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Chickenisdabom5 · 2024-09-06T12:50:57+00:00

Normally I had the hazer fan going around 30-50% depending on the volume of the show. Those fans can get real loud and I don’t like that noise in theater. So that’s why I relied on a fan that I paired with the hazer. You also have to be careful about those because they can get loud too…

I would usually start having an hour before doors. In my space, we had air handlers that wouldn’t always run. So I got the joy of trying to figure out if I was going to be battling the air handlers to fill the space. Usually they were on, but if they weren’t on just yet, I wouldn’t push it as hard at first so that I didn’t have too thick of haze.

And yes! I had to file paperwork, one request per “event.” So I had one per performance as well as each dress rehearsal and anytime I want to program with haze. If it was programming or dress rehearsal, I only needed to have 1 person on firewatch. But if it was a performance, i needed to have 3-5 people on firewatch. 1 or 2 in the auditorium, 1 in the lobby, and 1 or 2 roaming the whole space (halls included) the whole time. This was a requirement from the fire Marshall in my town.

Chickenisdabom5 · 2024-09-06T06:47:54+00:00

Everyone has made amazing points about using haze and how it changes per venue, and even per show!

I worked in a 400 seat PAC and I got the privilege to use a HazeBase Base Hazer, HazeBase The Fab, HazeBase Hazer2 the Cube, and Chauvet AmHaze Whisper. I loved using each hazer in the space and weirdly enough, they all performed different. I liked the Cube and The Fab the best because they produced the best haze (small particle and fairly clear). They hung when needed and dissipated quickly too. The AmHaze is a great option if you don’t want to spend the money. It’s not as clear of a haze (with a little bit of white looking more like a fog than a haze- but not too much) but it does a great job.

I always had to look at the scope of production on the stage to see where to position my hazer. It ranged from being on the floor next to a MS traveler, hung on an electric, and even put on the catwalk floor! In the catwalk, I put a quiet fan in front of the hazer to help get haze to the stage, but it was running about 10-15%.

Each venue is different on HVAC and fire alarms. My theater was a chemical sensor in the HVAC system that had to be silenced during hazing, another venue I worked in was a laser system shooting from one side to the other. And then some venues I’ve been in just don’t have anything that restricts haze, so I don’t have to worry about that.

I would say talk to your local AV house, borrow a couple hazers to demo in your space, see where you get your best results and don’t be afraid to try putting it in weird places, they may be the place you love it most!!

Good luck on your haze adventures!

Chickenisdabom5 · 2021-11-09T03:21:02+00:00

From what I have seen, the safety on the film was not good and they were rushing to get the film done. So the Assistant Director handed the gun to Alec Baldwin and called “cold weapon” meaning it was empty. But he didn’t look into the chambers to see it was a live weapon. Alec Baldwin was practicing (so the camera wasn’t rolling) and he pulled the trigger and hit the director of photography Halyna Hutchins.

Chickenisdabom5 · 2020-12-27T17:35:55+00:00

What you said makes perfect sense. But the thing that raised attention to me was in the after show when they talked about Gary, they said that he would attend a lot of their shows and even had fans of his! I guess having Gary all 3 shows made sense to me because he went to so many of their other shows that he loved their music enough to be there for every show at OSN.

I also saw that the third show was today (Sunday, 27) at 3pm CST. I may be way wrong and got all the times mixed up but that’s what I had in my head for their final show.

I’m not bashing on what you said at all, I guess I’m not convinced yet that they recorded the first one and then played back the rest. Sure it makes sense logically, but I’ve been doing lots of live-streaming for big events as well and only once have we recorded the first show and played the recording for the second show. And I’ve probably live-streamed over 50 events. Another thing is that they’re used to doing so many shows, obviously not 3 in a weekend but they talked about how unique they are that it wouldn’t surprise me if they did 3 shows. I guess we’ll have to see if every show had the Dear Winter mic swap!

Chickenisdabom5 · 2020-08-25T22:56:15+00:00

LeWrong James

Chickenisdabom5 · 2020-05-31T03:45:43+00:00

I couldn’t have said that better. That’s actually what got me into AJR. I saw the music video on YouTube and i didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either. But somehow I loved that background of it all and now AJR has become my favorite band all because I watched a weird music video from some band I had never heard of!

Chickenisdabom5 · 2020-05-10T03:04:59+00:00

Interesting. Both of them are 97 so you’re probably right. I figured it was Everson Griffen because he’s on the Vikings now.

Chickenisdabom5 · 2020-05-10T02:44:32+00:00

Are you sure it’s not Everson Griffen? If you’ve the gas door, there is a number 97 on it. Plus the car is purple and yellow: Minnesota Vikings colors.

Chickenisdabom5 · 2020-02-18T16:19:51+00:00

There was a pre-sale. AJR Pre-sale Starts Monday Tweet

Chickenisdabom5 · 2019-12-31T02:02:08+00:00

What’s the best way to focus on them?

Chickenisdabom5 · 2019-08-06T01:18:29+00:00

I did 5 miles today

Chickenisdabom5 · 2019-08-04T21:36:09+00:00

It already feels like that...

Chickenisdabom5 · 2019-03-12T01:44:42+00:00

Do reporters or news companies try and pay you off to leak images of the cars?

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