Panto (December 2013). First day/experience at LX Ops.

Had my first experience of working in the 'Tech Box' learning the LX Ops.

Looking out into the Theatre the first Truss is called F.O.H (Front of House) then there is Bar 1, Bar 2, and Bar 3.
There are also 6 Truss legs.

Starting from SL (Stage left):-
F.O.H     - sockets 1-12
Bar 1      - sockets 13-24
Bar 2      - sockets 25-36
Bar 3      - sockets 37-48

Truss legs:-
SL (Stage left)                 - sockets 49-51
DSL (Downstage left)     - sockets 52-54
FOH                                 - sockets 55-57

SR (Stage right)               - sockets 58-60
DSR (Downstage right)   -sockets 61-63
FOH                                 - sockets 64-66

There are also channels (sockets) at the back of the Theatre behind the Cyc.   - sockets 67-72

Sockets also called Channels. Channel numbers are individual lanterns.

Extra Lanterns on the Truss can be run from the extra sockets on the Truss legs.

 

The above picture shows the Lighting Desk plus the 2 monitors and keyboard. The monitor on the right shows the Channels and the one to the left shows the Show Cue list.

Also took a picture of the theatre in the dark with the Cyc lit up blue.

 

The Lighting Designer called for each Channel to be lit up individually then I had to record it and name and number each light.

 

To Preset  I first had to turn the lights down than tap in the number the LD called for then tap the CH/ID button (Channel ID). Then turn the lights up again. To Record I had to double click the 'All' button then tap in the preset number from the LD tap the 'Record' button, then type into the keyboard the name the LD gave me then finally tap the 'Record' button again.

 

We had to get all the Channels at the level the LD wanted them then record them at preset (or cue number).

The higher numbers the LD gave us (over 100) were for the chase numbers. He chose over 100 as he knew there wasn't going to be more than 100 presets.

First you got up the channel numbers than you turned the lights up to the intensity number you wished them to come on to. Then set those up which are then called the presets for example: forest, daytime, park bench.

Once the presets were recorded the LD put the settings into groups.