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haha, wow that's one of my concerns. Plus, does anybody out there actually enjoy running linesets by hand? I know I sure do. But I must admit, I really want to try an automated system.

that is interesting.:confused:

perhaps.... Are these systems designed to detect a weight difference once they are in motion. What if, for example, the batton is going out after you have put a piece of scenery on it. If the batton is swinging any, or if for some reason there is an obstruction above, what happens? Does...

i am taking technical theatre in college now, and I have to say that you are lucky to have a high school so well equipped for it. However, I agree with Van in say that you shouldn't be the one in charge. On top of all this, you aren't learning proper procedure, and you're probably picking up...

True, having never done a long run I don't know what it's like to have that level of maintainence on the show. Good luck with that Van. We just did a world premiere, "The Dada Play", and for it we needed a hardwood floor across our whole stage, US to DS. I was ASM for this show, so I didn't...

there's a good question. The studio we have here has a grid about 20 feet in the air. It is surrounded on all four sides by a catwalk. I'm not sure what he was trying to fix in the middle of the show, but it is common for thecnicians to be on the catwalk during the show. But as for the...

I personally don't have a story, but I was talking to my Stage Management instructor and she said that a few years ago, while they were doing a studio show, a technician dropped a c-wrench from the grid and it landed on an audience members' head. Pretty scary stuff. Anyone have any stories...

anyone know of any software for macs? specifically perhaps a lighting design program, like wysiwyg? and if there's any free stuff, that would be cool too!

you know if you are ever interested in coming up to Canada, I go to Red Deer College. It is known to be the best technical theatre diploma program in western Canada, if not all the country. Here we have state of the art equipment, industry professionals. It's also a very tough screening...

so, do you guys think that in time motorized fly systems will replace counterweight ones? and I was also wondering if the motorized system makes a lot of noise when moving a lineset

in our theatre, we did a production of the Wizard of Oz earlier in the season and we had a fellow named Mark Kostuch, a flying Director from Flying by For come in to help us rig a few flying tracks to fly people. His number one rule about flying people, is that you NEVER wear gloves. He...

this isn't a cad program, but there is a board simulator that allows you to build entire shows and then upload it to an ETC board. It's called ETC Expression Offline. google it.

Hey all, I study technical theatre at college, and I've heard a few of my friends mention automatic or motorized fly systems. I have never seen or heard from a "valid" source that such a system even exists. Does it? and if so, how popular is it? I can think of some definite cons about it...

I'm in Technical Theatre Studies at a college, and having done an ASM practicum and working my way through an SM practicum, I have to say that in professional theatre it is plain and simple not the responsibility of the Stage Manager to participate in Build Sessions. The SM has a lot of other...

Me and some friends just built a counterweight elevator for a magic show we performed for our Stagecraft Class. It was our "disappearance" trick. It took a lot of work but when you get down to the basics, you just need to remember that your counterweight is: a) heavier than the platform the...