gridmatrix
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Thanks Techie's
I'm a 50 year dad who DOES volunteer work as LD/ME and whatever else for the past 4 years at a local school.
Before that lit black box in College, ran stage lighting for High School, and plotted Copa for a 3400 seat venue.
Our families moving from Buffalo to Houston in a couple months, and I am looking for a good career in theater electrics...doing much of the same. Thought of starting at the top, like over here, but after reading YOUR POSTINGS, realized their is SO MUCH MORE to remember.
Like asking for the right lamp...can see how ETC S4 could get mixed up with ANSI coded bulbs...or a simple screw, OMG if a techie grabs the wrong one they could strip an expensive moving head fixture.
Besides sending out resumes, I'm going back to look over all the info I felt wasn't important, but really is when you have to make on the spot, correct decisions. BTW never could afford to finish college, but born with the lighting gift discovered when I was 9 years old.
I really thought I could do this stuff in my sleep. YOU GUYS REALLY OPENNED MY EYES. I'm still going for it at my age, with my trusted wrench, DMM, Toner, DMX reader, harness, and tool pouch...but RE LOOKING OVER ALL MY LIGHTING MANUALS TO MAKE SURE, I KNOW BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, WHAT I DO KNOW, BUT MUCH MORE THROUGHLY.
THANKS AGAIN, I JOINED THIS FORUM JUST TO POST THIS RESPONSE.
BTW~Unless your in a production meeting, everyone loads and strikes~
I'm a 50 year dad who DOES volunteer work as LD/ME and whatever else for the past 4 years at a local school.
Before that lit black box in College, ran stage lighting for High School, and plotted Copa for a 3400 seat venue.
Our families moving from Buffalo to Houston in a couple months, and I am looking for a good career in theater electrics...doing much of the same. Thought of starting at the top, like over here, but after reading YOUR POSTINGS, realized their is SO MUCH MORE to remember.
Like asking for the right lamp...can see how ETC S4 could get mixed up with ANSI coded bulbs...or a simple screw, OMG if a techie grabs the wrong one they could strip an expensive moving head fixture.
Besides sending out resumes, I'm going back to look over all the info I felt wasn't important, but really is when you have to make on the spot, correct decisions. BTW never could afford to finish college, but born with the lighting gift discovered when I was 9 years old.
I really thought I could do this stuff in my sleep. YOU GUYS REALLY OPENNED MY EYES. I'm still going for it at my age, with my trusted wrench, DMM, Toner, DMX reader, harness, and tool pouch...but RE LOOKING OVER ALL MY LIGHTING MANUALS TO MAKE SURE, I KNOW BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, WHAT I DO KNOW, BUT MUCH MORE THROUGHLY.
THANKS AGAIN, I JOINED THIS FORUM JUST TO POST THIS RESPONSE.
BTW~Unless your in a production meeting, everyone loads and strikes~
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