[SML] Laser spikes

[illuminati500]

Ive done it with red pointers mounted on the spot bars, It worked fine but looked a bit naff when there was any dust at all in the atmosphere. Which was always. OTOH I love UV markers. 
DK

> On 20 Mar 2016, at 15:55, 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> 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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