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You could use french cleats with multiple panels of 1/4" MDF. No fasteners needed.Cheers, Nick

When I was in school everyone in my class threw in $ and we ordered supplies in bulk (foamcore, matteboard, balsa...). Works out great when everyone is using the same supplies for the same project.

I can't speak more highly of Creative Conners' Revolver and software setup. We used them for the Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2012 All-State show with a 36' diameter doughnut turntable. Everything shipped easily and worked right out of the box. To mount the motor I just extended the...

It's not exactly the cheapest option, but if you want adjustable heavy duty cable storage you can secure lengths of Unistrut vertically to the wall. Then bolt in pipe flanges with spring nuts and thread in short lenghts of black pipe. You could use 1/2" to 3/4" pipe. You can move the flanges...

This post had a few ideas for dropping flowers: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/special-effects/16926-how-make-rain-flowers.html#post197348At Utah Shakes for a production with falling leaves they built a mechanically powered machine with two rollers and a long length of fabric. The leaves...

Lex Products makes very durable data cables:Data Cables | Lex ProductsMost of the rental houses in my area use Lex cables. Their molded multi-cables are pretty sweet too.Nick

This is a really interesting discussion, and I have been in similar situations. Half way through one project the designer had to excuse himself for personal reasons and the producers asked me to take over and finish the design. They decided to bill me as the designer and give a program credit to...

Hello All, For triscuits we use 5/16 or 3/8 flat machine screws counter sunk into each corner. Like these: McMaster-CarrWe also leave a penny-sized gap to avoid squeaking, and we screw 1/4" MDF or 1/4" maso (countersunk for screw heads, and also depending on budgets) for paint treatments...

Hello Jay, For the situation you are describing I would use Dazzlers Westron Dazzler. All you have to do is unscrew the venue's light bulbs, screw these in, focus and you are done. You don't have as much control as far as dimming/color changing goes, but you also have less cable to wrap later :)...

I agree with Blacksheep, but whenever we have someone up in the air we try to keep the stage as quiet as possible, so everyone knows what is going on.A couple other courtesy calls we use during rehearsals: "Hold please/please hold": to stop to make a fix "STOP!": when someone or something is...

We have been working with a company called Snow Masters out of Alabama. They rent/sell a product called Eco Scent. The smaller scent machine that can handle 1000 people rents for $140 a week. Check out their websites: Eco-Scent - The New Edge in Fragrance Technology and Snowmasters - Special...

Scott, Great start for a website! I agree with everything that has been suggested and it looks like you are on the right track. What are your goals for this site? Are you looking for other jobs? Are you hoping to go to college for lighting design? Do you just want to have an organized record of...

This is really late, but for future reference....At Utah Shakes for a production with falling leaves they built a mechanically powered machine with two rollers and a long length of fabric. The leaves were spread out on the fabric and rolled up onto the first roller. As the fabric transferred...