[SML] Super Titles?

[Stephen Rees]

I'll echo Paul's experience. In fact we used the exact same idea for the
in-house produced operas on the SUNY Fredonia campus and for Summer Opera
Theatre in DC.  At the time, we did not own the projector so it was rented
with an appropriate lens for the 90+ foot throw.  Supertitles were rented
as a PowerPoint file from a firm in Florida. I'm seeking the name of the
company from the producer on campus and will let you know the name as soon
as I get it.
Steve Rees

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:26 AM, Paul Marsland via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> The basic version we typically see involves a projector, and a long, thin
> screen.  :)  The one that floats around here is two hollywood-style hard
> flats with luaun facing, 2'x12' that bolt together end-to-end.  Gets a
> fresh coat of paint every show - eggshell finish, slightly off white, I
> believe.
>
> I have suggested to the screen owners (who loan the screen around to other
> local producing organizations) that they might invest in a custom made
> fast-fold-ish front projection screen that could transport in a car trunk
> instead of a truck, but to date, they have not taken that path.
>
> Projector and lens get sized to fit the throw.
>
> Typically we see a laptop and powerpoint file for the media input - I
> would bet you could procure such a data file from some opera producing
> group so you wouldn't have to build the title file from scratch.
>
>
>
> Paul Marsland
> +1 (919) 239-0551
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Bruce Purdy via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>         The producer of the opera for which I recently designed lights,
>> asked me about including Super Titles for next year’s production.
>> Apparently some donor wants to help make it happen - although things are
>> usually done on a shoestring budget. I’ve never dealt with Super Titles,
>> but I’m guessing they involve a video projector and a long thin screen.
>>
>>         Anybody here have experience, tips or advice that you could share?
>>
>> Bruce
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>>
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