erroneousblack Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I'm baby sitting the building at the moments whilst all the stage electrics are being replaced, and am getting very bored. Nosing about I found a book circa 1957 called "A Stage Crew Handbook". Flicking through glaring mis-spellings leapt out at metill I realised it's an American book, with a comprehensive glossary. Most terms have already been covered, but I have unearthed a few more. Grand Drape = House BorderBridge/Teaser = Furthest DS LX barArbor/Carriage = Counterweight CradleTrim Clamp = BrakeUnion Grid = Permanent Counterweight SystemLoose Grid = HempsThe Asbestos = Safety Curtain But most worryingly, "ASBESTOS CONNECTOR - Has two holes to take the two asbestos covered lead wires that come from the instrument."! ;) As I said though it was 1957. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 A quick Google turned up:- http://www.prosoundweb.com/lighting/tech_r...rms/terms.shtml with some interesting terms, especially for Grelco's.... B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I found a book circa 1957 called "A Stage Crew Handbook".Hey I've got a copy of this book - it makes great reading... Edit:- Quotage snipped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 "A Stage Crew Handbook".Looks like it's still available 2nd hand through amazon. Unfortunately there's no picture, so I can't(?) add a link ;) Its ISBN No. is 0060315601. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul the paranoid lampy Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 when I was working at the new theatre in oxford, the fosse show was crewed by americans, they didn't get prompt side and OP, and when the prod chippy (6foot 8 and brick out house) stood in the middle of the stage and asked for 2 guys to help him bottom pipe............... what he ment was conduit the cloths. they also didn't have a clue when it came to packing the truck, and they had spec'd drain powerlock as the imput to the transformer, thinking they were the same as camlocks and wonderd why nobody would make them a set of jumps.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crewgurl Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 when I was working at the new theatre in oxford, the fosse show was crewed by americans, they didn't get prompt side and OP, What is the american term for this? I just usually use stage right and stage left, sometimes PS and OP, depending on what venue I'm in but what's used in the US?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I'm originally Canadian although I moved to the UK about 30 years ago. Prompt Side and Off Prompt were completely new terms to me when I got here...I was used to calling it just by Stage Right, Stage Left etc. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jry106 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I heard that you only need to use a safety chain/cable if the lantern is over the audience. Don't count on that though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I heard that you only need to use a safety chain/cable if the lantern is over the audience. Don't count on that though! Much as I've met actors whose manner would be improved by an Parcan protruding from the cranium, this is most certainly NOT true. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody74 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Load In = Get In And which side is Prompt Side? -w edit: I guess it stands to reason that Load Out = Get Out as well. But is it one word or two (I've seen it written both ways)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Load In = Get In= Bump In And which side is Prompt Side? Prompt is stage left, audience right. It is the traditional location of "Prompt Corner" (where the SM sits at the Prompt Desk if they are calling from the stage). Some people like to screw with peoples heads and have the prompt desk Opposite Prompt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24seven Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I am currently on tour in the US of A and all I can say is there are not much differences as it mainly all the same stuff with a few differences its takes a bit of time to get a hang of the electrics--- voltage being so low and wacky little plugs that are a tad scary and almost like toys other than that same show different country Mark W-E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckaiserca Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 when I was working at the new theatre in oxford, the fosse show was crewed by americans, they didn't get prompt side and OP, What is the american term for this? I just usually use stage right and stage left, sometimes PS and OP, depending on what venue I'm in but what's used in the US?? There is no "American" term for Prompt Side. We call it Stage Left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robfl20 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 it takes a bit of time to get a hang of the electrics--- voltage being so low and wacky little plugs that are a tad scary and almost like toys other than that same show different countryA little bit scary?I don't know how come more American theatres don't burn to the ground! I find more often than not that American electrics are more than just a little scary! Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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