Recent content by mike80

Hey Everyone, I'm lighitng a production of HONK. The musical about the ugly duckling. In said show there is a massive snowstorm. The budget for the show originally included the full snow effect. However, due to some last minute changes by the director - Surprise, surprise. The budget has gone...

Hi, I'm having a horrible time with the import function in Vectorworks. I have an old city file of a venue drawn in Autocad. When I try to import the dwg into vw I end up with one single layer and the scale is completely out of whack. Does anyone have any ideas as how to get the layers...

It all depends on what type of generator that you get. The ones that I have used usually have an area where you can tie in with a set of tails. It is essentially an allen key bolt that you tighten on the bare copper end of the tails. Some other generators actually have camlock plugs on the...

Here is a link to an awesome lighting program that I found. It is simple and easy to use. http://www.paul-pelletier.com/

I designed this show awhile back. I had four fresnels and a tonne of those horrible yellow work lights. I used the fresnels as a general wash. We mucked up the work lights and persuaded the director to get the actors to move the work lights around on the floor to various spike marks. We took the...