I left the edges raw both times. Maybe my volunteers are just really skilled but the edges came out quite clean. I think we may have had to touch up a spot or two with sandpaper but on the whole they came out pretty smooth. Especially when you take the 20' rule into account. It didn't seem worth...
I've used this method twice using masonite and rigid foam. It works great. Both times I contemplated leaving off the bottom layer of masonite but the minimal work and money it would save didn't outweigh the benefits of a little extra durability. Both productions were done in high schools with...
This is just slightly off topic but I need someone smarter than me to answer this. Is there any truth to the story that two low-frequency sound sources placed in close proximity can begin to cancel each other out?
I like to keep SM and lighting op enclosed whenever possible. If the two are in the same enclosed booth, they can speak at a normal level and the lighting op doesn't need a com. I also find it's extremely useful to have an enclosed space to deal with a crisis in the middle of a performance. So...
Wow, those are interesting! If you click on one, you'll be directed to a page that includes multiple photos including a couple from straight on. It appears they just inserted the digital pattern into a cutout to create these example photos. (check out any of the brick patterns and you'll see the...
A similar set up has served me quite well. I've got a Dewalt contractor saw on a small rolling base with wagon brakes. The base brings the saw up to the same height of my three rolling 4x4' work tables. The four pieces can be clamped together in multiple configurations allowing a single person...
Aaron-
I have a dirty secret. I steal kids from the acting program and turn them into techs. [insert joke about the intelligence of actors here. Just remember, these are kids. They haven't been fully indoctrinated into actor culture yet.] It's actually pretty easy. They're all fascinated by the...
I would love to see a photo of this contraption once someone comes up with the name. Sounds like a manual I-Cue. Doesn't Rosco call them intelligent mirrors? I guess there would be some debate about HOW intelligent the manual version is based on who is sitting behind it.
I can't even begin the sky drop vs. cyc debate at work. I've got a core group of people (who should all know better) who consistently call our sky drop a scrim. I'm not sure where that came from or how it started but it's infuriating.
One space I work in had a similar problem. I convinced them to install a track (or horizontal fly system as I like to call it) which works pretty well. Of course, you need to add a pipe in the bottom which adds an extra step to deploying it but it's much easier than taking it down and putting it...
You probably know this but there are practice mutes made for violins. Essentially a weight that is attached to the bridge which drastically reduces the vibrations passing from the bridge to the body/soundboard. I guess it all depends on how much (if any!) volume is acceptable. Perhaps one of...
I totally agree. My fixtures were originally purchased for (and are still used quite a bit) for another purpose so it made sense to invest in the LSF rather than a set of new cyc fixtures. If I remember right, I only needed one sheet to cover the 7 fixtures so that helped keep the cost down.