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    Hamlet Ideas

    Hello you budding lighting gurus. Currently in the development stage of a production of Hamlet I am putting on for a small thinggy @ my school. Only doing the Ghost Scene then the Ofelia mad scene. Production taking place in small fringe black box space. Wide rande of fixtures available, any...
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    Using a standard house light bulb

    guys. Thank you sooo much for your help. Its much appreciated. Ship that big post is really helpful. Thanks! Tom
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    Using a standard house light bulb

    Hello guys. Im a sound boy at heart but am designing lighting for a show at the moment. Wondered if any of you would be able to help out. Basically i have seen this effect created before at productions but have never questioned how its done. I want to hang standard like 25 watt house light...
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    OUT RAGE OUS

    These two weeks have been outragous - here is my diary: (take into account my crew consists of two of us (both in exam year with loads of work) and a junior learning. We only have 1 hour lunch and before and after school to do this stuff in (however were given class time to do the boyfriend...
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    Video Cam

    I know this may sound really really dumb. But wats the easiest way to run a video camera from the front of the hall to the booth (back) - could i use a stage box in anyway (12 XLR 4 1/4 JACK ins) the camera out in 3 phono.
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    Power newbie

    so would this be correct : an example please say if its worng MY QUESTION I have a 13 amp (230v) plug socket. I plug in a 13 - 15 amp adaptor. How many 500 watt lamps could i use if i linked them all to this plug? ANSWER v = watts/amps = 500/13 = 38.46 230/39 = 5.8 so you could run...
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    Power newbie

    Dear Friends, I am a sound techie, but often have to step in during rehersals to cover for my light techie, due to this i can tech a show on a master piece, etc express and tempus 24. I can also rig lights patch etc. but up till now i havent done the lighting plans and i know nothing about...
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    Keep the actors excited

    My director - EXCELLENT ACTOR , a drunk and a man who can direct and also knows the basics of tech'n. However the Musical Director, is a twat. He knows absolutely nothing apart from how to blow a trumpet. the director tells the cast to shut up during the tech when im programming the desk...
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    CCTV STAGE

    The length of the run is about 40/50 meters so it would probably be better to by a long length of cable to save using barrels on shorter cables....right? tc
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    CCTV STAGE

    Ye i have a camera and a tv in the booth and short cables , but do you think it would be ok to make longer video cables out of the ones i have and run them from the back (booth) to the stage? tom
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    CCTV STAGE

    Ye i have a camera and a tv in the booth and short cables , but do you think it would be ok to make longer video cables out of the ones i have and run them from the back (booth) to the stage? tom
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    PLEASE HELP - BONFIRE NIGHT SOUND

    + also the school wont hire in techs they will let us hire kit not living kit. So its down to us
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    PLEASE HELP - BONFIRE NIGHT SOUND

    we are running the show so there is noone gunna tell us really wat to do ie organiser thanks all
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    PLEASE HELP - BONFIRE NIGHT SOUND

    we are running the show so there is noone gunna tell us really wat to do. So thanks all
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    CCTV STAGE

    I dunno if any1 has this but i wish to get a really really realy cheap (preferabbly homemade) 'CCTV' system for our hall. I want one placed in the back stage area and then leading to the booth. Its long and complicated to explain why, generally to do with the fact that the curtain dood , cant...
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