Hi there, I have a box truss structure for a bush doof. HxWxD 3x4x3 . There is a roof but no walls. Just looked at forecast and it says light rain around 1-5mm.

How do I go about making sure the dj equipment doesn't get wet?
-i'll put the dj table in the middle of the stage the help stop some of the rain that goes sideways from potential wind.
-some sort of wall/cover at the front of the table?
-walls? i'm just worried with a lot of walls that the wind will become more of an issue.

ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. first time doing this so don't have much experience/knowledge.
Thanks for the help! :)

Hi all, new to Reddit and wanting to connect with like minded souls.
I am Bruce and my studio, Darkroom.tv does alot of video work for events.
One such area of work is stage design, with a heavy video focus. Here is a new reel of our work https://youtu.be/I36EvreoLbk

Hello everyone, This is a time-coded show I have done using Grand MA2 and Capture.Thoughts, opinions, and constructive criticism are highly appreciated. I was mainly experimenting with Camera movements, automation and the Chauvet PXL Curve so I am aware that I could have worked more on the lighting cues and added more variety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWaMyawIc6A&t=3s&ab_channel=AbdelrahmanGamal

Might help cut down on all the people visiting with theatrical stage questions.

What is a good timeline for lighting equipment to be ordered?

I work at a small theatre company, (lighting and sound, one man team) this will be my second year at the company, I have been in industry for ≈5 years. They are relatively new (2 productions under their belt, one of which was last year when I joined. The shows are in April and I was rushed into deciding stage design and fixtures, etc what should I set my dates as for my timeline to get things ordered/decided on?

Thanks

Hey, my name is James. I am a high school student and would love to take some time to interview a director in the event production field. I really would love to reach out asap for a project and I have already preset questions to ask. Thank you so much and I’m hoping someone can help me out!

Hello! I am a designer and recently opened a company, for now am focusing on the design side of things - I am building it so that later I can get the equipment and other things I need. I am having a problem with pricing, how does one go about pricing for a stage design (just rendering)? I want the know what is the industry standard and how to go about it. If you can share quotes, or a pricelist that could help.

I have tried:
ChatGPT - I wasn't satisfied with the answers
YouTube - I couldn't find anything
Facebook - I couldn't find anything
Even a Google search didn't bear any answer

I've tried getting Sketchup to work with the USPSA prop set that is used pretty popularly (https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/4108f3ab-2e5a-4fce-bf19-dc368793fffa/USPSA-Big-Prop-File) but Sketchup Make won't accept any files newer than 2017. Does anybody have a 2017 version stashed away in Dropbox or Drive that they could share?

I've come across the general guideline that a jack's base should be ~1/3 the height of the flat, but I've also seen that weighing down the jack can potentially allow for a shorter profile base. Is there a good equation to use, or a minimum safe base length?

Starting to help out local club. Don't have a ton of experience. Would anyone happen to have examples of good short stages?

I recently took over stage designs for my home club. A pain point right now is walls. For one, we only have 13. For another, they're a little unwieldy to move, which is hard on the setup crews. For bases, we use 5-gallon buckets partially filled with concrete, with lengths of PVC pipe sunk in to serve as sockets. The walls are your standard snow fence on a frame, with the frame made from layered plywood ripped to about 2x2 size, or actual 2x2s.

These are not without advantages. They're very easy to adjust during stage construction: just slide the buckets around to get the angles right. One person can do it, just about. For another, high winds will push the wall-and-base units over before the walls break. The downsides are that the walls are pretty floppy, and the buckets are a bear to move. I floated the idea of some kind of staked wall base, but the guys who've been around a long time said they had staked walls in the past, and the clay-and-rock soil at the club means they're not really ideal.

Are there any other options you like?

e.g.:

'USPSA' 'IDPA' 'Multigun' 'Discussion'

etc.