30s white guy from the Midwest here (so YMMV). I’ve been here several times for work the past couple years. It’s crowded and sketchy, but keep your head up and walk with purpose. Groups are a good idea. Tourists trek through here every day. Don’t stay at The State hotel here if you plan on...
What you've drawn is a broadway flat, not a hollywood flat.Typically I'd make jacks out of 1x3 (1x4 if that's what I've got around), and it's a triangle about half the height of the flat, and with the rail about 1/3 the length of the vertical stile. The Stock Scenery Construction Handbook...
We just struck "Curtains", and I used some things from this thread to build our double staircase. It ended up being pretty solid, and the best part is that store's into an incredibly compact pile. This is based on the reference the @egilson1 shared above. Right now it has treads and risers for a...
I do a lot of the rigging and lead the inspections at a local circus studio. Totally agree with everything above. In addition to learning about risk assessment, I recommend checking out this 2017 study of the forces present in single-point aerial arts. It provides a pretty clear baseline...
I was thinking of using a wire mesh trash can, then lining it with something to make it look solid - leaving a few inches of mesh at the bottom below and around the fan.
I made this quick sketch. Bare minimum is LED's only. But if I can get a fan mounted in the bottom, then I can play with paper/plastic flames - or maybe go crazy with water vapor.My biggest limitation with the water vapor design in Eric Hart's video is that I want this 100% self-contained and...
I'm trying to think of ways to design a trash can prop that can have several items of clothing thrown into it, and then set on fire.Fog/mist and LED seems like an option, or air blowing plastic flames. Realism isn't incredibly critical but would be nice. I think the 'emitter' would need to be...
I like to also think of that hierarchy of controls in terms of levels of influence. The Organization needs to be mitigating risks starting at the top and working its way down. The Individual, who may not have much institutional power, needs to start mitigating risks at the bottom. Nobody can...
Our light board definitely is not operating as a DHCP "server". We're actually using static IP's for our appliances (boards, streaming pc, cameras), and save the DHCP for wireless clients.Here's a diagram. Note that this is entirely a self-contained network for the performing arts center. The...
This is a good opportunity for collab between lights, costumes, scenic, and streaming. We did an aerialist showcase, and with in-person audiences you can get away with front-lighting a performer in a black costume in black silks in front of a black curtain, but once you add a layer of video...
Copyright and computer algorithms that detect it.Streaming is technically complicated and definitely isn't "free". Running your own private streaming servers where you write the rules and can violate copyright all day long (until a human catches you) is possible but definitely out of scope...
Or: Why I love the third dimension and never want to fly flat flats again.This post is mostly just to share, as I found these set pieces very satisfying. Tedious to build, but so much easier to set and strike than their two-dimensional cousins.We originally designed these legs for Newsies...