[SML] Ceiling Fans on Battens

[Don Taco]

You know how we/they tie streamers to a fan? I just had this picture of wadded up paper and other detritus-looking lightweight items dancing and bouncing around on long lengths of fishing line tied to those carpet drying fans. But how do you keep it from tangling? Or remove it so that they actors don't trip on it? 


From: "Don Taco" <taco at peak.org> 
To: "Stagecraft Mailing List" <stagecraft at theatrical.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 5:48:29 PM 
Subject: Re: [SML] Ceiling Fans on Battens 

He wants to start the show by blowing dust and dirt into the audience's faces? You appear to be thinking this through much better than he is. 


From: "Thomas (Tom) Marhenke via Stagecraft" <stagecraft at theatrical.net> 
To: "Nigel Worsley" <niglew at googlemail.com> 
Cc: "Thomas (Tom) Marhenke" <tmarhenk at hamilton.edu>, "Stagecraft Mailing List" <stagecraft at theatrical.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 5:44:25 PM 
Subject: Re: [SML] Ceiling Fans on Battens 

Thanks Nigel, he wants the fans to come in, top of show, to move detritus, already telling him this may not work. The fans fly out until the end of the show and come back in. I am concerned the fans will cause the battens to move side to side. I am thinking the battens will need to be tied off. 

Thanks for your help. 

T 

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 8:40 PM Nigel Worsley < [ mailto:niglew at googlemail.com | niglew at googlemail.com ] > wrote: 


> Thoughts? 

I may be misinterpreting what the designer is trying to achieve, but 
first thought is to remind the designer that it is a stage production 
and an overused film cliche is not appropriate. That is unlikely to go 
down well though, so try suggesting fan style rotating gobos instead - 
far more practical and probably a lot cheaper. 

Nigel Worsley 





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