Recent content by ValleyTheaterKid

Hey guys, hows it going, ive got yet another question. Im super inspired to be a lighting designer after going to Tech camp at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Im having trouble finding some schools on the west that offer courses in lighting design. Im mainly looking at Northern Arizona or...

Whats a good combination of gels to wash a stage with?

AAAAAAAA IM STUPID. Replace gobos with gels please....i cant believe i typed that.......

Soooooo i need to figure how to properly wash the stage. My director tells me that there is a certain pattern of gobos that, if put together right and in the right order, washes the stage perfectly. he cant remember what the pattern is lol. Anyone know what hes talking about? Thanks and much...

Yeah you guys are right. thanks everyone. alot of help.

Hey everyone, so i pretty much want to be a techie for the rest of my life. Ummmmmm I want to know if it would be a wise decision to spend alot of money on tuition at CalArts or just join my local stagehand union. Would going to CalArts benefit me in getting jobs easier? I probaly shouldve...

Ummm here in vegas we had an event they called the Tech Olympics at a high school. it was part of a two day leadership/tech conference. it was pretty awesome. they had one for every main part. cutting a 10 dm circle, rigging, costume, sound, and lights. for sound they had a time limit to hook up...

Ok so they were doing it right, alright thats good to know. i was just worried about curtains ripping or wrinkling. thanks everyone for the help.

Hey guys, at my school, we had a little roof leak (Little is an understatement...) and some pipes broke right above center stage and upstage. They had to take down the skrim and blackout curtain. When i say 'they' i mean workers from the school district who dont know what they are doing. I was...

alright awesome, thanks everyone :D

But isnt vectorworks for Macs only?

Hey guys, i was wondering if there was any good programs out there that are made specifically to design light plots? i tried using google sketch-up but its kinda confusing. I recently got back from The Utah Shakespeare Festival, i was in the tech camp there and we learned alot about light plots...

TECHNO. So Much TECHNO. we usually play it over the sound system with all moniters possible and let it blast the theater will spine tingling bass drops and blood curdling dubsteps. ITS AMAZING. and we mess with the lights and make a light show( as you can tell me dont get much done, but its...

My favorite is "If crew was any easier, it would be called cast" lololWhat i always say backstage right before a show is "DO WORK SON!!!!!!!!"

Ooooooooooo ok, got it, thanks everyone for the help.