funny story, theatre types will love it.

[polaris]

just heard a story on the bbc news about a play in france.
members of the cast had to be treated by medics because of the smoke effect used in the production.
most of us would assume, even if not in the trade, that they have special machines to produce the smoke effect(they do have them) but for some reason the choice for smoke in this case was tear gas.

encore
or bis as they say in france.

[Ken Layton]

Yes, there are two types of "fog" making machines used in theatrical plays and motion picture productions. One type uses commonly available dry ice to make the fog. The other type uses a chemical to make the fog.

[polaris]

Yes, there are two types of "fog" making machines used in theatrical plays and motion picture productions. One type uses commonly available dry ice to make the fog. The other type uses a chemical to make the fog.

there is also the more old school 'pyro' type which burns giving off smoke, i think this was the one they thought they were using in france

[bfauska]

We are only allowed by Actor's Equity Association to use a machine that has been tested for close (read within a few inches of the nozzle) range breathing, I think tear gas would be a bit of a union no-no here eh?

[polaris]

hey bf, happy NY
where you been over the hols.

I did a show last year, a school production. they had a smoke machine cooled by co2 to mimic dry ice.
It did make me smile when i asked the teachers and theatre tech, if the kid on stage was gonna be lying down for long in the co2, and they all asked if that was a problem at all.

[bfauska]

hey bf, happy NY
where you been over the hols.

Happy NY to you too. I stayed home for the holidays, but my internet connection was down so I haven't been on line much. I'm just now catching up on all the threads and posts I missed around here. Now that my internet is back up at home I'm deep in a tech rehearsal for our current show. I do most of our automation setup and design and on this show we have 5 computer controlled motors (running on a new system), one of which is controlling an elevator IN a 5500 gallon pool of water. Having also designed the support system for the pool (it's 8' off the pit floor and weighs about 45000 lbs.) and the pool itself I'm feeling a little pressure for everything to go well right now. It's nice to sneak off and read a bit of the forum jibber-jabber to ease my mind.

[polaris]

dude respect,that sounds amazing, love to see some pics of that.

[XyloSesame]

one of which is controlling an elevator IN a 5500 gallon pool of water.

WTF? Zimmerman's Metamorphosis?

[bfauska]

one of which is controlling an elevator IN a 5500 gallon pool of water.

WTF? Zimmerman's Metamorphosis?

The Breach It's three stories about hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath.

I need to take some photos, I haven't yet, so I missed the build shots, but they would have been surprisingly boring anyway. I'll take some show shots or behind the scenes shots tomorrow and share. If any of you theatre types are in Seattle during our season I'll try to get you some tickets, although you'd have to get here quick for this show, it's only running for 5 weeks.