Recent content by thebikingtechie

So, I know there is a thread about prompt books in general, but just a specific question. I am stage managing for a performance of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat at the community theatre level (very professional community theatre). This is my first time stage managing, though I've done...

I'm not much of a TV person but I just saw this video of Britain's Got Talent on you tube, they've got rows of lights under the floor, and at one point during the dance it literally starts raining on this one platform, the lighting effects with it are awesome.I know that the majority of us...

Well that was just kind of thrown on there as an option, I'm a little confused to the state of Antioch right now, I've heard that it's closing but their website makes it look like it's still open pending full decision by their board. There was a news release saying that they are in...

I'm starting the long process of finding a college/university, I'm not sure if I want to major in theatre, but I at least want a college that has a technical theatre program. I know there are some schools that are "the" schools to go to but I am also looking at other aspects since I don't want...

I own an Ibook, it's three years old, but it works fine, it's got Qlab on it. That's moot though because I've been asked by the producer to run it on Cd.

I'm actually running off CD, in the past there have always been major problems with running it off the computer (freezing, going at the wrong time etc.) so the producer wants it on CD this time. I was talking about editing the actual sound file to put on CD.

So I'm doing this sound design for a play "Mail Order Bride", I need to present at least a rough copy to the director tomorrow. There are a few places where the sound needs to fade out and in, or to fade out well before the track is over. I'm not running sound, a complete newbie is (I have...

I did Jekyll and Hyde this summer, it was a little bit of a low budget set (in some ways). We had a pretty simple lab table since it stayed there the whole time (we just shut the lid). We used primarily food coloring in a variety of beakers and tubes. We put I think a black light in a box...

Yah, you're probably right, the thing is it's not really a properly equipped shop, it's a shared shop with a bunch of people who have donated stuff from their own collections (long story). Anyway, I think we're doing the other two boards by hand. The only reason we did with the table saw is we...

So I know this has been brought up before, but safety can never be brought up too many times. Today I had a close call while using a table saw. My dad and I were sawing some 2x8, taking off 6 inches from the end. The first one went fine, though we had to stop the saw and flip the wood over...

Personally I always wear blacks when working on a performance with an audience. Sometimes at school I'll just wear blue jeans and a black shirt. But in general it's all black. I feel that though you might not need to wear black, it's an easy way to look a little more professional. Then...

So the question of on stage fire has come up multiple times. I just finished making a stage torch. Total cost, not including the new drill bit: $0.I'm lucky to have a bunch of random stuff already that worked which was part of why it was free.I used a piece of driftwood scavenged from...

This may sound crazy, but try looking in punk and or "hip" type stores. I worked with a girl at my old school, who had these kind of "goth" type pants. I don't know if thats the best way to describe them, or where she got them, but they had a lot of pockets and loops etc. She definitely...

There should be should be somewhere, probably in your booth where there's some audio stuff. Microphones don't just auto adjust. What people mean by using your current system is in most theatres, there are inputs run from backstage, through the walls, to the booth. Those inputs would then...

Hmm, you wonder, did he just got down to the shop and buy a used Par can? How much is a par worth anyway? Not $293, though I guess that's including the tripod.