JerSegal99
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Hello! Hope you're all doing well and healthy.
I'm working on a one-man show that takes place inside of a dreamworld. We want objects and scenery to be able to move on and off stage autonomously. This can range from a hospital-bed-on-wheels, to flats, to flower-patches, to 6" tall miniature houses. Unfortunately, we don't have the budget to hire a large backstage crew to run all these rigging cues using ropes or pulleys, so we're thinking about how to automate. We will have one person backstage.
My first thought was to rig up a bunch of Stepper Motors to DMX, but I've never worked with them. I do have some experience with Arduino, but I'm wondering if any ready-made solutions exist. Would I place objects on wheels or slippery mats to make them able to glide in? Do you just connect the objects to the motors using fishing wire? Is a DC motor better?
The objects would move in 'flat' aka parallel to the lip of the stage. We're also ready to adapt the materials to be as light-weight as possible since nothing has been officially sourced or built yet.
Any advice would be super helpful.
Thanks!
J
I'm working on a one-man show that takes place inside of a dreamworld. We want objects and scenery to be able to move on and off stage autonomously. This can range from a hospital-bed-on-wheels, to flats, to flower-patches, to 6" tall miniature houses. Unfortunately, we don't have the budget to hire a large backstage crew to run all these rigging cues using ropes or pulleys, so we're thinking about how to automate. We will have one person backstage.
My first thought was to rig up a bunch of Stepper Motors to DMX, but I've never worked with them. I do have some experience with Arduino, but I'm wondering if any ready-made solutions exist. Would I place objects on wheels or slippery mats to make them able to glide in? Do you just connect the objects to the motors using fishing wire? Is a DC motor better?
The objects would move in 'flat' aka parallel to the lip of the stage. We're also ready to adapt the materials to be as light-weight as possible since nothing has been officially sourced or built yet.
Any advice would be super helpful.
Thanks!
J
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