[SML] what movers are in your house?

[Jon Ares]

Heh... I've worked with many movers that demolition would have been the
best course of action...

 - Jon

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM Bill Conner via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Funny. To me demoing - in construction - is demolition.  Couldn't figure
> out why you were demolishing movers. :)
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi again
>>
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>> As I said, I’m demo-ing some movers.
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>> I’m wondering what people have installed in their venues and what they
>> like / don’t like about them.
>>
>> (how did you choose your units?)
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>> What do you have, and how many?
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>> What’s their purpose or location in your venue?
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>> Were they a successful investment?
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>> Would you buy them again?
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>> What do you like about them?
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>> What DON’T you like about them?
>>
>> If you were given approval to buy something now, what would you buy this
>> time?  Why?
>>
>> Which units are maintenance-heavy or maintenance-costly, vs. long life?
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>> (I find it’s soooo confusing.  There are soooo many companies and movers,
>> and then movers within a production family)
>>
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>> Chauvet, Robe, Martin . . . .  . .
>>
>>
>>
>> Looking for movers to eventually install in the catwalks in my 1200 seat
>> concert hall
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>> Fan noise is a LARGE concern
>>
>> I want some with shutters, some without, and of course theatre dimming,
>> good colour rendition, etc.
>>
>> Beyond that, the gobos/animation/prisms/iris/focus/zoom are all just
>> toys, and every unit has them
>>
>> Built-in wireless DMX is looking useful
>>
>> Need power capped at 1000w, so I can get at least 2 per circuit (120v
>> only)
>>
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>> I’ll probably request some smaller units as floaters, tossed out onstage
>> for the haze/aerial effects, but with small fans / less power needs.
>>
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>> Thoughts?
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>> Thanks everyone.
>>
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>>
>> *Andrew M. Riter*
>> Assistant Technical Director, Head Lighting Technician
>> Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
>> The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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>> Phone 604 822 2372
>> andrew.riter at ubc.ca
>>
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