Elwell2004 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi just wondering if anyone knew how the flying rig works for the flight at the end into the audience, saw it last night and was quite impressed how it seemed to transfer the wire's from up and down motion to out and back motion.Hope you can shed some light on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 People know how it works - watching it carefully you could figure out the basic's but I'm afraid no-one is going to tell you the detail as it's a secret (and trust me; you don't want to know, it's a lot more boring than you imagine it to be) Savour the magic and wonder you've felt seeing it and not quite knowing how.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Hi, I believe the flying for this show is provided by stage technologies - have a look on their site, you might get an idea of how this sort of thing can be done - Stage Technologies. This page gives an insight into the 3D stuff Software Fletch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olit Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 That's the Magic of Theatre, Hope you enjoyed the show! P.s Silicon Scenery provide the Automation for the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcs Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well I could tell you as I'm the person that is in charge of it, but not sure if I will, but I can tell you it can give me one hell of a headache when it stops working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I saw it in Plymouth and it looked very interesting to say the least. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 People know how it works - watching it carefully you could figure out the basic's but I'm afraid no-one is going to tell you the detail as it's a secret (and trust me; you don't want to know, it's a lot more boring than you imagine it to be) Savour the magic and wonder you've felt seeing it and not quite knowing how.... Ah, for heavens sake, not this again. This is a forum for Theatre Technicians to discuss how we work. If it's a genuine trade secret that you are under an NDA not to disclose (like a illusion), then fine, but if it's "you'll spoil it for yourself" then guess what? All entertainment is "spoiled" because that's what we do for a living. The idea of this place is to discuss what we do. If you genuinely can't or don't want to tell, say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well I could tell you as I'm the person that is in charge of it, but not sure if I will, but I can tell you it can give me one hell of a headache when it stops working!I gather there were a few problems last week... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcs Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well I could tell you as I'm the person that is in charge of it, but not sure if I will, but I can tell you it can give me one hell of a headache when it stops working!I gather there were a few problems last week... :(You gather wrong, there has only ever been 2 times on the tour MAry hasn't flown at the end of the show Once was in Plymouth when we lost a drive unit for one of the winches and the other was during Birmingham previews when it wasn't clear if the flying lines were clear so it was deamed it was not safe to fly her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 one of the winches and... Aha! So it\'s all done with winches.....the secret is out! I\'m with Bryson on this one. the best thing about the blueroom is the possibility of sharing information.the worst thing about the blueroom is also the possibility of sharing (dodgy) information, so caveat emptor, but I don\'t really see the need for secrecy in order to \"protect the magic\". This might be fair enough in the context of the Mary Poppins Fan Club Website, but this place is for aspiring and professional technical staff, or \"peer group\", as it\'s sometimes known. Moderation: The mods agree - too much wrong data - so we\'re closing this one down, as accurate data is rather well kept limited distribution stuff - sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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