Recent content by MidnightsBrokenToe

I have a production meeting just for this issue, but I thought I'd come here and ask for suggestions. We need to make it look like someone is flying, without actually flying. We can't actually fly her because we're in a black box with a 12' grid and no fly system, and I don't think we have...

I haven't purchased the camera yet, because my paycheck has to clear. Once it does I'll have a budget of about $400. So I'll look into your suggestions as well. Also, earlier today I put freshly charged batteries into my other "dinky little digital camera" and pressed the power button. The lens...

I talked to the woman who owns the camera shop in town and she recommended the Canon Powershot A590 IS. It's a point-and-shoot camera, really, but from what I was told and from the reviews I read, the consensus was that it has good manual control and performs fairly well in low light. It's one...

Okay, wow, this is all really helpful. I think I've found a camera I like that I can afford, so I'm going to go for it.

I'm in the middle of work on my senior project show and when the lights are all up and ready for the run, I want to get some really good pictures of my work for a portfolio. I'm surfing around on Ebay and other sites looking for a camera I can afford that will yield good results. I have a dinky...

I've got resetting the patch... And you're right, I shoulda specified what kind of board it is: ETC Express 48/96 Version 3.03

My school's theatre department has SOP's- Standard Operating Procedures- for each tech job available in the theatre. The one for the board op is pretty bad- it has basic instructions on how to record, edit and delete cues, but there's not much more than that and it's pretty poorly written. It's...

Thanks...I vaguely remember that last year, when I designed for another show, I had a similar problem with a light in that general area in the light grid, and the problem may have been with that same dimmer channel; you may be right.

I have a problem with a light. The problem started last night, about five minutes before house opened. The light (a fresnel, if that makes a difference) started flickering during the curtain warmer cue, of which it is NOT a part. When I tried to patch it at 00 intensity, it stayed on. So I...

alright, thanks!

I'm putting together a resume that I can send out to some theatres that are offering internships and I was wondering if anyone has any advice, specifically about composing a resume. For example, what seems to work best for you when you want to include information about past shows and crew...

Thanks for the suggestions! I know this is technically a set question in a lighting forum, so thanks for being understanding and helpful.

We were originally going to go with mylar, which has to be heat shrunk, which wouldn't be hard, but as I said, it gets expensive I personally am against using any glassy surface or appearance on stage, because as you say, it's a bad thing...but the frames are on a set of French doors that lead...

commercial plastic wrap bubbled (we tried it) I actually found something just a second ago that might work.

The director for the current show I'm working on wants a clear material we can use to cover window frames, to create the appearance of glass. She wants to know if there any completely clear gels. We have a swatchbook of Roscolux gels, but the clear filters in it all have a..."fuzzy" appearance...