Ravenbar
Active Member
Looking to do this free/super cheap.
Graduated college in 2008. College used an Express 24/48 and also an Expression 1, with a selection of 360Q's and other older conventional fixtures. Also had a color scroller system and sensor dimmers. So I can't say I was up to date, even the last time I did this regularly. The only theatre lighting I've done since is that I light my old HS's spring musical every year(past 6 or 7 years). They run mainly Altman Shakespeares, and older conventionals as well. Board there is a Expression 3 with a sensor dimmer system. I've played with some cheap RGB LED pars and some Chauvet Abyss USB water projectors, but that's about it. Got some LED strip controllers on order for this years show. Even built a couple USB-DMX converters so I can use a laptop to control lights.
For my day job, I work alongside HS dropouts and people who barely made it through HS sorting single stream recycling for relatively low pay. Not exactly getting rich doing that. Limited/no opportunities to get involved in local theatre(only thing I found was a community theatre what wanted me to run rigging(not my area of expertise), when I'd been theatre matter of days. Didn't have time to do that, as I happened to be working that weekend, and haven't heard a peep from them since(5 yrs later). They are tied into a local college(where they do shows) and get most of the help from there.
Eventually I'd like to get back into theatre, but it seems I've missed the bis and technology has left me behind. I've tried the Youtube thing, but the majority of what I'm finding is aimed at total beginners or the DJ crowd.
School I do work at currently is looking to upgrade and I've no real idea how current tech functions. I've been buying a few DMX controlled things the last few years, as an effort at education, but I'm still not all that good.
Graduated college in 2008. College used an Express 24/48 and also an Expression 1, with a selection of 360Q's and other older conventional fixtures. Also had a color scroller system and sensor dimmers. So I can't say I was up to date, even the last time I did this regularly. The only theatre lighting I've done since is that I light my old HS's spring musical every year(past 6 or 7 years). They run mainly Altman Shakespeares, and older conventionals as well. Board there is a Expression 3 with a sensor dimmer system. I've played with some cheap RGB LED pars and some Chauvet Abyss USB water projectors, but that's about it. Got some LED strip controllers on order for this years show. Even built a couple USB-DMX converters so I can use a laptop to control lights.
For my day job, I work alongside HS dropouts and people who barely made it through HS sorting single stream recycling for relatively low pay. Not exactly getting rich doing that. Limited/no opportunities to get involved in local theatre(only thing I found was a community theatre what wanted me to run rigging(not my area of expertise), when I'd been theatre matter of days. Didn't have time to do that, as I happened to be working that weekend, and haven't heard a peep from them since(5 yrs later). They are tied into a local college(where they do shows) and get most of the help from there.
Eventually I'd like to get back into theatre, but it seems I've missed the bis and technology has left me behind. I've tried the Youtube thing, but the majority of what I'm finding is aimed at total beginners or the DJ crowd.
School I do work at currently is looking to upgrade and I've no real idea how current tech functions. I've been buying a few DMX controlled things the last few years, as an effort at education, but I'm still not all that good.