<html><body><div id="edo-message"><div></div><span style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Greetings,</span><br style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In a moment of temporary madness, I agreed to co-chair, along with Ed Weingart, the USITT Conference session entitled "Small Motor Effects." Below please find the flyer for said session, which I hope you will pass along to your colleagues, friends, family, ex wives and husbands and all the usual suspects. And, if someone from this list would be so kind as to post this to the Facebook version of the list, I will be eternally grateful--or at least until the session is over.</span><br style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">USITT</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">“Small Motor Effects”</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Call for submissions <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Technical Production Commission of USITT is calling for submissions to the “Small Motor Effects” session to be held at the <span dir="ltr">2023 National Conference in St.</span> Louis. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Commission is seeking examples of special effects for theatre, which use small electric motors—AC, DC, servo or stepper of 200 watts (1/4 HP) or less. Submissions should be realized devices from any theatrical discipline: scenic, properties, costumes, lighting or sound. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Presentation at the conference may be the actual device (preferred), or a PowerPoint with photographs, drawings, and videos. YouTube submissions will also be considered. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Submissions should include:</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol;">· </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The show for which the device was created.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What effect did the design team request?</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How did you meet the challenge?</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol;">· </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How or why the motor was selected (it was in a dumpster, I had it already, I saw it in the Grainger catalog, etc.).</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol;">· </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How the motor was controlled (on/off, PLC, microprocessor, etc.). <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is not a contest but rather a colloquium to demonstrate your technical creativity and spark similar creativity among your peers. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Questions regarding submissions, criteria, or developing the presentation may be sent to Ed Weingart at </span><a href="mailto:edw@uconn.edu"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">edw@uconn.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> and/or Loren Schreiber at </span><a href="mailto:Lschreib@sdsu.edu"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lschreib@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Submission deadline is <span dir="ltr">Friday, January 20, 2023</span>.</span></p></div><br><div id="edo-meta"><style hint="edo">#edo-signature img {max-width: 90%}</style><div id="edo-signature" style="font-family: sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial;font:-apple-system-body;">Loren Schreiber, Professor Emeritus<div>School of Theatre, Television, and Film</div><div>San Diego State University</div></div></div><div id="edo-original"><div><br><br><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:1ex 0 0 0; height: min-content; border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:0.5ex;"><div><span style="font-family: -apple-system-body; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: inherit; background-color: inherit;">------------------------------</span></div><div><pre>
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