Roderick Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I just had a call from someone about these nets that are stretched about 2 metres below the lighting bars. The idea is that you can walk around under the lighting bars to focus, gel and service lights without needing any ladders, EWP or whatever. The actual stainless wires are thin enough not to impact the light beam. I have worked on a show in Taiwan where the venue had this system installed and it works really well, once you are over the initial uneasy feeling of walking many metres up in the air on something you can hardly see. Has anyone else had experiences with this system and, most importantly, know of a manufacturer who can install these? Preferably in Australia but I am happy with any links that can help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Cablenet is the UK brand, manufactured/sold by Slingco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 AndrewR has it installed at his venue in Perth - drop him a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djw1981 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 AndrewR has it installed at his venue in Perth - drop him a pm.I think that is Perth Scotland though, just for clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 why does it need clarification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 cos the OP is in australia, and the closest Perth to him is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. Funk Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Norden Farm Arts Centre in Maidenhead has one as well :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 That is great information, thank you all very much!And thank you for the note about Perth - Scotland vs Perth - Australia, I would have picked the wrong one.Any other suggestions, keep 'm coming :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 you know - I really wish I paid more attention to people locations............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRisdale Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 A dance company I know recently visited the Cambridge Junction (UK) who apparently have such a grid also. They thought it was great, though encountered problems when trying to shine a projector through it on to stage (you could see wire shadows of some sort). They ended up rigging the projector just above the wires and using something the resident technicians had to force the wires apart just enough to let the beam through... Doesn't effect normal lighting though - I tried to work out why this might be but it made my eyes go funny... Gareth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Other tension wire grids: Van Brugh Theatre at RADA, Stratford Circus (in the interests of international clarity as above, that's the Stratford East London, not Ontario or upon Avon) Roundhouse in Chalk Farm has a circular one with a hole in the middle. And has anyone mentioned the Stephen Joseph Theatre-in-the-round in Scarborough? I think that was one of the earlier installations of this type. Quite a few around now. we looked at having one in our venue, but didn't think it did it for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Tension wire grids are ace. I've been to a couple of venues that have them - the Tron in Glasgow, and some god-awful college theatre somewhere in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. They make access for rigging and focussing an absolute breeze, and unless you're trying to light through one at a very shallow angle they don't really affect the light passing through them. Don't do what the numpties at the Newcastle venue have done, though - take a perfectly good tension wire grid, and ruin the whole thing by mounting the IWBs too close to it so that the lanterns (their profile stock is Source4 Zooms) can't tip all the way down without hitting their noses on the net. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I'm pretty sure they've got one at the Gilmorehill G12 theatre at Glasgow Uni.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Bournemouth International Centre have got a mahoosive one in the Windsor Hall - biggest in Europe I think. I like the idea of them, I just have to get used to the wierd sensation when I go on them. A good idea tho' none the less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 The Herald Theatre in the Aotea Centre in Auckland (New Zealand!) has one, I don't know who installed it though...they're at www.the-edge.co.nz I do believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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