last year for West Side...

yeah we just used 4 studio spot 575s for west side story, and i got to play around with them and test the settings and whatnot. Me and the TD talked about getting a stardrop and then hanging the studio spots on pipe end units and pointing them across stage with the lava and rotation settings. It...

im sure this has been posted numerous times, but i am the LD on Almost, Maine and I need a way to create the aurora borealis effect. I was thinking about using 4 SS 575s with the lentic and lava gobos in them in the wings and shooting onto the stardrop we are renting. Good idea, bad idea...

our motto before a show is "fly casual". Mostly used for sound op and light op, but can be used for all techs in the show

My worst injury was when we were working on a show last spring. The set consisted of flats about 15 feet high surrounding the stage. Well one of my D*uche friends starting rocking one of the flats and a drill i had left up there came down and hit me on the head. Luckily the battery was the only...

True it can overhang, but most are designed to roll back to prevent overhang. In our theatre, all our pipes are designed with that in mind. Sort of a safety thing i guess.

Hey thanks I was looking under the wrong wording. Thanks Again

So during our last show, our LD came in and had a handheld device that would beep anytime you would put it up to a "hot" cable. It was really handy because it could tell you if the lamp was out or there was a problem with the dimmer. I dont know what it is called and would really like to get...

So I feel like my high school is pretty lucky, we have been very lucky in having our past 3 TDs come from the industry and who actually know what they are doing. I have been working on Crew since 8th Grade and I love it, and I believe the reason for staying with it is the experience of our TDs...

Thanks for the information