Day Eight
With Margaret out again today, I wasn't quite sure what to do with my time. We couldn't block scenes or start building, so I kept going on the lights. With the help of Terry, I pulled out the old light board and got it plugged in. Unfortunately, we don't have a spare DMX cable to connect to the dimmers near the bars, so there was not point in starting to hang lights. Terry gave me a bunch of tips for when I do, like that I should be prepared to use lots of extension cords and should use the low bars for front light. I went to the booth to look for possible gels (pieces of cellophane used to color lights) for our night time and day time lights, as well as the police car's light.
I also measured each bar and its height to make a map of the lighting placement possibilities called a lighting plot. I'm attaching a picture below; The thin lines are bars where lights can be placed and the thick ones are the edges of walls. The measurements can't be seen because they're in notes on the file. Hopefully, the empty map can be used in the future for other people placing lights in the black box.
That night, I spent time with Joan talking about the production, where we are in our progress, some costuming, lighting, looking at what's ahead and what's been accomplished. I got some more costume experience making necklaces for my character in Once on This Island (photo also below). We also debated watching the move Proof. Joan suggested it, but I fear it may put a specific idea of how the character "should" be played, so it may restrict me from making it my own. Something for me to think about...
TODAY'S HOURS: 4
TOTAL: 22.5
With Margaret out again today, I wasn't quite sure what to do with my time. We couldn't block scenes or start building, so I kept going on the lights. With the help of Terry, I pulled out the old light board and got it plugged in. Unfortunately, we don't have a spare DMX cable to connect to the dimmers near the bars, so there was not point in starting to hang lights. Terry gave me a bunch of tips for when I do, like that I should be prepared to use lots of extension cords and should use the low bars for front light. I went to the booth to look for possible gels (pieces of cellophane used to color lights) for our night time and day time lights, as well as the police car's light.
I also measured each bar and its height to make a map of the lighting placement possibilities called a lighting plot. I'm attaching a picture below; The thin lines are bars where lights can be placed and the thick ones are the edges of walls. The measurements can't be seen because they're in notes on the file. Hopefully, the empty map can be used in the future for other people placing lights in the black box.
That night, I spent time with Joan talking about the production, where we are in our progress, some costuming, lighting, looking at what's ahead and what's been accomplished. I got some more costume experience making necklaces for my character in Once on This Island (photo also below). We also debated watching the move Proof. Joan suggested it, but I fear it may put a specific idea of how the character "should" be played, so it may restrict me from making it my own. Something for me to think about...
TODAY'S HOURS: 4
TOTAL: 22.5
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