Lighting Hang
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beandelphikiThis isn't even slightly interesting, I promise. I would even privatize it, but I don't do that.
I love my lighting crew head, Andrea. She is the biggest mom.
We got the hang for Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet mostly finished tonight. Only two more days (18-20 hours, I HOPE) of hang/focus/patch to go! Whee.
I really wasn't sure about hanging some of the lights, as I walked in really only comfortable about handling 6" Fesnels of off outer rigging bars (which are out and below the catwalk). It's a bit of a ways to reach out there, and I don't like being off balance like that.
But I ended up getting the hang of it, and everything went fine until the very last light I went to hang, a 6x12.
Now, a 6x12 is a pretty big light to be hanging by yourself. It wouldn't have been too much of a problem except that I was hanging it off that damn outer bar. And the clamp (which holds it to the bar) was facing away from me. I knew I could loosen the clamp and spin it around, but they hate me. If they aren't refusing to loosen, they're refusing to tighten.
So I tried to put it on as is, and it wasn't working, and I was convinced I would drop it. I pulled it back over the bar and called to Andrea, "I can't hang this light," in a tone to let her know it was personal, and not a technical difficulty.
And she came scrambling over, saying, "I'm coming, I'm coming!" as though she were sure I would try to do it before she could get there, and hurt myself or something.
What a mom, that girl's the best.
I love my lighting crew head, Andrea. She is the biggest mom.
We got the hang for Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet mostly finished tonight. Only two more days (18-20 hours, I HOPE) of hang/focus/patch to go! Whee.
I really wasn't sure about hanging some of the lights, as I walked in really only comfortable about handling 6" Fesnels of off outer rigging bars (which are out and below the catwalk). It's a bit of a ways to reach out there, and I don't like being off balance like that.
But I ended up getting the hang of it, and everything went fine until the very last light I went to hang, a 6x12.
Now, a 6x12 is a pretty big light to be hanging by yourself. It wouldn't have been too much of a problem except that I was hanging it off that damn outer bar. And the clamp (which holds it to the bar) was facing away from me. I knew I could loosen the clamp and spin it around, but they hate me. If they aren't refusing to loosen, they're refusing to tighten.
So I tried to put it on as is, and it wasn't working, and I was convinced I would drop it. I pulled it back over the bar and called to Andrea, "I can't hang this light," in a tone to let her know it was personal, and not a technical difficulty.
And she came scrambling over, saying, "I'm coming, I'm coming!" as though she were sure I would try to do it before she could get there, and hurt myself or something.
What a mom, that girl's the best.
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Re: light crew, set crew, props tarts
Date: 2002-11-11 03:23 am (UTC)I'm still a tiny bit confused about the moving lights. I get that they're handled by computer, so that means that all of their movements are pre-programmed? Like you just hit button x18 and the light will move around to a certain area or something? There's not a guy with a joystick somewhere trying to follow the actors as they pace back and forth or something?
Anyway.. cool stuff. I like it. Oh.. and I love the Props Tarts. hehe too funny. :)
Re: light crew, set crew, props tarts
Date: 2002-11-11 04:16 pm (UTC)I believe so. That the moves are pre-programmed. But I do know of lighting boards that come with joystcks, as well. (The board in the Wright theatre in our school has a joystick.) I'm not sure what the joysticks are used for the most.
I've really only operated simpler boards, but when I know the answer, I'll let you know. :)