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    Moving Yoke for Light House

    The Mark12 above looks almost exactly like what I saw used. You can control the speed and intensity. Surely it wouldn't be that hard to wire up a small, low voltage motor (this is assuming you know what you're doing and have some skill in electricity) to some wood and bolt a fresnel-like...
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    Moving Yoke for Light House

    I've seen some of those rotating beacon lights that are quite large and powerful--not your average "party store" beacon light. Maybe take a look at those if that's the direction your leaning towards?
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    Inventory and Cataloging Instruments for a Community Theatre

    Hello! I'm just wanting to get some opinions from other designers and lighting technicians out there on what is easiest and most helpful when you get a lighting inventory for a new space you'll be working in. The situation is this... After having been the lighting designer for a community...
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    Shiny & Special Surfaces

    Thank you guys for the suggestions! It's great. As for knowing about shiny floors...yes. They can be a pain, but I think for the right show, something that dramatic can work in one's favor. That coroplast stuff looks cool. I'm going to look into that.
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    Shiny & Special Surfaces

    Yes-I was hoping to go and buy some various types of paints and polyurethanes this weekend and get some samples made but was curious if any other products I wasn't aware of might work. Mylar! How did that slip my mind--excellent, thanks for that advice! It can look wonderful but also be...
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    Shiny & Special Surfaces

    I am currently designing scenery and lighting for a production of The Wizard of Oz. One question I'm facing now when its coming down to building materials is how and which various surfaces can be painted in the multitude of ways that the show is calling for.My question involves the current...
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    GreenScreen Lighting

    Yeah, ditto about the separation thing. That is so key. I used to do a lot of video and that's something that takes some work. Watch the distance your talent is to the screen itself, that'll help.Also, a lot depends on the camera you'll be using, the software...etc. Generally, though...
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    Dressing Cable?

    I've always used tie-line. Gaff tape? I have come close to chucking things at people for it. Worse, though, is duct tape. Electrical tape, too, sometimes. Nobody likes going up hanging their instruments to find sticky residue all over the pipe or the pigtails...Funny story, I saw a guy...
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    Hey, I thought we could share pictures of our shows...

    Re: Hey i thought we could share pic of our showsThat is a small little space you've got there. I'd say thats pretty nice considering your limitations, though. Cool! Congrats.
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    Footlights?

    This isn't completely relevant to the footlight comment, but I had heard a rumor at some point about lighting for video. Someone had mentioned that they had heard that you can triple-gel an instrument with close to primary RGB and manage to get an instrument that wouldn't show much light at...
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    Chauvet MiN Spot.

    Despite how it may a little low on the input scale, its size and small gadgetty perks are pretty neat. Maybe a good Santa gift if people can get that discount price :)
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    Hey, I thought we could share pictures of our shows...

    Re: Hey i thought we could share pic of our showsHere's a few pics from a local community theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" I did lights for. Low budget, but it was a fun little show. http://andrewleitchdesign.com/index/lighting/ccarol/1.jpg...
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    tracked floor... eek...

    Yes, exactly The only reason I ask is we're about to do a rather large school production in which we're trying to find companies to get gear from and to find references to help us out. There is no way any student is going to be rigging anything. Thanks for the reference.
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    tracked floor... eek...

    Do you guys have a brand or specific carrier in particular that you think works well for that sort of rigging?
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    Lighting w/ Scoops

    I second the mid-range saturation. Really pay attention to how bright your scoops are and how they wash the stage. Then, check those little percentages to be sure you're not picking two colors with very different transparencies--it'll cut down on output. Unless, of course, this is what you...
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