Recent content by pfalvi

Hi all!My company is about to purchase some ETC Selador Vivid-Rs. In the show we're about to start working on, we have the need for both projections and cyc washes. I've done projections onto a muslin cyc before, with some success, but I'd much rather do a Rear Projection screen. We have just...

I've put some of Martin's cleaning fluid trough the machine and it did wonders for mine!

Hi all,The director for a show at our company brought up a way to get Christmas lights on a tree to pop and sizzle, maybe even smoke a little bit, but I have never heard of what he is talking about.It sounded like there was some sort of dot that you stuck onto the lamp and as it heated up it...

Thanks everyone! I think I'll send it back and try to get ahold of a real Forerunner.

Hi all,With Wybron closed, I wasn't sure who I should ask and this seemed like the best place.I ordered a scroller with this description:"Used 4" Wybron Model #4500 Forerunner Scrollers with Existing Gel StringsEnjoy 16 frames of vivid color with the Forerunner™, an economical scroller...

Hi all,I'm the resident designer and electrician at a regional theatre in CA, and my producing director asked me to look into low foggers for a show next season. I brought back info he liked the Glaciator X-Stream. I found a used one for a decent price, but before we spend that much money on a...

Hi all,I'm the electrician for a show running an ETC Express with various dimmer packs. The last one on the chain for Universe 2 is a Leviton 4 Pack and the other day all four instruments in it started to ghost. Fortunately it hasn't happened during a show yet, but they've turned on at least...

@Ruin Thanks again for all your help. I sincerely appreciate it. Those are great resources for used equipment and comparing projectors. Thank you, I'll spend some time with them today. You're right in assuming I'm doing rear projection onto a cyc. When I took the EX320U-ST into the theatre the...

Hi all,Thanks for your responses!Just a change to note: It looks like it doesn't need to be quite twelve feet tall- something like ten foot would do. Not that it necessarily changes much.@Joshua- I downloaded the trial of After Effects and am playing with it. It seems like I'll be able to...

Hi all,I know this is somewhat similar to other threads. I've looked through every one I can find already and haven't found quite a solution that will work for me.The director for a show opening in May asked me to start researching to figure out how to achieve an effect and I'm interested in...