Welcome to the Booth Britt, and we're glad to have you, once again. My name is steve (my username, if your and anybody is wondering why either, is blindbuttkicker came from me having a Visual Impairment, no
vision in left eye, 20/80 out of right, hence "
blind" but not completely. "Buttkicker" came from my own creatvity, lol, so no im not out here to kick people's butts, (unless you destroy something in the booth, then i might have a reason to kick you around the
block once or twice with some harsh words and lots of arm flailing while i find something else to yell at you about lol)
I am an Audio/Visual/Media Services/Technical Support Operator for my local church and former HS Student A/V Operator, and our LiteSys (Lighting
System creative term) at church is similiar to what you are describing. So if i can be of any assistance please dont hesitate to PM,email me, or PM me on AIM. Once again welcome to the booth! Hope you enjoy your stay. And yes, i agree having backups in case something happens is critical sometimes for the run of a show. Happens even at curch sometimes, as im in the process of writing some lighting, sound, cd recording, and
powerpoint/
projector reference and training material for new Techs as "ok this is to help you as you learn and get comfortable after we've already trained you, so take this home and review it for reference." for the church staff, its more of a "here's wat you should know for basics and here's what to do if the basics fail so we dont have to come in at 11:30 at night cause someone called us saying the lights are flickering" (if anybody would like to review a copy of the materials ive currently produced, just so i can get some fresh eyes and ideas, feel free to PM me and i will either start a thread or will deliver it via PM for review and critique)