bloody architects
Tue, 2 Sept 2008, 09:08 pmDavid Ashton22 posts in thread
bloody architects
Tue, 2 Sept 2008, 09:08 pmI had a call-out today to a new school theatre, less than a year old.The house lighting system is too complex for the staff to work and no manual.
The step lights have been glued in, some are already dead.
There are electric winches on all 6 bars.
There is no ladder, one is supposed to focus lights by raising and lowering bars till you get them all right.
Having spent all this money on bells and whistles they could only afford 20 parcans 6 fresnels and 4 cyc lights and the parcans are open backed single insulated- for kids?
No profiles.
So a million dollars on [my guess] we have a non functional teaching venue.
This is a state school paid for by tax-payers.
How do they get away with it?
I agree, early this year i
Wed, 3 Sept 2008, 09:01 amI agree, early this year i was working in a different college's venue, it was less than a year old, being the young scamp i am i was excited to be working in a brand spanking new theatre....little did i know the trouble that would ensue.
The tiered seating that packed away like those at a sports venue sat infront of the entrance to the venue, there was no wing space or backstage area, meaning actors had to sneak accross stage to get to OP entrances. The lighting system was like a labyrinth inwhich there were areas unsafe to hang lamps(20cm above audience members heads!!!) and to top it off the com system that was inplace were telephones which were situated in the bio box, OP stage(in plain site) and in the dessing rooms and all 3 rang when u had to make a call. As with David's case the school spent all this money to update their venue and had little to none for anything else. It's a shame.