Recent content by hslighting

I just began filling out the SUNY Purchase TD&T Interview Application for the BFA program and it has a text box to paste your resume into with the following message attached: "Your resume should include a complete list of your theatrical experiences. It should include titles of works, duties...

Anyone have any thoughts on the Carnegie Mellon University BXA interdisciplinary program (http://www.drama.cmu.edu/173/bxa-interdisciplinary )? It looks pretty interesting as it is a top-level theatre design program but it also allows the double major which seems extremely important in these...

Thanks all for your responses. I definitely expected a lot of work experience responses but wow, now it's clear just how important it is in the grand scheme of things.

So I've read a lot of the 'What colleges should I look at?" and I've seen the college demographics but I wanted to put a new spin on the college question, if you wouldn't mind taking part: If you could do it over and attend any college (Specifically for a Lighting Design/Tech Emphasis) where...

Okay so a definite no on any licensed frequencies. In theory could a UHF/VHF radio be programmed to MURS frequencies and be used license free?

Thank you all for your advice, I will look for a nearby radio shop!

Even with a license you think they'd be illegal?

So I'm looking for new walkie talkies (Just two-way radios, nothing fancy) and I came across these, the cheapest I've found: Amazon.com: 5 Pack BaoFeng BF-888S Long Range UHF 400-470 MHz 5W CTCSS DCS Portable Handheld 2-way Ham Radio With Free Original Earpiece *5 pcs*: Electronics. I Now Know...

I usually get the director to give the cast a short introduction, to tell the actors (especially when similar in age to me) that they basically have to listen to what I say or else. This usually helps during the next stage of telling the not-always-so-cooperative actors what to do. When the...

My cyc looks just like that, which would be great if it was supposed to... just let some high schoolers handle it for a few years and it will look mighty fine. Or an even better idea: we can trade, my crumpled up, stained and hole-filled cyc for a brand new one!

My school is in a similar situation to that of the OP so here's my question: If not movers, what gets you the most bang for your buck for those just starting out in the automated light area? (Right-Arms, scrollers, ect.) What will give you the most flexibility in general for the least amount of...

I was asked to grab a saw and head into the woods next to my school to find a stump of exact dimensions by the Construction supervisor. An hour later, a mile and a half later, we gave up on finding a stump lying around of those measurements and cut down a sapling.

Yeah that was more of a joke. Its an answer to most questions, i.e. Why do I have to carry these lights up to the loft instead of using the pulley? It builds character. But seriously, alot of people can make a great plot with 4 months of planning and access to any fixture they need, it takes a...

Yeah it happens alot, little notice and none of the equipment you need, but that builds character :) There are alot of great threads on here on lighting that really helped me get my stuff together. Aside from a rep plot, a magic sheet is good. I just make one with lets say all my washes with...

Ugh duplicating circuits... I have the same at my school and I hate it. The ones on my cat arent even at even intervals, just randomnly dispersed. When I came into the school for the first time last year with no rep plot or even diagram of the space with circuit locations, I walked through for...