Recent content by Grayson Merchant

  1. Grayson Merchant

    Control/Dimming ELATION DP-DMX-20L TROUBLESHOOTING

    I've tried having it on Ch1-4. It still bring up just two channels. There's a part of me too that feels like the way its playing with the board may have something to do with it. Not quite sure.
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    Control/Dimming ELATION DP-DMX-20L TROUBLESHOOTING

    Here is the link for my exact version of the dimmer: http://cdb-cdn.adj.com/ItemRelatedFiles/7734/dp_dmx20l.pdf Thank you!
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    Control/Dimming ELATION DP-DMX-20L TROUBLESHOOTING

    Hello all! I'm currently struggling try to get my Elation dimmer pack where all four dimmers can be used. I don't think there's a problem with any of the dimmers or the 3 pin XLR I'm running from a board into the dimmer pack. I want to be able to control all four channels. I can only do two...
  4. Grayson Merchant

    Flying Effects

    Hello all!Next year, we will be doing The Wizard of Oz for our musical. We are a high school. We want to hire a company to do the flying.Which company would you recommend?How much was it in the end? Was the fee done by the amount of shows?Do they rig from the grid?Are we still...
  5. Grayson Merchant

    Peppers Ghost effect with limited supplies and many constraints

    Hello all! So, for a show called "Childe Byron" that I'm looking at directing. The show is about Ada the Countress of Lovelance looking back at her father whom she barley knew, he comes back through her hallucinations because she is on many meds. Due to the fact that she is dying of cancer...
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    Rigging items from the Grid?

    Our Grid Height is 42 feet high. Someone once told me that it's illegal to rig from your grid. I live in Dallas, TX. I cannot find any codes against this...is this a true statement.
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    Drilling or Bolting into a Stage

    Hello all! What's is everyone opinion on this? Do most theatre's allow this? If the hole can be repaired should one be allowed to Bolt or Drill into the ground? Thank you all so much! Just curious for fun.
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    False Proscenium- build one or paint a drop and cut?

    Hey! So I'm designing the set for The Wizard of Oz. I want to have a false proscenium. I'm stumped on how it should be executed. Should I built the structure out of wood and make a frame and face it with masonite. Or, get a big canvas, paint it, and then cut out the shape I want? Which will be...
  9. Grayson Merchant

    Backlighting a triangular Tree

    I'm designing lights for a show. In said show we have a triangle shaped tree. My director wants this tree backlit. The problem is that the triangular shape doesn't allow light to hit the sides of the tree so the effect of the backlight is lost. How do I solve this problem?Note: I am only...
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