Someones probably already said this but you could make it quite a bit easier if you recorded it before hand. Otherwise use a webcam type feature by hooking a cam upto the computer and puting it on a live selection. Its fairly easy.
Interestingly our school recently bought a set of these but we never ended up using them. I think we bought the parts then put them together. They are definately useful, but the LEDs are rather small so you have to make sure the actors keep a close eye on them. I think a better system is to use...
I have two views to this. Firstly, i do theatre tech because i enjoy it and love theatre BUT I HATE THE STAGE and so it makes sense that i work behind the scenes. However, i always feel we don't get much credit and would like to be recognised for the hard work i put into the productions.
Well i startedby messing around with a mixing board but was then given a proper introduction by our school's theatre technician as i was going to do the sound for the show.
I havent read the other replies to this topic so other people would have probably mentioned these solutions already. At our Junior School (where i also help out) we have exactly the same problemt. However, the seats are removable. We use a genie on weekends and after school to put up and focus...
Thanks that makes sense. I am a student but have used pyrothecnis with supervision from a licensed person and know a little bit about them so i was just interested thats all.