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Kyle & Axislights - Thanks for the replies. Putting the screen on the side of the proscenium (and actually staging the movie theatre scene IN the lower audience seating area) was an idea I've had and am starting to like more & more; getting the Director (capital D, of course, as in DIVA) to...

"your reach should exceed your grasp" is our Director's motto, I think. I'm the tech guy at my school and I've just been informed we're doing "Evita" this spring, so I'm looking for suggestions on how to do some video projection effectively in spite of our lighting system. We have an OLD...

Thanks for the replies, guys. Yes, it's a 100A on the main console breaker. So, 12KW total on six dimmers. I've had some experience running a AD system with the slider patches; so I can expand upon what I've written already for this show to leave them a manual. I never said the system...

Old Electro-Controls system questions #2Second post – old Electro Controls system – see above thread for photos & background Question #3 – There are a total of six dimmers. Even if I assume that they are 2400W dimmers, I can’t figure out how everything could have run at once. The “spots”...

OK, I’ve got several questions on the same subject so I’m going to split them up into a couple of threads. Background: I got tapped to do sound again for a local Serbian Orthodox school's show (yes, they still speak Serbo-Croat-whatever there - last year’s show was "Scroogevitch"; try following...

This is a little late but someone might be able to use the info. We started with a wood-handled wheelbarrow frame (took off the dump box) - that gave us handles, a wheel, and legs. We then attached a triangular platform to it and put sides on, like a low wheelbarrow. We put a painted milk...

We did more of a "rat rod" hot rod effect; the original show has a clunker, the "pretty" hot rod everyone seems to like comes from the movie. We hit a local "pick-a-part" for a front clip (grille, headlights, etc.), front fenders, and the driver's side door off of a very rusted out old...

Thanks for the replies. I completely agree we have to do the safety estimate for our venue and company. I have a professional crane/lift company coming in to do the install of the scissors lift, do the training, and install a lockout/tagout so the kids in the show can't ever play with it...

We are most likely doing "Cats" next spring. Of course, we need to lift the Kitty up to heaven on the tire Research has shown me that a scissors lift built into the stage set is the best/really only way to do the lift (I'm not really going to do the stairs that meet the tire as "operable" -...

Michael, Clifford - Thank you! Your great answers should get me through this. I'll give it a shot in the morning and let you know - it sounds like exactly what I wanted to do! Mike

Michael - WOW, that was a fast answer! Yes, that's what I mean. I haven't needed to do much programming before on this but have to do it now. I've been assuming that I would record a repeating macro, then set that up as a cue. Am I wrong? Could you run me thru the process (think of me...

We have a relatively new ETC Express board (I go back to "telephone exchange" plug systems) and I need to come up with a way to program a macro for a "disco" scene in a musical we are doing this year - basically flashing our colored lights in sequence. Can someone run me through the procedure...

Was looking for help on a specific stage lighting issue and found the board. Looking forward to reading through everything. I run the stage at my school, and have learned everything thru having to do it over the last 25 years or so. Trying to get my head around the new lighting system right...