Something I Do For School
Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:56 am
I'm bored, so I decided to post on what I do for my school everyday, all day after school...
Example of what I do for my school's tech program:
This was for the last school choir concert in the spring. This particular design was used for the soloists that performed, and a more generic design was used for the rest of the show.
Everything you see there is done in about 1 to 2 days of work (3 - 5 hours a day after school). We have over 90 lights to focus, add color gels (theater term on what you use to change light colors), wiring, and lighting board programming.
Here is what we use to program and control our lights:
We have 48 channels (circuits) for lights. 40 of those channels are 20 Amp, 2.4 Kilowatt circuits, and the other 8 are 10 Amp, 1.2 Kilowatt circuits.
Our lights are never less than 500 Watts a piece. A few of our lights are 1000 Watts.
We run 2 DMX cables (those of you who are into music, or if you've ever been a DJ may know what a DMX cable is. Think XLR cable, but for lights) from our lighting board to our control Dimmers. We have 5 dimmers that are daisy-chained since we only need to run 2 cables to get the control we need.
Example of what I do for my school's tech program:
This was for the last school choir concert in the spring. This particular design was used for the soloists that performed, and a more generic design was used for the rest of the show.
Everything you see there is done in about 1 to 2 days of work (3 - 5 hours a day after school). We have over 90 lights to focus, add color gels (theater term on what you use to change light colors), wiring, and lighting board programming.
Here is what we use to program and control our lights:
We have 48 channels (circuits) for lights. 40 of those channels are 20 Amp, 2.4 Kilowatt circuits, and the other 8 are 10 Amp, 1.2 Kilowatt circuits.
Our lights are never less than 500 Watts a piece. A few of our lights are 1000 Watts.
We run 2 DMX cables (those of you who are into music, or if you've ever been a DJ may know what a DMX cable is. Think XLR cable, but for lights) from our lighting board to our control Dimmers. We have 5 dimmers that are daisy-chained since we only need to run 2 cables to get the control we need.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:03 am
now that is cool, do you go up into the catwalk to adjust the lights?
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:03 am
Originally posted by Wally[EGG]
now that is cool, do you go up into the catwalk to adjust the lights?
Catwalk? Pfft!
We use ladders and electric lifts.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:32 am
What kind of school is it? Colledge? specialty school? that looks awesome!
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:33 am
Originally posted by Schrapnel (CDN)
What kind of school is it? Colledge? specialty school? that looks awesome!
Junior year of high school. I'm entering my senior year in less than 2 weeks.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:43 am
wow, high school looks alot better than went...but I guess that was a while ago, nice work. Are you going to be a tradesman ? Electrician?
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:43 am
Neither.
I'm majoring in Computer Science when I get to college.
I'm majoring in Computer Science when I get to college.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:49 am
computer science, does that mean you will be designing computers?
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:49 am
Originally posted by Schrapnel (CDN)
computer science, does that mean you will be designing computers?
lol.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:56 am
guess not...
Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:41 am
haha my school is pretty bad, and genious like that would unapreciated, thats an understatment, but like my dad always says "dont make fun of the nerds, cuz one day youll end up working for them"
Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:43 am
yeah, i use lifts, i would have thought it would be easier for a highschool to have a cat walk though
Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:45 am
Your dad is damn wise.Originally posted by :UnclSxyPants:
like my dad always says "dont make fun of the nerds, cuz one day youll end up working for them"
Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:52 am
Even, that looks sweet nice job. My school would have used flash lights.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:58 am
Any high school that gets a budget for it's arts programs will have a nice looking auditorium like that. You're lucky. As for catwalks good on you guys- the electric lifts are the ONLY way to fly.