A new(ish) facebook group dedicated to showcasing lighting mishaps and stupidity. Enjoy.
Also, got some stupidity to share? Send me your ridiculous production photos!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Lighting Wall of Shame
A new(ish) facebook group dedicated to showcasing lighting mishaps and stupidity. Enjoy.
Also, got some stupidity to share? Send me your ridiculous production photos!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Haiti Relief Efforts
Yes, this is wildly off-topic. And you're probably sick of seeing it.
- Text "haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts.
- If you're on the fence about this, don't be. Hundreds of thousands in Haiti are seriously injured or dead. It's just $10. It'll go on your next cell phone bill, so you have a month to figure out how to afford it.
- Do NOT send packages. Just send money.
- There are two hoaxes floating around on Twitter. One is that American Airlines is flying docs and nurses to Haiti for free. The other is that UPS is giving free shipping to Haiti tomorrow. Neither are true. The main airport in Haiti has been shut down for lack of space and fuel.
-Let's not allow this to be another Katrina. It's bad enough already, as Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.
- Text "haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts.
- If you're on the fence about this, don't be. Hundreds of thousands in Haiti are seriously injured or dead. It's just $10. It'll go on your next cell phone bill, so you have a month to figure out how to afford it.
- Do NOT send packages. Just send money.
- There are two hoaxes floating around on Twitter. One is that American Airlines is flying docs and nurses to Haiti for free. The other is that UPS is giving free shipping to Haiti tomorrow. Neither are true. The main airport in Haiti has been shut down for lack of space and fuel.
-Let's not allow this to be another Katrina. It's bad enough already, as Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Materials for the Arts and Shhhh Projects, NYC
I can't believe I haven't given a shout out to Materials for the Arts here yet. For those of you who live in, or are planning on moving to NYC, this place can be a trove of great free materials for your theatre pieces.
There are a few catches, but they're not so bad.
1. You must be involved in a 501c3 organization (a non-profit)
2. You must make an appointment to shop
3. You have a limited amount of time (I think it's 1.5 hours)
4. You must write (and provide proof of) thank-you letters to all the donors whose items you take.
MFTA is a huge warehouse of wonderful things, with a staff of (I believe) mostly volunteer workers. I myself found par sockets, RCA cables, video mixers and all sorts of other neat gadgets for the theatre I work at.
I'm shamefully ignorant of the goings-on of other cities- you folks out in Chicago and LA must have some similar types of resources, no?
Also, Janet Clancy, a wonderful, knowledgeable woman to work with and just a really cool person in general, started a salvage company, Shhhh Projects, a while back- which was profiled in the New York Times (they also got a really great shot of her atop a ladder draped in white fabric). Basically, for a small fee, she'll take unwanted arts materials (sometimes from all those Bryant park fashion shows), and then she'll dispose of them for you by delivering them to other artists in need. Cheaper and less wasteful than finding a way to trash the objects! A really great idea on her part. It's not a free service (she does need to make a living, after all!) but if you know of a film shoot or a theater set that's doomed to a scrap heap somewhere, it can't hurt to give her a call.
There are a few catches, but they're not so bad.
1. You must be involved in a 501c3 organization (a non-profit)
2. You must make an appointment to shop
3. You have a limited amount of time (I think it's 1.5 hours)
4. You must write (and provide proof of) thank-you letters to all the donors whose items you take.
MFTA is a huge warehouse of wonderful things, with a staff of (I believe) mostly volunteer workers. I myself found par sockets, RCA cables, video mixers and all sorts of other neat gadgets for the theatre I work at.
I'm shamefully ignorant of the goings-on of other cities- you folks out in Chicago and LA must have some similar types of resources, no?
Also, Janet Clancy, a wonderful, knowledgeable woman to work with and just a really cool person in general, started a salvage company, Shhhh Projects, a while back- which was profiled in the New York Times (they also got a really great shot of her atop a ladder draped in white fabric). Basically, for a small fee, she'll take unwanted arts materials (sometimes from all those Bryant park fashion shows), and then she'll dispose of them for you by delivering them to other artists in need. Cheaper and less wasteful than finding a way to trash the objects! A really great idea on her part. It's not a free service (she does need to make a living, after all!) but if you know of a film shoot or a theater set that's doomed to a scrap heap somewhere, it can't hurt to give her a call.
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- KDubs
- New York, New York, United States
- Tired. Caffeinated. Quietly evil.
I'm a theatre technician, living and working in NYC. Also an aspiring costumer, makeup artist, playwright and dilettante.
I like to rant about things, I swear like a person who swears a lot, and I work too much. Other than that, my time is spent at home with the puppy or in Chelsea bars with friends and co-workers.