sleah Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 And lastly (or mainly? ) toys.....Oh for crying out loud... B-) :D :D :D ;) :P :P :P :P :P :P :huh: :huh: B-) Yes I know I need to get out more :P We've been very lucky at our school, the head of drama is old school when it comes to staging a production. He has created some stunning lighting with our eclectic mix of new Selecons, 1kw Harmonys even a few T84 spots in various states of repair, such as focus knobs missing or seized.Driven from an old converted-to-DMX Sirus48 that rattles. Actually we got Frog last year.Unfortunately he retires at the end of this school year, after what I've read on here, I'm dreading what will replace him ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Jules Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 If you want toys get a couple of these - much more fun than a light & an empty theatre is a great place to use them! Just had to recount a anecdote from a few years back.... Was touring a show that had a helicopter search light scene - Rosco moving mirror and a wildly panning soundtrack- did the job a treat. Along comes this bloke to the bar after a show and says he's got a remote control helicopter and could fly it in with a search light over the audience for us "It'll look brilliant!" I'm like "no, you're all right mate, thanks for the offer and all that" but the director was in town and thought it would be a fabulous effect - why hadn't I thought of it before? Despite my protestations he's given the go ahead, even after I claim a serious H & S issue - the house tech has okayed it. Next day this guy turns up with a serious piece of kit, and blow me if he can't fly it straight down one aisle, buzz a actress on stage before disappearing up the other. Come the show, he's gone from Mr Cool, to Mr Nervous. His payment was in the form of a few tickets and his invited some mates from the club he flys with. He's visibly shaking next to me. I give him the nod and he almost crashes half way down the first aisle. The actress sees it hurtling towards her and screams before leaping out of the way. The copter smashes into the cyc and splits apart scattering bits of plastic in every direction. The guy runs out of the control booth and was not seen again that night. The rest of the show was spent with a bare-footed cast trying to pick their way through the debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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