TechnicalAngel
Member
So...worst communication ever.
My lighting crew and I had two nights to get the lighting cues situated before opening night. I had planned for my crew to meet me in the Performing Arts Center to help me out. Basically I told them to come in that night, but forgot to tell them to bring the key to the outside door to get in, because it was locked. I had wanted them to help me haul a few source fours up to the catwalk to replace the lekos up there. So here I am, ten o'clock at night waiting for them to arrive. (They were really outside banging on the door trying to get in) After waiting for a half hour I figured I could attempt to do it myself.
Now, normally one person would climb up to the catwalk above the audience and feed a cable through one of the removable trapdoors. Then another person on the ground beneath them would secure the lamp on the safety cable and the light would be pulled carefully up to the catwalk. Easy right? But remember, I was the only one there. So sighing I had to bring 5 HEAVY source fours up the 45' catwalk later by myself. My hands were never chaffed so badly...plus I am not exactly the strongest one there. Being a girl and only 130 pounds...with no muscles, I suck at life. This took me an hour and a half to complete this.
I did end up opening the door to find my comrades after I was closing up the auditorium....lets just say they were not very happy with me.
ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU CAN CLEARLY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CO-WORKERS~
My lighting crew and I had two nights to get the lighting cues situated before opening night. I had planned for my crew to meet me in the Performing Arts Center to help me out. Basically I told them to come in that night, but forgot to tell them to bring the key to the outside door to get in, because it was locked. I had wanted them to help me haul a few source fours up to the catwalk to replace the lekos up there. So here I am, ten o'clock at night waiting for them to arrive. (They were really outside banging on the door trying to get in) After waiting for a half hour I figured I could attempt to do it myself.
Now, normally one person would climb up to the catwalk above the audience and feed a cable through one of the removable trapdoors. Then another person on the ground beneath them would secure the lamp on the safety cable and the light would be pulled carefully up to the catwalk. Easy right? But remember, I was the only one there. So sighing I had to bring 5 HEAVY source fours up the 45' catwalk later by myself. My hands were never chaffed so badly...plus I am not exactly the strongest one there. Being a girl and only 130 pounds...with no muscles, I suck at life. This took me an hour and a half to complete this.
I did end up opening the door to find my comrades after I was closing up the auditorium....lets just say they were not very happy with me.
ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU CAN CLEARLY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CO-WORKERS~