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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROMPT BOOKS: Organizing your forms for a show...

« on: Oct 07, 2007, 10:51 pm »

I'm going to take a wild shot at this question but..
For im guessing the small amount of managers that call from a computer,
how do you organize all of your forms along with scripts so that they are easily accessable durring the show..
other than having all of the files open on the bottom on the tool bar..
Not sure if ANYONE can help.
Oobleck1441

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Tools of the Trade / Micing a Baby grand piano and a choir...

« on: Apr 19, 2007, 09:50 pm »

Hello,
   Not sure if this is where I would psot this.. theres really no where else adn Im not sure if anyone has any background in this field..
   
   now to my current problem for whoever can help!
   
    I was approached by the music director just the other day and was asked about recording our "Senior Send Off" music.
   
   This music would include our whole high school chior of about 200 students and a baby grand piano for obvious reasons.
   
   I have knowledge in recording everything EXCEPT Pianos and chiors. I know, kind of hard to believe.I know how to run our system and everything but my major problem here is mic placement and in what set-up...
   
   Any input would be helpful. I have all the mic's and equipment I need so hardware is no big deal. Just the ideas can't flow on my end. 
   
   I would be happy to answer any questions that come up..

   Thanks again.. I know I was very vague and wuick but I have alot going on now and this is comming up very fast.. thanks again

   Ohh forgot to add.. We would be recording this in our 350 seat auditorium

   Thanks again!

   Oobleck1441
   
   

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Tools of the Trade / Bingo Dabbers or Daubers...

« on: Jan 14, 2007, 06:42 pm »

Everyone knows when you run a production, ideas come up at the oddest times. Well I am currently working on the musical, Aladdin. But anyways. While at afternoon bingo this afternoon, I looked and my bingo dabber (or Dauber) and a great idea came to me. Instead of using colored post it flags or what ever, use different colored bingo daubers to mark your cues. Like green would be rail cues, red would be LX, or blue could be sound. Has anyone ever tried this before??? The only problem I could think of while using something like this is waiting awhile to let the ink dry... Give your input.. Thanks in advance...

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROPS: Flying Carpet...

« on: Dec 12, 2006, 06:10 pm »

Hello Everyone! First post, But Just want to introduce myself before I go rambling on... Maryvale H.s. student from Buffalo, New York, 2nd year of SMing. Not that much experience so far and I am currently working on Aladdin Jr. from Disney...

Now that that's out of the way... Does anybody have and idea or have something that they have used to either have a flying carpet or simulate / make the illusion (Sp.) That the carpet is flying?? This is our biggest and most daunting task as of this point in the show. Any advice would be great just send it my way. We have a plan set up using an air compressed bottle jack but its come out to being very costly.

Thanks again, Oobleck1441

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