Recent content by mbroughton02

The floor in our rehearsal space was falling apart so I installed a new one. It is topped with masonite. I know there are several threads here regarding stage floors, but none with only rehearsal in mind. Here's what makes this different: 1) The rehearsal floor endures an insane amount of...

Has anyone ever been to nonequitydeputy.com?. It is a place where actors can go to review their experiences working with different companies. I just came off a horrible tour and I think that it would be most helpful if there was a place where technicians can go and tell others of their...

It's true, memorizing the percentages for each frame or having a cheat sheet can get annoying. I do what pie4weebl suggested- take the time to record the levels into focus points- put all the scrollers in the first frame, then hit "record, focus point, 1", put them all in the second frame, hit...

I find it fairly easy to measure the thicknesses by placing the lens on a nice flat table with the curved side down and measuring with a tape measure how high up the flat side of the lens is. Here is a listing of how to know which lens goes in which light, derekleffew is correct that the...

yeah i would stick with that- you might be surprised how well it turns out.

The best lightning I have ever seen was done simply by using a bump button on the board to flash a wash of 1k Par 64s with R68 on one side and R65 on the other. No need to get complicated with it- you are right a strobe looks like a strobe. If you are erratic with the bump button so that there...

Sorry. The reason I posted here is because it seemed like it was a forum that a lot of MEs and TDs from colleges and universities were looking at and those are the people I was looking to talk to about getting the equipment I need, since my other options like renting or buying were proving to be...

you must be friends with Patti!

Well the $19,000 joke of a quote came from one that starts with a P and ends with a RG. Hope I'm not giving them away:mrgreen: Even the $7000 I really can't afford this year because I have to buy two followspots. Thanks everyone for the good suggestions so far. If the swapping/loaning thing...

And sometimes pizza is breakfast, so it works out

I like pineapple on my pizza.

Hey everyone, just joined this today and I am wondering how I didn't find it earlier. I am a freelance electrician and ME in NYC, except during the summers I ME at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, NY. I also design stuff in the city when the opportunity presents itself. My interests include...

Hey everyone, I just discovered this forum and I think its pretty great. Anyways, in the summertime I am the ME at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, NY and next year I am hoping to implement a rep circuiting plan on our hellish FOH positions which currently take up a lot of time during each of...