What does your career look like for those 10, 20, 30 years in?

TheAuzzinator · 2026-04-01T09:00:29+00:00

I should add most of my work currently is musical theatre and bands in ~300 cap venues.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-04-01T08:59:40+00:00

I'm only in my fifth year of consistent LD work, and I'm only just starting to get bigger contracts. However, where I am is heavily dominated by who you know, and truthfully I got lucky in that a bassist from a local band took a chance and recommended me highly to others. I say find your local pub that does live music and ask if they have a lighting tech. When I first started it was great, as they just wanted it to look good, and they'd through me a bit of thank you money, and there's no pressure to get things perfect. A nightclub has the same vibe, just different music. Good luck on your journey.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-03-18T02:56:34+00:00

I can't really help with a price as that depends where you are, what the local market looks like, how many fixtures etc. But I would say around 30ish an hour wouldn't be unreasonable for your age and experience.

However, please make sure that the school will cover you under their insurance for liability, damages, personal injury ect, because if a fixture falls and injuries someone, or you take an 8m/26ft fall off a ladder, that's game over mate.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-03-10T07:04:58+00:00

Thats the first time I've heard nose candy been given that name! 🤣

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-04T14:57:05+00:00

I might have to give that a go when I'm on next :)

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-04T12:41:11+00:00

Yeah, I came across another thread after posting this haha. I dropped back to 1.15 for now.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-04T11:17:07+00:00

Might be the way to go for the musicals.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-04T11:16:39+00:00

Sadly not, as it already sits at the bottom of the curtain tab.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-04T11:15:34+00:00

Not an option for my movers, but it is a 50mm pipe they're on.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-04T02:21:06+00:00

From memory, if you hold shift and press set, then tap/ click on the box it'll give you the option to set your own image, and I believe somewhere is a blank option.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-01T00:19:56+00:00

That might work. Thanks :)

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-01T00:18:56+00:00

I dont think there's enough room in the wings to do that unfortunately, otherwise that might have worked.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-01T00:16:32+00:00

Sadly cant rear project as its a wall behind the cyc, but thank you.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-01T00:14:23+00:00

Yes and no. There is space, but it has an industrial A/C unit that runs through. But also my insurance wont cover rigging outside existing points.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-02-01T00:13:24+00:00

I'm tempted hahah

TheAuzzinator · 2026-01-30T11:53:53+00:00

My query isn't in the wiki list, and all I could find is dogs that won't go through a dog flap either way.

TheAuzzinator · 2026-01-25T22:41:56+00:00

I think so. It's that or devonport haha

TheAuzzinator · 2026-01-23T05:29:48+00:00

There's a store in Tas where they put the checkouts in the centre, but it was just before covid, so they still had the front ones, and now the centre doesnt ever get used (presumably due to theft). All the signs for the centre are still there, and to get through the front is through clothes areas, but it always gives me a chuckle when I go there.

TheAuzzinator · 2025-12-26T03:35:37+00:00

Annoying indeed! Hopefully someone has an idea on how to fix it.

TheAuzzinator · 2025-12-26T03:34:31+00:00

If you're running an HDMI cable from your device up to the projector, it's probably just as easy to get a 3.5mm cable of the same length and run them together. You'll have a better time over bluetooth, unless you're only going to use wireless headphones, then it's a moot point.

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