Recent content by mdonovan

In this case its just because the director says so. This is a community theater production and the director does not like how deep our stage is, she wants everything to come DS as much as possible. It flies out for the final scene to reveal a forest set up behind it, but otherwise its in for...

thats exactly right. It is hanging mid stage and it needs to dissapear during a scene change.Thank you everyone, your replies are most helpful. I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet, I'll talk it over with the SM, but at least we have a place to start.

Can it be done? For whatever reason the cyc at my theater is much taller than my scrim, and when I try to fly it out, the bottom hangs in view unless I bring the borders way in. Is there any way to temporarily shorten the cyc for 1 show without cutting it?

Thanks, I'm going to look into the camera. I thought about a mirror, it would be easiest, but in such a small space I thought it might attract too much attention. Also, power is not a big deal. I was going to attach the camera to the south balcony railing, and there are some outlets up there.

I guess it depends on how bad it is. I can always relay on sound to keep track of the performances, there is an excellent audio feed into the booth, and its a small space. So I'm not sure how annoyed I'd be with a longer delay. I'm more worried about video quality. I want a true...

So the fabulous architects who designed our black box made it so that the most logical room set-up also puts the performers underneath the control booth. They ran a balcony around 3 of the sides (east, south and west) so it is hard to light well if the performers are anywhere other than the...

Hi, I'm new to control booth, but I love what I've seen so far. Our building is also new, just starting its 3rd year, so I am always looking for suggestions on how to make things work better. We have just over 500 seats for the main stage, and can fit about 100 in the black box. To run both...

Hi all. Been a techie for years, but just got this sweet job in a brand new facility and used "professional development" as an excuse to join a cool forum. Probably going to ask for suggestions and help, since we're still working out all the bugs and kinks of a new building and all that...