gareth Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Can someone just explain why , labeling is called Spiking ? ive never heard it used over in the UK.It's not labelling in general - spiking is the process of putting marks on a stage floor to record the position of a piece of furniture or other prop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPartridge Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Ahh right I see now , cheers for clearing that up for me. You learn something new each day :( CheersJohn Partridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick512 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Here is a few for you, Feeder = Camlock/Powerlock RunSnake = FOH Multi / RemoteL620 = (eqivilent to our 16A used to refer to cable like TRS, usually 208v)Eddison = (equivilent to 13A house supply but unfused, used to power some fixtures, usually 110v)Deck = Stage FloorConsole = Lighting deskBoard = Sound deskpipe = scaffcheeseburger = swivel/Half Couplertwofers = grelco/paralle splits if I think of anymore.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 "Spike" is American? I say it all the time. Maybe that's why I get such strange looks.... You could also look in the Electrical Forum for the thread about US vs UK electrical practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 I use at least "snake", "board", and "twofer" over here and find them in common UK useage..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerr Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 the one that kept catching me was to set the trim. thats to dead a bar or cloth. although now I think about it there term makes a bit more sense.I don't know how it is termed in the UK, but in the US, to "dead hang" means to hang a pipe such that it cannot move. It is hung at its proper trim height and can not move. To "set to trim" means to fly to the proper height. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_korman Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I don't know how it is termed in the UK, but in the US, to "dead hang" means to hang a pipe such that it cannot move. It is hung at its proper trim height and can not move. To "set to trim" means to fly to the proper height. Mac Same here. We also use the term "bar" for a flown pipe, on which Lx, cloths, etc are hung. So we will dead-hang a bar. In the UK to "braille" a bar (up/downstage) means to fit additional lines to it to pull it off-line with its pulleys, eg to stop Lx fouling an upstage cloth. Of course, it cannot be moved once brailled or the lines will jump the pulleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennage Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Jram: Thanks for yours. I'm also looking for a possible flyman's job, too. Any more? b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I use at least "snake", "board", and "twofer" over here and find them in common UK useage..... Bob Agree with snake and board,but Ive never heard an English Crew use Twofer,unless maybe an american asks for one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ripley Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Here's one that got me, some of it dealt with above 'Eyeball the spike on the instrument pipe' Means Have a look at the dead on the lighting bar Lanterns are often (lighting) instruments Some of the LX stuff is deeply worrying! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Agree with snake and board,but Ive never heard an English Crew use Twofer,unless maybe an american asks for one! Maybe it's a TV thing, but I've often heard it in studios...even helped out by making some once when the lighting guys were busy and I had a quiet day. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 The one you may well have fun with is electrical supply sockets. The civilsed world has C17, the Americans have a bewildering array of connectors, most of which have names which start NEMA, and then followed by a few random numbers, usually with a slash in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick S Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 From what I can tell, it's not *that* a big deal - I moved from Bristol to Boston back in September, and I've pretty much got the terms down. Although I still quite havn't come to grips with the electrical safety that goes on out here...or rather, the lack of it - I've seen things that would have a theatre shut down in Britain. The one you may well have fun with is electrical supply sockets. Similarly, there's a lot of variation when it comes to theatrical lighting sockets. I work in three theatres that use three different sockets - one space uses three pin 20A, the other uses 'twist and lock', and the other (believe it or not) uses edisons. You could see the reasoning behind it ("oh, it'll stop stock going walkies between the three"), but in the long run it causes pain. I haven't seen a single job posting for a Master Carpenter over there. Is that because they're called something else? Or am I just being blind? In the States, the technical director will often fulfill the role of master carpenter, particularly true in small theatres (or should that be theaters?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdcarter Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 The one you may well have fun with is electrical supply sockets. The civilsed world has C17, the Americans have a bewildering array of connectors, most of which have names which start NEMA, and then followed by a few random numbers, usually with a slash in there somewhere.There are three sockets in use. U-Ground or Edison are the standard electrical appliance outlet, and is used in some small theatre's and high schools. Twist-Lock connectors (there are multiple types, standardized my NEMA) are used by am drams and Universities. Stage Pin is the most common for a medium-large sized theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerman Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Try:http://www.sapsis-rigging.com/NSTTerms.html It's mostly slang, but you might pick up and remember a few phrases when someone is yelling them at you one day!There's also a US/UK Glossary on Roadie.net, but you have to join up to the board (free). Very handy - and funny !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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