Recent content by JustAShadow

Career history so far: decade as a TD/ME, plus the background that gets you there, plus some design work, both scenic and lighting. So, due to a number of circumstances involving relocation, a lack of available employment opportunities in the new location, I am looking to move to a different...

Update on the phone booth dome: I ended up going with a combination of wire mesh, stretched muslin, Foam-Coat, Featherweight joint compound and another layer of muslin. It turned out very nicely overall I think. Thanks again for the help.

Greetings All, I am currently working on a K2 English Phone Box for a production and have run into a slight hiccup with the roof. My new plan to create the dome is to cut strips of 1/8" ply perhaps 2" wide and layer them over the roof frame to achieve the needed curve. Any other suggestions or...

Hi all, I'm hoping to get some suggestions/recommendations for fixtures that can be used as rehearsal lights and or work lights in both a small proscenium theatre and a small blackbox. I've been using 6" Altman Fresnels for the last couple of years without much issue, but recently on of the...

It would depend on how far your hang positions are from your stage, and how many fixtures are in your inventory. if your fixtures are lower than 20' above the deck and less than 25' horizontally, I would say keep the 375w. but if you are throwing farther than that, I would bump to the 575w as...

As far as the multi-tool goes, I have always been loyal to Leatherman, no particular reason other than it was the first one I was ever given when I started working in theatre.

Was asked by a scenic designer to use this method a few years back. it took a great deal of paint on the rough side to get decent color. it was also incredibly time consuming given the amount I had to do. somewhere in the neighborhood of 4000 bricks. an alternative to the individual bricks...

Glad to have found this resource. I am the assistant Technical director of a small college theatre department and have done my fair share of lighting and scenic design as well.