Recent content by meghanpotpie

Nope. I can individually control each LED fixture.Yeah. It’s just the two conventional fixtures. No LEDs.

How do I do that? To my limited knowledge, I only recorded the 2 conventional fixtures to each submaster.

I'm working with an ETC Element. I need to set blue, red, and green to separate submasters for mixing. I've been able to do that with no problem. However, when I bring up another submaster with one of my conventional fixtures programmed on it, it either turns the cyc red or white. I can't...

I'm teaching a workshop on building scenery and props on a budget for a drama teacher workshop weekend. These teachers are middle school through high school and most have no background in theatre. I'm struggling to find a thread for my hour and a half lecture. The subject I've been given is...

Hi everyone,I don't know how I keep getting myself into these sticky wickets. I'm teaching at a Junior College and have been assigned lighting for a dance piece taking place at a dance convention offsite. I won't be attending the convention. I have to manually write out the color and...

My new job is putting me through the ringer. They want 4 performers to levitate off the floor 3 or 4' but don't want to pay for a professional company to do the effect. Obviously I'm refusing to rig the stunt being that I am not certified for something like that and I have a few quote requests...

Crisis has been averted. I finally had to put my foot down and state that there will be railings. This is for a show at a university and the liability and chance for injury is just too high. The designer agreed to add railings finally.

I have a design with a 3' wide by 11' tall stair unit that is against a wall. Right now the designer has no railing. I am trying to push him in the direction of railing because of safety but he says it ruins the aesthetic. Problem is that the only information I can find from OSHA is about...

I am working on a research project for my Masters Degree and wanted to put this question out there in Controlbooth. How many of you require your students to purchase their own sound software (ie. Acid, Sound Forge, Q Lab) or did the school provide it? If you're a students of sound, were you...

Hello Controlbooth collaborators,I am in the midst of writing my Master's thesis about the factors involved in making one training program stronger than another. The proverbial brick wall that I'm running into is the definition of success in the production field. Success seems to be a...

Hello all,For a production of Winter's Tale, the designer has called for live trees to be cut down and used on stage. We've procured the 16' tall leaf bare trees but I need to find a way to secure them upright but still be able to move them off the stage during a scene change. I can rig...

Hello All,I'm needing some advice on building 15' tall 3D fir trees. My designer has requested a forest scene with about 6 trees upstage of the rest of the set. I'm not worried about making the trunk as that can be a pretty standard process but am banging my head against the wall trying...

Hello All,I'm trying to do some research on my thesis about training programs for graduate level technical directors regarding effective training programs for job success and I'm having a difficult time finding any articles remotely relating to the subject. I know they must exist. Does...

While this particular question is about a class project, we as technical direction students are kept within budget and labor constraints. We are trained and practice in our realized design shows that even our student labor costs money and we budget accordingly. I do understand your frustration...

Haha...I'm not asking you to solve a class assignment. Part of the assignment is knowing which resources to turn to for research. I still have to do a working drawing, parts list, budget list, and a mock up. Thanks for the idea.