[SML] Preshow announcement

[Dale Farmer]

On 10/4/2018 10:56 AM, Michael Sauder via Stagecraft wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 10:49 AM Ford Sellers via Stagecraft 
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Or just do an audio message.
> 
> 
> Doesn't help hearing-impaired, and visual maps would be far better at 
> showing exit paths.
> --
> Michael Sauder
> Show Control Programming and Design
> Email: michael.sauder at gmail.com <mailto:michael.sauder at gmail.com>
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If you have a small moving light or three as part of the house lighting 
package out in front of the main rag, I have an idea.   *SFX evil laugh*

   Create an audio narration describing the features you want to 
mention.   project the text on your supertitles screen if you have one 
to handle the hearing impaired.  As the narration talks about things, 
have the moving light start doing a little ballyhoo on the main rag or 
something to attract the audience's attention.  When the dialogue gets 
to the exit, the beam sweeps over and shines on that exit door, then the 
next door, and so on.   Basically use the moving light like it's a giant 
laser pointer.   Play this when you put house lights to half.  Strobe 
effect when you announce no photography.   Ringtones when you ask folks 
to silence their phones.

--Dale