DSA Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Hi, I am in need of a mobile phone announcement sound effect, similar to as in the cinema with all the different ringtones going off in diff parts of the stereo mix, to play at beginning of show on thurs. I thought as it is panto season, someone might have something suitable to hand. Otherwise I'll just have to record it myself...may be the best option I think - not much luck on the internet. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James C Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 I quite like ENO's trick at the Coliseum, which is just to play a few ringtones V.LOUD in the auditorium just before curtain up. Then 30 secs of quiet for everyone to scrabble around turning their phones off while their werthers' originals spill all over the floor. I like the subtlety of no-one actually making an announcement as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 I quite like ENO's trick at the Coliseum, which is just to play a few ringtones V.LOUD in the auditorium just before curtain up. Then 30 secs of quiet for everyone to scrabble around turning their phones off while their werthers' originals spill all over the floor.Surely they don't sell Werther's Originals at the Coli .... do they?! :P While I was at Glyndebourne, there was one incident half way through a big soprano aria during a public dress rehearsal caused by some old dear in the stalls having an alarm clock in her handbag ... it was bleeping merrily away, everyone else could hear it apart from the old girl herself who was a bit 'mutt & jeff'. Eventually, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (the mildly famous jobbing singer!) could stand it no more, indicated to the maestro to stop, walked downstage, and suggested that the ushers might like to deal with the problem before she continued with her aria. ;) Needless to say the audience member in question was mortified when the source of the problem was discovered, and the whole thing made it into the papers the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stebee Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 hey, subtly is rarely the key for these things. Even though we Make the Mobile Phone announcement before EVERY show, they still manage to go off at just the wrong moment. one needs to be firm and make the announcement forceful yet courteous. regards ste. ps. remember when the most annoying thing in a theatre was a Digital watch beeping to remind us that we had just sat through an hour of the show and lord only knows how much more there was going to be s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.henderson Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I know this is a V Old post however if any one does have an announcement that is not personalized to there theatre (i.e. says the name of the show or theatre) I would love a copy. Got a show on Thursday and would like to use something a little more professional. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 On the other hand, you could just treat yourself to one of these :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 On the other hand, you could just treat yourself to one of these As it says they are illegal in the UK Also could you cope with the potential Moral implications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 As it says they are illegal in the UKYes, I saw that. I was trying to be a tad tongue in cheek. Also could you cope with the potential Moral implications ?Such as ? Can't really say I was aware of any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Also could you cope with the potential Moral implications ?Such as ? Can't really say I was aware of any. Well, as an example, what about a situation where a doctor on call comes to a theatre, safe in the knowledge that he's got a fully-charged battery and the reception in the area is good, and has his cellphone in his pocket set to vibrating alert ... his paging service try to get through to him to call him to an urgent case, but because the venue is blocking all mobile phone transmissions they can't get through, so the doctor doesn't show up, there's no-one else within easy reach, and the patient pops their clogs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 one of these would be a better solution,possible linked to a scud missle launcher :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.henderson Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Yeah I like your style you could have an announcments like; "Ladies and Gentlemen we have detected a phone is on in the auditrorium, we will not start the show until the phone is switched off which suits me fine because if we sat here all night and did nothing I would be being payed and besides we have got your money now all ready so HA HA HA and turn you bloody phone off, Thank you and enjoy the show" No in all seriousness any announcments?? Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomLyall Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 also, if you have a fire and they find out that you have a 'cell phone blocker' on in your auditorium they fire and rescue service will not be happy, there was an article about a similar device, I believe it was insulation to cut cell phone reception, in new scienctist a while ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I quite like ENO's trick at the Coliseum, which is just to play a few ringtones V.LOUD in the auditorium just before curtain up.also, if you have a fireOK, points taken, but it beats me how we ever made it past the Middle Ages sometimes, let alone WW2. Back OT again, tho', the ENO solution......just to play a few ringtones V.LOUD in the auditorium just before curtain up...... sounds like the simplest and most effective. It's probably the simplest to produce, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Back OT again, tho', the ENO solution......just to play a few ringtones V.LOUD in the auditorium just before curtain up...... sounds like the simplest and most effective. It's probably the simplest to produce, too. I did that for last year's panto and it was amazing how many people reached for their phones when they heard my 15 seconds of cacophoney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I heard some time ago about a company developing a technology to automatically disable the cameras in suitably equipped phones in so-called safe areas such as changing rooms. A good extension would be to allow the safe area transponder to also ask the phones to switch to silent as well (I did email this suggestion to the company and their response was quite positive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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