Recent content by toyboyt122

Has anyone successfully implemented an in-house built cryo jet? The rental price is much more than I can afford for a 14 week show run. Are the special nozzles required, or can I get the same effect by attaching a CO2 tank to a normal air sprayer like this one:

So, we just picked up a pair of Strong Radiance spot lights and I'm having a difficult time finding the right color for them. The front light is R3410 in S4s and everything I put in the spots looks green. So far the best I've been able to come up with is R01. Anybody have experience with these...

If you're still looking for this, let me know. I'm pretty sure I have one around here somewhere.

I work for a fairly large theatre, and we have no good lamp storage/organization solution. In inventory, I have everything from HPLs and FLKs to maglite bulbs, under-cabinet lamps, as well as exit light lamps, lobby lamps, Gift Shop lights, etc. Do any of you have a methodical system of...

Remember that being the envy of your peers means that they'll want to walk way with your stuff. Theft rates at colleges are extremely high. Lock up and bolt down anything you can't live without.

Regardless of the superstitions, I knew I found my long sought black shoes when i found the brand Macbeth. I don't have to say it to proudly wear the dreaded name for every performance.

They use the black ones, not the home use ones. They're used by backstage crew largely when they have a set piece that moves by being pushed, but a crew member gets trapped onstage with it. Or when its just not practical to have a wire trailing you. Though they switch to wired anytime pyro or...

I've done some work at the Barter Theatre, and they have a very odd setup for a wireless com. Somehow they use motorola walkies, and have them connected to the clear-com system. When a walkie transmits, it is heard on all wired coms. In order to talk to the walkies though, you must hold both the...

Sorry, but foregoing all math, and relying on my eyes (which is sometimes all that matters with lighting) R97+R3407 most certainly does not equal R99. Use your common sense too. Oh and remember that any time you combine gels, you have to think about your transmission rates differently. If you...

Haven't tried it, don't know if it would really sound right, or if you have the room to do it. Try grabbing a carpet runner (rolled up) grab one end, and flip it so it unrolls, hitting the floor. Honestly, though, thats the first thing that popped in my head, and I don't know if its the right...

Re: Hey i thought we could share pic of our showsAnother show: Translations. This is when I learned for sure, if you want to audience to ignore something, they will. Here's a normal shot.

Re: Hey i thought we could share pic of our showsCorrect, the only light in the box is from 2 R40 strips side by side. They're hung from the ceiling pointing down. Here's a similar shot without lighting the box. The front screen was painted lightweight muslin, to match the other hanging frames.

Re: Hey i thought we could share pic of our showsThe box lighting has white muslin backing, 2 R40 strips on top, then another layer of muslin for diffusion, and then actors. I couldn't put anything on the floor or upstage wall because there was a doorway that was used to enter the box on the...

At the risk of mentioning the taboo... I would normally lump confetti cannons in with pyro, even the air solenoid type. Because of the risk of foreign objects being "accidentally" dropped in the barrel, I'd always go with a two button setup. An "Arm" switch, key, or momentary switch, and a...

Re: Hey i thought we could share pic of our showsHere's a photo from one of my recent grad school designs. The show is Amadeus. Those are people in the upstage Lightbox, not projections or paintings.