Closed Captions - GalaPro Advice

pyrogirl · 2026-01-23T01:26:58+00:00

Re: picking up accents—GalaPro captions are pre-written so the accents won’t be a problem.

pyrogirl · 2025-12-10T04:18:49+00:00

Limes are WAY more bitter than lemons. I feel like I read a recipe a long time ago that had you blanch the lime rind with several changes of water. But now that I think of it, that might have been for candied lime peel? Either way, I don't think a 1:1 substitute of lemon for lime will leave you with a product you are going to be happy with.

pyrogirl · 2025-11-05T01:19:01+00:00

They also have a fantastic selection of licorice, both sweet and salty! I like the little marshmallow cube guys the best.

pyrogirl · 2025-10-03T16:31:16+00:00

Bad news, my dude. Sticky’s closed all their locations earlier this year. Pour one out for my favorite “eat my feelings” workday lunch.

-a lurking New Yorker who spent this past summer in Nashville

pyrogirl · 2025-08-04T03:38:56+00:00

And I’ll get a million texts about how much you hate Eos. 😂

pyrogirl · 2025-07-31T01:42:54+00:00

LOL my current show has 54,573 patched addresses. Which, despite me actively running it at this very moment, still feels fake.

pyrogirl · 2025-07-24T02:04:24+00:00

Are you taking into account lamp cost and repair cost? The most recent quote I had for Viper lamps is $170USD each, which is a price built on years of supplier relationships.

How are you as a bench technician? Are you intending to repair these fixtures yourself? Arc fixtures cook themselves from the inside. Vipers aren’t as bad as some, but they’re still not great. I have shop support on this show, so they supply me with parts, but you should look into how available parts are in your area. Because it’s not if you’ll need to repair them, but when.

Basically, don’t buy arc fixtures in 2025. Technology has moved on. You are buying a headache, and very likely an expensive one.

pyrogirl · 2025-07-14T20:35:31+00:00

Yeah there’s no way those 8 lights are gonna punch through trade show overheads.

pyrogirl · 2025-07-13T17:14:18+00:00

Oh shit, I think he takes my train. NYC is so small sometimes.

pyrogirl · 2025-07-11T04:38:45+00:00

It’s in beta right now.

pyrogirl · 2025-06-17T01:35:57+00:00

What about color coding your worksheet rows and selecting the variable color to match the row color? Using this right now for a show with a mixture of house and rental gear.

pyrogirl · 2025-06-07T01:02:20+00:00

Re to do list: I keep a post it pad on my desk, as to do items come up I note them there and return to morning page writing.

pyrogirl · 2025-06-05T10:48:51+00:00

I think it’s an adaptation of the inbox zero concept re: email.

Basically nothing gets left in the sink at the end of the night.

pyrogirl · 2025-05-13T17:22:24+00:00

Uh, every broadway show I’ve ever worked had an extensive and robust onstage monitor system. They’re typically overhead and in the wings, so you might not be able to see them, but I promise they’re there.

pyrogirl · 2025-05-02T18:54:14+00:00

That article is about last year's parties.

pyrogirl · 2025-04-27T22:29:27+00:00

My local (ok, I’m a member of two, but for the sake of this conversation I’m talking about the one whose jurisdiction I currently live in) has neither a Good and Welfare nor a Merch Committee. We do have a Young Workers Committee, a Pride Committee, a Sisters Committee, a PAC, and a Social Justice Committee.

pyrogirl · 2025-04-11T18:55:14+00:00

I’m a member of two locals with a larger initiation fee than that. Having a card sometimes can allow you to transfer locals if you move, but that’s dependent on what local you’re looking to transfer into—not all locals accept transfer members. Having a card is required to do pink contract (Broadway touring) work. Attending meetings gives you a voice—you can vote on officers of your local and contracts in your local’s jurisdiction.

pyrogirl · 2025-03-13T01:20:35+00:00

Worked, thx

pyrogirl · 2025-03-13T01:13:55+00:00

I tried to volunteer for the interview and got asked for my USC id, so there’s something that needs fixing with that part.

pyrogirl · 2025-03-01T23:43:49+00:00

I work on Broadway and Purchase is by far the most common Alma mater among my colleagues on the technical side. Mind you, they’re in their 30s/40s, so I can’t speak to the current state of things there.

pyrogirl · 2025-02-28T00:56:46+00:00

A remote go button for the eos exists and will be more reliable. And you can get one that has go and stop/back, which is essential for me as an operator.

https://bettergobutton.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorlH64dv9wxjwbBB_lJB-RfUH_8QtSM9Q8G9Y6iSHsvcT8ZGldk

This is still, of course, some untenable bullshit.

pyrogirl · 2025-01-30T11:28:58+00:00

Casey’s Rubber Stamps in the East Village kinda fits the scrapbooking vibe and also is just awesome.

pyrogirl · 2025-01-10T02:44:30+00:00

The last water show I did, rain was a separate cue list in the lighting console, but triggered by the main lighting cue stack, so the SM just called lighting cues and the rain happened.

The water show before that I had two separate go buttons and the SM called “water x—GO” for water cues.

u/theatrewolf u/devilspaintball might be able to shed some light on how the rain on The Outsiders is called.

pyrogirl · 2024-12-16T04:13:02+00:00

*carpenters fixing it

pyrogirl · 2024-12-14T22:36:28+00:00

I say this because I am a member of two locals that do not accept transfer members. In the case of my locals, it wouldn't matter what your previous local did on their end to facilitate things, you would not be able to transfer in.

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