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<font face="Arial">If falling sideways is ok, you could just use two
poles hinged over center at the bottom which has the support
base. Gravity holds them locked. Pull them over center the other
way and it all falls down.</font><br>
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<div dir="ltr">For a stage illusion, I would like the
ability to lift a black curtain from the floor,
approximately 8' wide x 4'-6" high, to hide some
activity on stage.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">We currently have a black-out on that
side of the stage, but lighting on the other side of
the stage provides enough ambient light, that the
stuff I want to hide is visible if you are looking. Of
course, the activity on the other side does distract
the audience, but I am hoping to improve the
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<div dir="ltr">I can have items preset on the stage
floor. My current thinking is to have some actors, who
will be on that side of the stage, lift up an 8' long
pole that has the curtain. Then, drop it at the
reveal. But, we prefer that those actors leave the
stage in the blackout.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am wondering if
there might be a way to mechanize this temporary
masking. I can't use any rigging from above in this
part of the stage. Nor can I do anything to the stage
floor or use a trap.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">The masking comes up in relative
darkness, so human assistance in that aspect is
acceptable, if I cannot motorize it. It should go up
within 3 or 4 seconds, but should drop very quickly.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Attached is a PDF
with some ideas. One mentions the idea of a motorize
tape-measure type device. Is such a thing available?
I welcome comments.</div>
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