A quick how-to on using an architect scale ruler and completing a Scale Ruler worksheet for Drafting in scale. Reading and/or measuring with a scale ruler is a basic skill required for many involved with design and/or technical theater. A copy of the worksheet and the...
The Bowline knot is one of the most useful used in the entertainment industry. It makes a loop of any size at one end of a rope. It is easy to tie and untie. This is the knot used by the riggers on the ground to tie the cable and shackles to the rope the up-riggers...
Here is a fantastic view of FOH mixing for One Day More from Les Miz. Posted on YouTube by Sam Johnson Captured during a performance of Les Mis at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, in Michigan. SoundCraft Vi6, mixed with VCA faders using the “line-by-line”...
A timelapse backstage showing just what goes on behind-the-scenes to change the set from the afternoon rehearsals of Romeo and Juliet to the evening performance of La...
Behind the curtain at the Metropolitan Opera. In order of appearance: set up for “La Rondine,” set assembly for “L’Elisir d’Amore,” stage rehearsal of “Rigoletto” and set up for “Le Comte...
