[SML] Laser spikes

[Bruce Purdy]

Tech Expo 2001, page 9.   Chris Frets & Patrick Wallace, Indiana Repertory Theatre.  

	A remote switch was wired in. The positioning of the laser had to be really precise, and not move throughout the five week run. and pressing the button on the unit would not have helped that.

Bruce
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Bruce Purdy
Central New York Magic Theatre Co.
http://cnymagic.com

> On 20Mar, 2016, at 11:55 AM, Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Yes. Chris Fretts, I believe, shared his need to place a table in an exact spot during a blackout. He mounted a laser pointer on a catwalk rail. During the scene change, a tech pressed the laser button while another placed the table. They had a small dot drawn on the top of the table as a spike.
> 
> Hth, Scott
> 
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 2:17 PM Bruce Cooper via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> 
> > Hi friends, I am working on a system to use a laser to mark a spike on
> > stage. The laser is needed because the surface it projects on moves in
> > relation to the object it is marking. Anyone else tried something like
> > this? Suggestions or experiences? I'm looking at a laser from
> > Laserglow.com. It seems to fit my needs well enough.
> 
> I've worked with projected light before, never a laser.
> 
>   My advice is to make sure it is IMPOSSIBLE for the light source/laser to
> be shadowed or blocked. Use a crosshair in the middle of the object rather
> than something on or along the edge.
> 
> :Bruce Cooper
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> Newly Itinerant Stagehand
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