Recent content by Magnolia2011

Hello CB!Advise and feedback on a real gun used on stage, but with no blanks or bullets in it. The gunshot is a sound effect. Is this a safe idea even though there are no bullets or blanks in the gun? The gun is a rifle and several times it gets pointed directly in an actor's face.Best...

This is our own space - a community theater. We would reuse some props yes, but we don't intend to repeat shows unless several seasons apart.Maggie

Hello CBers!Looking for some advice on props inventory and organization. We have lots of props that are tossed in boxes, closets, shelves - you name it. What we want to do is organize the props and inventory them. The dilemma is this: how best to organize them on the shelves? For example, do...

Hello CB!I'm trying to build a set of free standing panels on the cheap that can be translucent. I was thinking about using FR Gossamer fabric. My thought was that I could backlite it and the gossamer will change colors according to the LED light on it.Gossamer is really cheap and so I am...

Yes, David it helps quite a bit and it all makes sense now. Thank you very much for this informative follow up and I will take a look at these videos. I think our final choice will be to get the s4's and a few LEDs and build from there. I am finding we cannot totally switch to LED, but...

Yes, we were thinking about using s4s and LED washes. Thank you for confirming this idea. I agree about the plan. It was difficult to plan when I did not know what the big no-no was for LED for front lighting. But, after all the responses, it makes sense.Thanks lwinters630

Yes per fixture we want to spend no more than about $500-$600 per LED fixture. Any advice? thx

Hello CB!We are looking to add some LED to our lighting set up. First of all, our lighting is extremely rudimentary. We have only old fresnels for front lighting and our grid is 11' high. These lights are very old and hot. We would like to augment our lighting by adding a few LED fixtures as...

Noob-Alert! Colors on a CycHello CBers ---This may be the noobest questions ever...but I am totally new to lighting a cyc. Currently we are thinking about installing some kind of cyc at our local community theater. That may be about 20 feet across and 12 feet high. We are looking at some...

Hello!I have an Elation Scene Setter 24 and would like to essentially crossfade or transition between "looks" or scenes SMOOTHLY. For example, crosssfade from a scene lit only by red lights to a scene lit only by blue lights. As the red lights dim, I would like the blue lights to rise and at...

Hello CB! We are looking into getting a lighting system for our small community theater. This is a brand new setup with no equipment right now. We have considered PC Software such as Lightfactory ($$) or MaqicQ (free!). Then we are also looking at getting a small console that is...

Thanks for your reply. I doubt we can hang anything at all from the ceiling at all. I also am concerned about the heat from the fixtures burning the ceiling even if we could use the clips. When those clips are used, how is the heat output next to the acoustic tiles? Thank you.

Hello CBer's - We are renting a space that has a ceiling with two different levels. One part of the suspended tile/drop ceiling (over the audience) is 12ft. The other (over the staging area) is closer to 14-15'. Where the two come together creates a 90 degree cove where lights could go...