Recent content by hollinj

Look at Rosco's Horizon I dont know if it supports Macs, but we use it on a dell laptop. Its not great, but it works....

You dont physically move the lenses. ETC sells lense tubes that change the beam angle in a source 4 same fixture but different beam angles...

I'm not a big altman shakesphere fan, but I know that the 36* S4 is the eqivelant to an altman 6x9. This fixture is primary used for top light and front from an electric not a cat walk, depending on the height of the cat you might want to switch lenses to a 26* (6x12) 19* (6x16) that will...

I'm a high school student and have been asked to design a lighting system for my church. The guy I talked to wants from what he described some type of CYC system for the back wall. This sections are about 15 feet high and 8 feet wide, and break at the top for the baptistry. I'm at a loss for...

We have 2 Verilight 1000 and a VL 1000S

Anyone other than me have to deal with rosco's horizon as their lightboard? I hate it with a passion especially with intellegent lights (VL1000's)...

Yeah, I'm an idiot I read your post wrong, maybe just a high test fishing line?

I would suggest some type of aircraft cable. We use the stuff for about everything. You can get in about any strength so the fear of it calapsing shouldnt be a probelm. With wrench lock clips (cant think of what their called off the top of my head)... But I would say aircraft cable is your best...

Ok, heres how weve done it in the past, We take a piece of muslin hung on two battens. One side has holes cut in it. I forget what we used as snow but we fly it out and keep the side with the holes above the other side when its time to snow we lower the side with holes and shake it up and down...

Know what you are talking about. There is nothing worst than a stage manager that makes suggestions that aren't possible. Have good organizational skills. Stage managers that get lost in their notes ruin the show, and are disliked. Know enough of all the aspects of the show that you can help the...

I would try a supplier of Lee gels they should be a lot easier to deal with. Every time we order Lees we get a swatch book.

Wow, never heard of anything that stupid... Wish we could get an upgrade badly. I just love the old 2KL's... :-P

Our Props room has a low ceiling as it is just space underneather house (say 5 feet) our faculty tech dirrector has knocked herself out multilple time on the ceiling... She has horrible luck, somehow a twist lock cable came off an electric and swung down and knocked her out cold... Its not...

The most common phrase someone to say to a techie before the show has to be "Damn it!"

Yeah, well I had a show tonight with the guy and hes horrible. He doesnt trust me over clearcom to run light cues.... He had to sit next to me and tap me for each one... Though the dumbshit fell asleep and leaned on me and I took it as a cue... :-P