Mar 03, 2024
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
Romans 5:1 NIV
Yes, too many things happened in the past 14 days, but when I reviewed it now, sitting in front of my mac, I just realized that it is actually ONE thing — Upper School Drama, Hamlet.
I still remembered the first time I operated lights is in SAC’s all clubs’ show. I was one of the activity managers and I was assigned to help with lights. I did not want to do it at first, but when I really got to learn to put up the keys, I was so amazed by it.
I still remembered the reason why I approached drama is art credit. And during that international student picnic with Kayden asked me if I have any question about BTA, before I knew about anything, anything about BTA, he told me: there is drama in BTA, and you don’t need to act out, you can also help with backstage or set painting or stuff like that. And you can still art credit.
And then, I was lights crew member for The Giver. And then, I was the light crew head for Hamlet.
When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With a hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
From the year of doing two plays, The Giver, and Hamlet, I learn a lot personally: how to change the lights, how to design the power system for all 31 lights, and how to make the lights pointing to a certain angle so that they are more natural with a better effect. But, most importantly, I have met so many interesting people in this community. As Xavier has said, each people is so unique and contribute to drama in their ways, and with God’s work in each work, when all cast and crew join together, it is a fantastic show.
And it is also interesting that no one really knows what will happen and can control what will happen. In mathematics, it is called complex systems, but it is saying that each part is “blind” in the system: for example, I can do the lights, but I never know what’s happening backstage; the stage manager calls people, but they can’t control what will happen on the stage; the casts can finish their lines, but they never know when will their pair skip a line or move unexpectedly. So again, it is incredible.
But, in this system, there are definitely a lot of captains who control more than other people. Daliya, Caleb, Kayden, Elsa, and Emanuel, they are like five pillars that support the whole play, such as, The Giver. They are a team, guiding all people in drama. And also it is interesting that Caleb, Elsa, and Emanuel are all in AP Calc AB, and Daliya is in AP Calc BC, and they seniors are just so amazing. I can’t describe it but they are really so important in drama and school life.
When
Hamlet Act 1 Run through
#Diary #Lights
2024.02.20
- Q65 to Q70 transition and scene change
- Q90 lights on the stage?
- Q50 Chan 2 down a little bit and up 3
- Sub 42 Great Hall
- Q45 add the lights for king split
- Q35 longer
- Chan 24 move right
- Update Channel 23
Hamlet Act 2 Run through
2024.02.21
#Diary #Lights
- Check 110s if Chan 2 is 20, Chan 30 is 20, Chan 18 is 55, Chan 20 is 0, Chan 22 is 0, Chan 31 is 0, Chan 17 is 35, Chan 19 is 35
- Rewrite the sub for the great hall
- Chan 21 for Saunti around Q116
Hamlet Act 4 Run through
2024.02.22
#Diary #Lights
- Figure out where to put Q172
- Chan 20 to the CS and SL around the bottom of balcony
Hamlet Run Through
2024.02.24
#Diary #Lights
◦ Announcement: Taking care of the plug
◦ Tidy all the cables
◦ Check Q113 Is the platform lit when OPHELIA stands on it (Chan 30)
◦ When to bring Q121 and Q152
◦ Check if it need Q147 at OPHELIA’s Good my lord to make Hamlet brighter
◦ Move Chan 20 on John Li
◦ Act 4 Scene 5 and 7 very dark lights on demon
✓ Hamlet: End of Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 4 Scene 4
✓ Q130 dimmer surrounding, make it a cool interaction with Joseph is it possible to be in a certain area? The lights is too largeQ176 lights dimmer on the elementals and brighter on Hamlet
✓ Q198 fade the side and keep the center bright
✓ Act 4 Scene 5,7: Do we need lights on Demon?
✓ Act 5 Scene 1 don’t bring up the stair at first, and use another Q to add the stair
✓ The lights for ghost in Act 1
✓ Q210 and Q215 a scene change
✓ Bowing Q: done
✓ Move Chan 26 upper on Ppl’s face
✓ Delete Q166
✓ Q165 Chan 3 to upper 40
✓ Q165 setting up queen’s chamber: that is a really long scene change, what lights for this scene change
✓ Q162 more 24 and 21 and 19 to 40
✓ Q161 bring up Chan 21 and 24
✓ Q160 bring up Chan 22 to 35-40, bring up 10, yup 21 and 24 and off 2
✓ When the king goes down, Q151 (or Q152), bring up chan 21 to 60, 10 to 48, 18 to 45, 19 to 49 and 22 upper, and check if the lights on elementals need to be brighter
✓ Q121 turn off the balcony when they go down… done but need to figure out when to bring Q121
✓ O, help him, you sweet heavens do we need to put lights on stairs
✓ Add another Q to bring down the stairs when the ghost and Hamlet left in 3.1 and move Q150 to 151
✓ Precious Q150 Chan 21 to 38, Chan 22 to 32, Chan23 to 38, Chan 26 to 34
✓ Q146 when he sits down fade 21 a little bit
✓ Tree 30s always check the plug
✓ To Alexi: bring his computer and water bottle
✓ To Alexi: Be quiet/don’t eat
✓ Q145 Chan 21 down a bit and Chan 24 more, bring a little 29 NEEDTO REDESIGN
✓ Q113 Chan 21 down a bit and if 24 can bring up a little 2 off too bright SR
✓ Intermission: Blackout warmer center dimmer
Hamlet Run Trough on Sat: yet to do
#Lights
- Move Chan 20 on John Li….give up
- When to bring Q121 …done and Q152
- Act 4 Scene 5 and 7 very dark lights on demon
- Check Q175 and 176 if the elementals are darker… I think this is done
- Check if it need Q147 at OPHELIA’s Good my lord to make Hamlet brighter
- Check Q113 Is the platform lit when OPHELIA stands on it (Chan 30)
- Announcement: Taking care of the plug
- When to bring up Q105
- During the Ghost scene, lights leave Hamlet too soon on the landing. Don’t leave Hamlet in the dark here! He’s the only actor on the stage and this is a big moment. He’s just seen a ghost!
- Q196 lights especially bright on the executioner
- Hamlet: End of Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 4 Scene 4
- Tidy all the cables
Final notes
- 3.4 Hamlet DON’T GO TOO SR
- Q209 down 23 a little bit
- Q176 Chan 27 check
- Q162
- See if Chan 29 can be moved more to the grave
- Chan 28
- Q70 lights on Ms
- To be or not to be part: stair brighter
- Q112 change chan 21 to chan 24
- Q90 stair can be a little dimmer
- Q209 delete
- Change Q176
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Intermission
Q162 – Q162
Q163 – BO (Q165)
Q164 – warmer with HOUSE lights (Ayser) turn on and SPOT light (Alexi)
Q165 – player with house lights go off when the players go to every day
Q166 – Q164
Q169 – Q169
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Questions
- The light tree that is connected to the tree with DMX box, not the one with the box, has delay in receiving DMX signals. Sometimes it works, sometimes it takes several seconds to react. The one that is wirelessly connected is good, but the tree connected to this one is not very good. Is it the problem of DMX cable?
- Is it possible to separate the lights and the box? The brake goes off several times during the show.
Field scene
Hamlet can be dimmer
John the cue to enter
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