Recent content by JeffClark

I am recommending that my college use surgical glue. It is cheaper than tape, won't weaken if the actor sweats or gets water on it, and if you buy the right kind, dissolves without a trace with rubbing alcohol.

A hammond/leslie organist isn't likely to have an instrument/amp combo that cost less than the mic that is used on it... nor is a professional artist. College students who aren't even on the local bar scene aren't likely to have the kind of equipment that would do a better job in a nasty dead...

I would definitely agree with giving a professional touring artist who knows their stuff and has decent equipment the choice. But in my case, we rarely (maybe 1 time a year) have to make that decision. Most of the personal amps that we get around here was bought at Target/Walmart...

I would agree with this statement, and say it depends more on the space and the quality of the amp vs the quality of the house system. As the board tech for my college's talent shows, more times than not, I will insist that they DI into our house system (controlled via a Roland M-400 digital...

budget, no idea... I'm just getting ideas... we need dvd in order to take to the local cable access people, and we don't have a lot of technical expertise outside of myself and a couple other people, not to mention any conversion is way overkill on the workload for a 20 min chapel service...

I am looking for help selecting a hdd dvd recorder for recording daily chapel services as well as concerts that will be held in our chapel. We are currently using a Pioneer DVR-640H but this unit was only brought in after the dvd recorder put in originally had issues with the video mixer (Edirol...

I can't agree more with what TechSooth said. In cases where your space is used for things other than drama productions, you will always have these issues, even more when it is a school environment. If you aren't in total control of the space, your gear needs locked up in cases (or otherwise...

If the contract specifies to provide a working system, then that would mean everything that is required to make that system work, including the programming. Purchasing a working system inherently implies purchasing everything necessary to make the system work, hardware, software, and programming...

Saving to position 1 worked. Thanks guys!

I say no to curtain calls for anyone but the actors unless it is a long-running show that is ending. It does look unprofessional, and honestly, the crew is needed elsewhere to do their jobs, which technically don't end until the entire audience is out.

No, but it sure helps when your building is used for other purposes and a flashlight only goes so far. People like us who carry lights with them (I always have one in my backpack, along with my pocketknife and multi-tool) aren't the ones we need to worry about. Luckily, we have light switches...

I second this comment. Whoever you get, make sure they are a specialist for this kind of use. As we found out at my school, someone who doesn't have specialized knowledge for theater/auditorium lighting is just going to get you into a whole mess of trouble. Someone who considers it a "hobby" or...

The production generally uses a recorded organ track. The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia And no, even when we get the new chapel, they still won't let us use the auditorium organ for anything but worship. I've asked....

Yep, I'm glad to be here too.