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Seeking set / prop guru to assist with December production

Wed, 21 Oct 2009, 09:40 pm
John Grim7 posts in thread
Yes folks. Like many in our community, the 'in sane' are now in rehearsal for our final production of the year (The Karaoke Twist Christmas Special). We have the cast, we have the man who can maketh groovy sounds, what we don't have, is a set /prop designer. (PS: we don't have a lighting man either, but we'll deal with that seperately. I'd like to think I have the tools for the job, but as my tool box consists of a hammer and four rusty nails, I somehow don't think I'll be scoring the gig. So! We need one o' those clever folk who do those wonderful sets you see around evry production but ours, to offer some advice on where to start. We're thinking big! We're thinking Mega Bunning stores..what's that? Oh right. the accountant has just told me the news about my tax return, so forget mega bunnings, we're probably gonna run with more your Mini-Hardware-mart what have you got to deal with? Fourteen scenes, from coffees shop, to lounge setting, to different lounge setting, to the shops, and back to the coffee shop, and then the lounge setting, and then the garden, and then the beach, and then fishing by the river, and then back to the shops again. Bloody hell! Who wrote this? This is a train wreck about to happen! Thanks for the worfds of encouragement Walter. As you can see, the jobs a piece of cake. If you'd like to assist, even from afar, we'd love to talk endless possibilities with yer! e-mail is johnnygrim@optusnet.com.au Mobile 0404 813 294. cheers Johnny Grim A lad in sane productions

Achytex!

Sun, 25 Oct 2009, 07:47 am

Achytex! Don't get me started, there was a whole thread a while ago - bless thier wooden sox 'n heads.

We used to be able to get used printers offset plates & make up great gobo's, but sadly they are now made of paper. But any sort of thin  sheet metal works well.

I can remember making up glass ones when I was a kid, ok there were a bit fuzzy on the image edges but they did produce pasable projected images.

With the offsets plates I'd draw or find an image on paper, then trace it on to the plate using carbon paper. Then carefully cut it out using a craft knife or scalple, cut the plate to suit the profiles gate size & we had a workable gobo. Sure fine images whould burn out quickly but they cost next to nothing. I have not found anything similar or as good as offset plates as yet? - so I  like you resort to producing breakup gobo's out of  bits of tin, in the old fashion way. 

Of course using computer images on mylar as Fergo's in the Selecon Pacific Lanterns or hiring in computer generated 'Proimage' projection lighting is the way to go now. But I still like messing about with a gobo on occasions.

There kits avaliable to make your own gobo's, but I never ventured that far, from all acounts they are quite cheap & easy to produce.

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