gareth Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Laid? I think "dropped" is a more appropriate term! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Maybe someone has been reading Lightnix's post about the environmental impact of using gaffer tape and decided not to tape the floor down in order to save the planet? :P Unfortunately this can have the side effect that whenever someone moves on the floor (e.g. dances) it causes the effect seen in the photo: an effect we technically call "a trip hazard". Risk assessment anyone? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birt Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 it was taped down properly, but I think it was done 3 or more years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Some Robe's with cloud animation wheels, a bit of gauze with painted clouds and a unicorn - the closing of ACT1http://www.eastanglianradio.com/peg.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 With regards to that floor.It's pretty normal as a dancer to go out and see floors like this.We don't mind too much. And I also know how hard it is too lay it perfectly. Rarely happens, unless it's a permanent install.Anyway - this has gone a tad off topic.....for now...Lawrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I also know how hard it is too lay it perfectly. Rarely happensIt does at our theatre ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.santry Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 These are some images, minus any talent on stage, from Honk! (by Stiles & Drewe) at the Wilde Theatre at the South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell. Interesting concept for the show - ours was a lot more cartoony - our 'Cat' set was a 'Ready Steady Cook' style setup - complete with comedy sized frying pan! Albeit we did 'The Elegy/Snowstorm' with 15 white umbrellas in a sort of interpretational moment from the director! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Laid? I think "dropped" is a more appropriate term! It's not that bad! It's just that no-one has taughtened the Marlay after it's relaxed... It might look a bit scruffy, it doesn't merit the lambasting you guys have just served it with though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 It might look a bit scruffy, it doesn't merit the lambasting you guys have just served it with though... It's a bit of fun! This is the Crew Room, after all. We give out this kind of stuff all the time in our crew room and no-one takes it personally. The first person to point out the rucks in the floor was Bryson who used to be Technical Manager of a top professional dance venue where that kind of thing would have been 100% unacceptable: the trip hazard is just too great. The next comment was from Gareth who is Technical Manager of a professional producing theatre where the same would be true. We're all aware that the person who posted the image is a student and may not work to the same exacting standards as some of us and, indeed, we may even have done a rehearsal on a similar floor ourselves when we were his age. Nevertheless, if someone came into my crew room with the same photo they'd have got the same response! It's all just a bit of fun. Loz, please don't take it personally. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 The next comment was from Gareth who is Technical Manager of a professional producing theatre where the same would be true.Thanks for the 'virtual promotion', but sadly I'm not actually the technical manager - I'm a bit further down the food chain than that! But I've worked on my fair share of dance over the years, and you don't have to be a tech manager to know a tatty dance floor when you see one ... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Oops! Well, I knew you were someone important! Nevertheless, my point remains: some of us work to higher standard than others. It's not a problem. And if we give people a little stick about it, it's nothing personal, just good natured banter. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birt Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 It might look a bit scruffy, it doesn't merit the lambasting you guys have just served it with though... It's a bit of fun! This is the Crew Room, after all. We give out this kind of stuff all the time in our crew room and no-one takes it personally. The first person to point out the rucks in the floor was Bryson who used to be Technical Manager of a top professional dance venue where that kind of thing would have been 100% unacceptable: the trip hazard is just too great. The next comment was from Gareth who is Technical Manager of a professional producing theatre where the same would be true. We're all aware that the person who posted the image is a student and may not work to the same exacting standards as some of us and, indeed, we may even have done a rehearsal on a similar floor ourselves when we were his age. Nevertheless, if someone came into my crew room with the same photo they'd have got the same response! It's all just a bit of fun. Loz, please don't take it personally. :) hèhè, I'm not really a student anymore. that particular show was more of an intervention :** laughs out loud **:there was no budget at all, no idea about the lighting, nothing to use (some small fixtures and 5kW total), nothing to rig them too, a show not finished at all and a premiere in 2 days. thats why I didn't have the time to lay down that dancefloor properly and I left it the way it was when I entered the studio. it would have taken a very long time (bad tape, tape goo all over the place, no tape at all in stock) I wish I had the chance to do it right because it's not really good advertisement for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 For a moment I thought it was our old dance floor,no matter how much it was allowed to settle,streched ,taped,brushed,ironed,10 minutes later the speed bumps would apear.Thanks to global warming we finally managed to get it replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Guess the show! http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/192/29/61401175/n61401175_36485982_8226.jpghttp://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/192/29/61401175/n61401175_36485999_2223.jpghttp://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/192/29/61401175/n61401175_36485987_9371.jpghttp://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/192/29/61401175/n61401175_36485977_7063.jpg Everyone's probably done it about six times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Guess the show!Looks like Into The Woods.What was your involvement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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