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LIGHTING PRESHOW CHECK LIST GENERAL SHOW FILE

1 OF 28 CREATED BY: ILIA KEMBLE LAST REVISED: 8/4/15

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. THE GENERAL SHOW FILE PG 2

2. POWER UP THE RIG PG 3

3. TURN WORK LIGHTS ON PG 3

4. LAMP ON PG 4

5. CHANNEL CHECK PG 4

6. CUE CHECK PG 4

7. TONIGHT’S SHOW/GUEST ENTERTANER’S SHOW FILES PG 5

8. WELCOME ABOARD SHOW PG 7

9. OFFICER’S Q&A/CREW SHOW/FOUNTAINS PG 11

10. PIRATES/CIRCUS PG 15

11. CAPTIAN’S MEETING PG 15

12. SPOT OPERATORS PG 16

13. THE CONSOLE PG 18

14. THE PATCH/ETHERNET PG 18

15. THE RIG/FIXTURE INVENTORY/MAINTENANCE PG 21

16. LAMP/HAZE INVENTORY PG 26

17. BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE NIGHT PG 27

APPENDIX:

REPERTORY PLOT

GENERAL SHOW FILE MAGIC SHEET

MARRAMBOLLA LIGHTING DIAGRAM

YURI + NATO LIGHTING DIAGRAM

LIFE OF LOVE LIGHTING DIAGRAM

CHANNEL SHEET

PATCH BAY SHEET

LAMP TYPE TO FIXTURE TYPE SHEET/CURRENT LAMP INVENTORY

CURRENT LAMP HOURS LOG



1. THE GENERAL SHOW FILE

(SEE REPERTORY PLOT, MAGIC SHEET, CHANNEL SHEET, AND BANKS LIST)

a. THE GENERAL SHOW FILE IS USED FOR THE DAILY FUNCTIONING OF THE STARDUST

THEATRE AS WELL AS ANY FOR ANY GUEST ENTERTAINERS THAT COME ONBOARD

b. THIS SHOW FILE SHOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN AND AVAILIABLE ON THE M2GO

c. THE M2GO SCREEN SHOULD ALWAYS BE SET TO SHOW THE “SELECTED CUELIST” AND

“ACTIVE CUELIST” WINDOWS

i. PRESS SK[CUELIST] ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN

ii. THE DISPLAY SHOULD NOW SHOW THE [SELECTED CUELIST] AND THE [ACTIVE

CUELIST] WINDOWS

d. DAILIY FUNCTIONS:

i. THE INTERFACE IS SETUP SO THAT ALL DAILY LIGHTING FUNCTIONS ARE EASILY

ACCESSIBLE

ii. ALL OF THE WORKLIGHTS ARE SAVED UNDER BANK #1 [WORKLIGHTS]

1. THIS IS THE FIRST BANK TO APPEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN

WHEN THE SHOW FILE IS LOADED

e. GUEST ENTERTAINERS:

i. THE REST OF THE BANKS ARE ORGANIZED AS FILES FOR EACH GUEST

ENTERTAINER

1. EACH GUEST ENTERTAINER HAS THEIR OWN BANK WHERE ALL OF THEIR

CURRENT SHOW FILES LIVE (SEE BANKS LIST)

a. EX: CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN HAS THREE SHOWS AND A WELCOME

ABOARD SHOW; ALL OF HER SHOW FILES ARE LOCATED UNDER

BANK #74 [CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN]



f. LAMP ON AND LAMP OFF:

i. ALL OF THE LAMP ON AND LAMP OFF MACROS ARE SAVED UNDER BANK #5

[LAMP ON + OFF]

ii. USE THESE MACROS TO LAMP THE RIG ON AND OFF

g. HAZERS/SMOKE/FANS:

i. ALL THE CONTROLS FOR THE HAZERS, SMOKE MACHINES, AND FANS ARE SAVED

UNDER BANK #2 [FANS SMOKE HAZER]

1. THE ONLY TIME YOU WILL NEED TO OPEN THIS BANK IS WHEN

ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING THE INHIBITORS FOR THE HAZERS,

SMOKE, AND FANS

2. BE SURE THAT THESE INHIBITORS ARE ACTIVE AT ALL TIMES WHEN NOT

USING THE HAZERS, SMOKE, AND FANS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO

ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

2. POWER UP THE RIG

a. THERE ARE TWO PULSAR UNITS TO THE LEFT OF YOUR CONSOLE:

i. PRESS BOTH “MASTER” SWITCHES TO POWER UP THE ENTIRE RIG

b. WHILE WAITING FOR ALL LIGHTS TO RECEIVE POWER, TURN ON ALL WORKLIGHTS

3. TURN WORK LIGHTS ON

a. PRESS SK [BANK] (LOWER LEFT SIDE OF SCREEN)

b. A SELECTION OF BANKS WILL APPEAR, SELECT SK BANK #1 [WORKLIGHTS]

i. THE SK SUBMASTERS SAVED UNDER THAT BANK WILL APPEAR AT THE

BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AND CORRESPOND TO THE HK SUBMASTERS ON

THE CONSOLE



c. SELECT HK SUBMASTER #9 [ALL TOP WK LX] AND HK SUBMASTER #10 [ALL FRONT

WK LX] PUSH BOTH HK SUBMASTERS UP; ALL TOP WORK LIGHTS AND ALL FRONT

WORK LIGHTS SHOULD TURN ON

d. WHEN THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETE, BEGIN THE LAMP ON PROCEEDURE

4. LAMP ON

a. USE LAMP ON MACRO:

i. PRESS SK [BANK] (LOWER LEFT SIDE OF SCREEN)

ii. A SELECTION OF BANKS WILL APPEAR, SELECT SK BANK #5 [LAMP ON + OFF]

iii. SELECT SK SUBMASTER #2 [LAMP ON] PUSH FADER UP, THEN PRESS HK [GO]

b. ALL LIGHTS WILL LAMP ON IN SUCCESSION, WHEN THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETE,

BEGIN A CHANNEL CHECK

5. CHANNEL CHECK (SEE REPERTORY PLOT MAGIC SHEET AND CHANNEL SHEET)

a. PRESS HK [1] [ENTER] [HIGHLIGHT]

b. SCROLL THROUGH EACH CHANNEL BY PRESSING HK [NEXT] OR [LAST]

c. BE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL FIXTURE ERRORS ON THE “DAILY LIGHTING

REPORT”

d. WHEN FINISHED WITH CHANNEL CHECK PRESS HK [CLEAR] [CLEAR] TO RELEASE ALL

FIXTURES AND HK [HIGHLIGHT] TO RELEASE HIGHLIGHT FUNCTION (HIGHLIGHT

BUTTON SHOULD NO LONGER BE LIT)

6. CUE CHECK

a. SET THE M2GO SCREEN TO SHOW THE CUELIST BY PRESSING SK [CUELIST] ON THE

LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN

b. SETUP BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW] (SEE SECTION 7 FOR MORE INFORMATION)



c. NOTE ANY INCONSISTENCIES IN THE LIGHTING FOR EACH CUE ON THE “DAILY LIGHT

REPORT” AND TRY TO CORRECT THEM BEFORE THE REHEARSAL/SHOW BEGINS

7. TONIGHT’S SHOW/GUEST ENTERTAINER SHOW FILES

a. I HAVE SET UP BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW] TO BE USED AS THE “MASTER BANK” EACH

TIME THERE IS A NEW GUEST ENTERTAINER

b. THIS BANK CONTAINS ALL OF THE FANS/HAZER/SMOKE MACHINE AND WORKLIGHT

CONTROLS YOU WILL NEED DURING ANY GUEST ENTERTAINER’S SHOW

c. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS FIND THE CORRECT GUEST ENTERTAINER’S SHOW FILE UNDER

THEIR [BANK] AND [COPY] IT TO BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW]

i. COPYING SHOW FILES FROM A GUEST ENTERTAINER’S BANK TO THE [TONIGHT

SHOW] BANK:

1. EX: YOU WANT TO COPY CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN’S FIRST SHOW FILE TO THE

TONIGHT’S SHOW BANK:

a. FIRST CHECK THE [TONIGHT’S SHOW] BANK AND MAKE SURE

THAT [SUBMASTER #1] IS EMPTY

i. IF IT IS NOT EMPTY:

1. PRESS HK [DELETE]

2. THEN SELECT THE SHOW FILE SAVED ON SK

[SUBMASTER #1]

3. THE COMMAND LINE WILL ASK YOU IF YOU

WANT TO DELETE THIS FILE

a. PRESS HK [ENTER]

4. SUBMASTER #1 SHOULD NOW BE EMPTY



b. THEN NAVIGATE TO THE GUEST ENTERTIANER’S SHOW FILE

BANK AND COPY THE SHOW FILE YOU WANT

i. PRESS SK [BANK] ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE

SCREEN

1. PRESS SK ARROWS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE

BANK WINDOW TO NAVIGATE TO BANK #74

[CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN]

ii. SELECT SK BANK #74 [CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN]

1. THE SK SUBMASTERS SAVED UNDER THAT BANK

WILL APPEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN

AND CORRESPOND TO THE HK SUBMASTERS ON

THE CONSOLE

iii. PRESS HK [COPY] THEN SELECT SK [CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN

#1]

1. THE COMMAND LINE SHOULD TELL YOU THAT

YOU HAVE THAT CUELIST SELECTED

c. AFTER COPYING [CLAIRE VINKESTEIJN #1], NAVIGATE BACK TO

BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW]

i. PRESS SK [BANK] ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE

SCREEN

ii. PRESS SK ARROWS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BANK

WINDOW TO NAVIGATE BACKTO BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S

SHOW]

iii. SELECT SK BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW]



1. THE SK SUBMASTERS SAVED UNDER THAT BANK

WILL APPEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN

AND CORRESPOND TO THE HK SUBMASTERS ON

THE CONSOLE

iv. COPY THE FILE TO [SUBMASTER #1] BY PRESSING SK

[SUBMASTER #1]

v. THE FILE WILL AUTOMATICALLY COPY TO THAT

SUBMASTER

d. YOU SHOULD NOW BE ABLE TO RUN THE ENTIRE SHOW FROM

BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW]

d. ANY UPDATES YOU MAKE TO A SHOW FILE IN THE [TONIGHT’S SHOW] BANK WILL

AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE TO THE COPY OF THAT ENTERTAINER’S SHOW FILE UNDER

THEIR BANK; THEREFORE, YOU CAN JUST DELETE THE SHOW FILE AT THE END OF THE

NIGHT, LEAVING [SUBMASTER #1] AVAILIABLE FOR THE NEXT GUEST ENTERTAINER

8. WELCOME ABOARD SHOW

a. THE WELCOME ABOARD SHOW FILES ARE SAVED UNDER BANK #3 [WELCOME ABOARD

SHOW], WABS SHOULD BE RUN FROM THIS BANK

b. ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS YOU NEED TO RUN THIS SHOW ARE SAVED UNDER THIS BANK

EXCEPT FANS/HAZERS/SMOKE, WHICH YOU CAN CONTROL FROM BANK #2 [FANS

SMOKE HAZERS]

i. THE FILES THAT ARE A PERMANENT PART OF THIS BANK INCLUDE:

1. VACATION

2. LATIN

3. CINEMA ITALIANO



4. DUO NIGHT PEOPLE WABS

ii. FILES THAT ARE INTERCHANGEABLE INCLUDE:

5. ANY OTHER GUEST ENTERTAINER WABS FILE, ALL OF WHICH ARE SAVED

UNDER THAT GUEST ENTERTAINER’S BANK (SEE BANK LIST)

c. EACH ACT IS SEPARATED BY A MANUAL BLACKOUT IN ORDER TO SWITCH ACTIVE SHOW

FILES

i. REALSING A CUE LIST FROM THE “ACTIVE CUELIST SCREEN”

1. PULL THE ACTIVE CUELIST FADER DOWN

2. HOLD HK [RELEASE] AND PRESS THE HK [#] AT THE TOP OF THE ACTIVE

CUELIST FADER (SEE BELOW FOR AN EXAMPLE)

d. WELCOME ABOARD SHOW FILES

i. CAST BUMPERS:

1. VACATION, LATIN, AND CINEMA ITALIANO:

a. ALL OF THE BUMPERS USED IN THE WELCOME ABOARD SHOW

ARE SAVED UNDER BANK #3[WELCOME ABOARD SHOW]

b. THESE SHOW FILES SHOULD NEVER BE MOVED OR COPIED

c. ALL OF THESE FILES RUN OFF OF TIME CODE

i. WHEN ENTERING INTO THE FIRST TIME CODE CUE OF

THE STACK, MAKE SURE THAT SK [TC FOLLOW] IS

SELECTED AT THE TOP OF THE CUELIST

ii. AT THE END OF EACH BUMPER:

1. RELEASE SK [TC FOLLOW]

2. MANUALLY PULL THE FADER DOWN



3. RELASE THE CUELIST BY HOLDING HK [RELEASE]

AND PRESSING HK [#1], [#2], OR [#3] ABOVE

THE CORRESPONDING FADER #1 [VACATION],

#2[LATIN], OR #3 [CINEMA ITALIANO]

4. YOU SHOULD SEE THE CUELIST DISAPPEAR

FROM THE ACTIVE CUELIST SCREEN

ii. GUEST ENTERTAINER WABS:

1. ALL GUEST ENTERTAINER WABS FILES ARE SAVED UNDER THAT GUEST

ENTERTAINER’S BANK (SEE BANK LIST)

2. COPY THEIR WABS FILE ONTO AN OPEN SUBMASTER IN BANK #3

[WELCOME ABOARD SHOW] SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY SWITCH

BETWEEN SHOW FILES DURING THE WAB SHOW

iii. DUO NIGHT PEOPLE WABS:

1. DUO NIGHT PEOPLE ALWAYS PERFORM DURING THE WELCOME

ABOARD SHOW, SO I HAVE MADE THEIR WABS FILE A PERMANENT

PART OF BANK #3 [WELCOME ABOARD SHOW]

a. IF THIS FILE EVER GETS LOST YOU CAN FIND IT UNDER BANK #66

[DUO NIGHT PEOPLE] WHERE ALL OF THEIR OTHERS SHOW

FILES ARE SAVED

2. RUNNING DUO NIGHT PEOPLE WABS: (NO SPOT LIGHTS)

b. ONLY TWO CUES IN THEIR CUELIST ARE USED DURING THEIR

SHOW

c. CUES:

i. THEIR FIRST ROUTINE IS “FLOOR”



1. USE CUE #2

a. FADE THE LIGHTS UP AT THE VERY TOP

OF THE MUSIC

2. AT THE END OF THE ROUTINE

a. ROBIN BOWS AND EXITS

b. MANUALLY PULL FADER #4 DOWN

c. JUMP TO CUE #4 FOR THE SECOND

ROUTINE

i. PRESS HK [CUE] [4] [ENTER]

ii. YOU SHOULD SEE THE CUELIST

JUMP TO CUE #4

ii. THEIR SECOND ROUTINE IS “CUBE’

1. USE CUE #4

a. FADE THE LIGHTS UP 10 SECONDS INTO

THE MUSIC


a. TIMO BOWS

b. MANUALLY PULL FADER #4 DOWN AND

JUMP BACK INTO CUE #2

iii. PRESS HK [CUE] [2] [ENTER]

iv. YOU SHOULD SEE THE CUELIST

JUMP TO CUE #2

iii. THEIR THIRD ROUTINE IS “DUO”

1. USE CUE #2



a. FADE THE LIGHTS UP A FEW BEATS

INTO THE MUSIC


a. TIMO AND ROBIN BOW

b. THE CD WILL COME OUT AND THANK

THEM

c. MANUALLY PULL FADER #4 DOWN

WHEN TIMO AND ROBIN EXIT THE

STAGE

d. AT THE END OF THEIR ACT

i. RELEASE THE CUELIST BY HOLDING HK [RELEASE] AND

PRESSING HK [#4] ABOVE FADER #4

ii. YOU SHOULD SEE THE CUELIST DISAPPEAR FROM THE

ACTIVE CUELIST SCREEN

9. OFFICER’S Q&A/CREW SHOW/FOUNTAINS

a. THE OFFICER’S Q&A, CREW SHOW, AND FOUNTAINS FILES ARE SAVED UNDER BANK #11

[CREW SHOW + OFFICER’S Q+A]

b. CREW SHOW, FOUNTAINS, AND OFFICER’S Q&A SHOULD BE RUN FROM THIS BANK

c. ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS YOU NEED TO RUN THIS SHOW ARE SAVED UNDER THIS BANK

EXCEPT THE FANS/HAZERS/SMOKE INHIBITOR, WHICH YOU CAN CONTROL FROM BANK

#2 [FANS SMOKE HAZERS]

i. THE FILES THAT ARE A PERMANENT PART OF THIS BANK INCLUDE:

1. CREW SHOW

2. FOUNTAINS



3. OFFICER’S Q&A

4. PODIUM

5. FLOOR SMOKE

6. ALL TOP WORK LIGHTS

d. OFFICER’S Q&A

i. THERE ARE NO SPOT OPERATORS FOR THIS SHOW

1. CUE #1 + PODIUM LIGHT @ 50%

a. THIS IS THE STAGE WARMER THAT IS USED THROUGHOUT

IAN’S ENTIRE SLIDE SHOW

b. BE SURE THE PODIUM LIGHT IS ON AT 50%

2. CUE #2 + PODIUM LIGHT @ 50%

c. TAKE THIS CUE AFTER THE LAST SLIDE INTRODUCING THE

OFFICERS, WHEN ALL OF THE OFFICERS ARE ONSTAGE

3. MANUAL BLACKOUT AT THE END OF OFFICER’S Q+A

d. AT THE END OF THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD, IAN WILL

TALK ABOUT CREW SHOW, THEN HE AND THE OFFICERS WILL

EXIT THE STAGE

e. PULL DOWN FADER #7 [OFFICER’S Q+ A] AND FADER #8

[PODIUM] AND RELEASE THE “OFFICER’S Q+A” CUELIST FROM

THE “ACTIVE CUELIST” SCREEN

i. REALSING A CUE LIST FROM THE “ACTIVE CUELIST

SCREEN”

1. PULL FADER #7 DOWN



2. HOLD HK [RELEASE] AND PRESS THE HK [#7]

AT THE TOP OF FADER #7

4. WHEN THE MAIN CLOSES FOR THE CHANGEOVER

a. TURN ON [ALL TOP WK LX]

b. THIS GIVES THE STAGE TECHNICIANS SOME LIGHT FOR A QUICK

CHANGE OVER

c. WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED WITH THE CHANGE OVER, BE SURE

TO TURN OFF [ALL TOP WK LX]

5. STAND BY FOR “CREW SHOW”

a. SELECT SK [CREW SHOW]

i. THE CUELIST SHOULD APPEAR IN THE “SELECTED

CUELIST” SCREEN ABOVE

ii. BE SURE THAT THE VALUE OF THE CUELIST IS 0%

iii. THEN PRESS HK[GO] TO ENGAGE THE LIST

e. CREW SHOW

i. YOU ONLY NEED ONE SPOT OPERATOR FOR THIS SHOW

ii. EACH ACT IS SEPARATED BY A MANUAL BLACKOUT IN ORDER TO SWITCH TO

THE NEXT CUE IN THE STACK AND ALLOW THE STAGE TECHNICIANS TO CHANGE

OVER THE STAGE IN THE DARK

1. ONCE THE CUELIST IS ACTIVE, TYPE IN THE CUE FOR THE SELECTED ACT

a. MAKE SURE FADER #1 IS DOWN AND PRESS HK [CUE] [#]

[ENTER]

i. THE CUELIST WILL JUMP TO THE CUE # YOU TYPED IN

ii. PUSH FADER #1 UP WHEN THE ACT IS INTRODUCED



iii. REPEAT THIS PROCESS UNTIL “CREW SHOW”IS COMPLETE

iv. AT THE END OF “CREW SHOW” STAND BY FOR “FOUNTIANS”

f. FOUNTAINS

i. THIS IS THE LAST ACT FOR CREW SHOW

1. BEGIN BY RELEASING THE “CREW SHOW” CUELIST FROM THE “ACTIVE

CUELIST” SCREEN

a. REALSING A CUE LIST FROM THE “ACTIVE CUELIST SCREEN”

i. PULL FADER #1 DOWN

ii. HOLD HK [RELEASE] AND PRESS THE HK [#1] AT THE TOP

OF FADER #1

2. SELECT SK [FOUNTAINS]

a. YOU WILL SEE THE CUELIST APPEAR IN THE “ACTIVE CUELIST”

SCREEN ABOVE

3. PRESS HK [GO] TO ACTIVATE CUE #1

a. THIS IS A BLACKOUT FOR THE TOP OF SHOW

4. PUSH UP FADER #4 [FOUNTIANS]

5. NAVIGATE TO BANK #2 [FANS SMOKE HAZER] AND RELEASE THE FAN

AND SMOKE INHIBITORS

6. NAVIGATE BACK TO BANK #11 [CREW SHOW + OFFICER’S Q +A] AND

ENGAGE THE FLOOR SMOKE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE YOU TAKE

THE NEXT CUE

7. YOU ARE READY FOR “FOUNTAINS”

ii. PUMP THE FLOOR SMOKE THROUGHOUT FOUNTAINS



1. YOU DO NOT NEED TOO MUCH, JUST ENOUGH TO FILL THE STAGE WITH

A LITTLE ATMOSPHERE

iii. ALL CUES FOR “FOUNTAINS” ARE VISUAL AND ARE LISTED IN THE COMMENTS

SECTION OF THE “FOUNTAINS” CUELIST

1. THE MOST IMPORTANT CUE IS CUE #9, THE BLACK OUT AT THE END OF

THE LIST

a. TAKE THIS CUE WHEN EVERYONE ONSTAGE IS HOLDING 3

FINGERS UP AT THE AUDIENCE

2. TAKE THE NEXT CUE, CUE #10, BOWS, WHEN IAN GRABS THE

MICROPHONE AND BEGINS TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING

iv. AT THE END OF THE SHOW

1. AS THE MAIN IS CLOSING, MANUALLY PULL FADER #7 [FOUNTAINS]

DOWN AND RELEASE THE CUELIST FROM THE “ACTIVE CULEST” SCREEN

2. DO NOT FORGET TO REACTIVATE THE SMOKE AND FAN INHIBITORS!!!

10. PIRATES/CIRCUS

a. ALL YOUTH SHOW FILES ARE SAVED UNDER BANK #13 [CIRCUS + PIRATES]

b. THESE FILES SHOULD NEVER BE MOVED

c. COPY THEM INTO BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW] JUST LIKE YOU WOULD ANY OTHER

GUEST ENTERTIANER’S FILE

11. CAPTAIN’S MEETING

a. THE FILE FOR THE CAPTIAN’S MEETING IS SAVED UNDER BANK #9 [CAPTIAN’S MEETING]

b. THIS FILE SHOULD NEVER BE MOVED

c. COPY IT INTO BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW] JUST LIKE YOU WOULD ANY OTHER GUEST

ENTERTIANER’S FILE



12. SPOT OPERATORS

a. SPOT OPERATORS SHOULD ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE EVERY SHOW

b. THEY SHOULD BE ON COM AT LEAST 5 MINUTES BEFORE SHOW TIME

c. YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF ALL SPOT CUES FOR GUEST ENTERTAINERS

i. BE SURE TO INFORM YOUR SPOT OPERATORS WHAT TO DO BEFORE A SHOW

BEGINS

d. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD WHO ARE LISTED AS SPOT OPERATORS

AND ONE ALTERNATE WHO DOES MATINEE SHOWS

i. CHEV DEMEGILLO

1. LEAD SPOT OPERATOR

2. SPOT #2

a. DEPARTMENT: PROVISIONS

b. CABIN # 3272

c. HP #8919

d. PG #081 + 7419

i. CHEV HAS BEEN A SPOT OPERATOR ON THE STAR FOR A

WHILE AND KNOWS ALL OF THE PRODUCTION AND

GUEST ENTERTAINER SHOWS. CHEV IS IN CHARGE OF

REMEBERING ALL SPOT CUES FOR BOTR, AND THE LOOK

OF LOVE (THE EPM CALLS SPOT CUES FOR “PARADIS”).

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SPOT CUES FOR

PRODUCTION SHOWS OR GUEST ENTERTAINERS, ASK

CHEV.

ii. STEPHEN LAUSE



1. JUNIOR SPOT OPERATOR

2. SPOT #1

a. DEPARTMENT: LAUNDRY

b. WORK #3020

c. CABIN #2715

i. STEPHEN HAS BEEN ONBOARD FOR A LITTLE OVER A

MONTH. HE HAS WORKED ON ALL OF THESE SHOWS

BEFORE, BUT SOMETIMES FORGETS HIS PICKUPS ON

PRODUCTION SHOWS. CHEV GENERALLY REMINDS HIM

WHAT HIS CUES ARE.

iii. RUSTICO GUCOR (COVERS FOR STEPHEN)

1. ALTERNATE SPOT OPERATOR

2. SPOT #1

a. DEPARTMENT: CREW GALLEY

b. CABIN #2219

i. STEPHEN CAN NO LONGER MAKE IT TO MATINEE

SHOWS SO RUSTICO COVERS FOR HIM. RUSTICO HAS

NEVER USED A SPOT BEFORE. HE IS STILL LEARNING

HOW TO USE ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SPOT.

RUSTICO IS NOT YET READY TO COVER PRODUCTION

SHOWS. HE NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE ON

EASY SHOWS LIKE “RUSSIAN FOLKLORIC” AND “IAN’S

MAGIC SHOW.” THINGS HE NEED TO WORK ON:

1. CLEAN PICKUPS



2. FOLLOWING THE ENTERTAINER WITH

SMOOTH MOTION (HE TENDS TO WATCH

THE SHOW AND FORGETS TO FOLLOW THE

ENTERTAINER)

3. KNOWING WHEN TO FADE UP/OUT

4. KNOWING WHEN TO ZOOM IN/OUT

13. THE CONSOLE

a. THE ONLY AVAILIABLE CONSOLE IS THE M2GO, WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A

BACKUP CONSOLE

b. THE MAXXYZ COMPACT UNDER THE DESK HAS O.S. AND HARDRIVE ISSUES AND

WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH SHOW FILES CREATED ON THE M2GO

c. WE ARE HOPING FOR A CONSOLE UPGRADE NEXT YEAR

14. THE PATCH/ETHERNET (SEE CHANNEL SHEET AND REPERTORY PLOT)

a. THE PATCH:

i. THE PATCH WAS A MESS WHEN I GOT HERE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT

ANYTHING WAS, OR FOR THAT MATTER WHERE IT WAS ON THE RIG. I HAVE

SPENT MUCH TIME TRACKING DOWN HOW THE PATCH IS RELATED TO THE

RIG. IN DOING SO, I HAVE CREATED A CHANNEL SHEET, A PATCH SPREAD

SHEET, AND A REPERTORY PLOT. HOPEFULLY THESE WILL BE ENOUGH TO

FAMILIARIZE YOU WITH RIG AND ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE THE WORK I

STARTED IN CLEAING UP THE PATCH AS THERE ARE STILL MANY THINGS IN

THE PATCH THAT ARE LEFT OVER FROM OLD SHOWS LIKE “SHOUT!” AND

“ELEMENTS” THAT DO NOT EXIST IN THIS THEATRE ANYMORE.



ii. THE PATCH HAS BEEN LABELED BASED ON FIXTURE TYPE AND LOCATION ON

THE RIG (SEE THE CHANNEL SHEET AND REPERTORY PLOT FOR MORE

INFORMATION)

iii. THE PATCH BAY CAN BE FOUND ON THE STARBOARD SIDE, DECK 6, IN THE

HALLWAY TO THE DRESSING ROOMS. THE KEYS ARE KEPT ON A HOOKTO

THE LEFT OF THE TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS DESK

iv. WE ARE CURRENTLY USING 4 UNIVERSES OF DMX THAT ARE CONNECTIED

TO THE PATCHBAY VIA AN ETHERNET NODE

b. ETHERNET:

i. THE ETHERNET NODE IS IN THE BOOTH TO THE LEFT OF YOUR DESK

ii. WE ARE CURRENTLY USING A MARTIN ETHER2DMX8

iii. THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE PATCHBAY ON DECK 6 BY A PANEL

UNDERNEATH THE TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS DESK

1. THERE ARE FOUR LINES OF DMX RUNNING FROM NODE A ON THE

ETHER2DMX8 TO FOUR SEPARATE DMX INPUTS

2. EACH INPUT HAS BEEN LABLED BASED ON WHAT UNIVERSE IT IS

HANDLING

iv. THE EHTHERNET NODE IS CONNECTED TO THE CONSOLE VIA A CAT 5 CABLE

THAT IS CONNECTEDTO A WIRELESS ROUTER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR

DESK

v. PROBLEMS WITH THE NODE:

1. WE HAVE RECENLTY BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH

THIS ETHERNET NODE

2. THE NODE RANDOMLY STOPS TRANSMITTING DMX TO THE RIG



3. WE HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY KEEPING A DMX BREAKOUT IN

THE BOOTH

a. BYPASS THE NODE BY DISCONNECTING THE DMX CABLES

FROM THE NODE

b. DISCONNECT THE EHTERNET CABLE FROM THE BACK OF

THE CONSOLE

c. CONNECT THE DMX BREAKOUT TO ALL 4 DMX OUTPUTS ON

THE BACK OF THE CONSOLE (FOLLOWING THE LABELS)

i. BOTH ENDS OF THIS BREAKOUT HAVE BEEN LABLED

BASED ON UNIVERSE TO ALLOW FOR QUICK

CONNECTION IN A PINCH

d. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE BREAKOUT TO THE

CABLES YOU DISCONNECTED FROM THE NODE

e. THE RIG SHOULD RESPOND TO THE NEW DMX INPUT

4. TO RESET THE NODE:

a. TURN OFF THE NODE, THEN TURN IT BACK ON

b. TURN OFF THE CONSOLE THEN TURN IT BACK ON

c. TURN OFF THE WIRELESS ROUTER AND TURN IT BACK ON

d. RECONNECT THE ETHERNET CABLE TO THE CONSOLE

e. RECONNECT ALL 4 DMX CABLE BACK TO NODE A ON THE

ETHER2DMX8 (FOLLOW THE LABELS)

f. ONCE EVERTHING REBOOTS, YOU SHOULD SEE ON THE

EHTER2DMX8 SCREEN A CHECK MARK NEXT TO “A” AND “B”

g. THE RIG SHOULD RESPOND TO THE NEW DMX INPUT



15. THE RIG/FIXTURE INVENTORY/FIXTURE MAINTENANCE

a. THE STARDUST RIG INCLUDING FLOOR FIXTURES IS COMPRISED OF:

i. MAC 2K PROFILES = 14

ii. MAC 600 = 29

iii. MAC 300 = 20

iv. MAC 500 = 14

v. MAC 250+ = 14

vi. PR 319 UV = 6

vii. ATOMIC STROBES = 6

viii. FIBER QFX 150 = 6 (2 IN STORAGE IN THE AMP ROOM)

ix. LEKOS = 6

x. PARS = 8

xi. JEM FANS = 3

xii. ZR 24/7 HAZER = 3

xiii. MAGNUM 2000 SMOKE = 4 (1 CURRENTLY NOT PATCHED #504 DECK 7

STARBOARD SIDE)

xiv. MAGNUM 2500 HZ = 1 (IN STORAGE IN THE AMP ROOM)

a. FIXTURE PERSONALITIES:

i. ALL FIXTURE PERSONALITES HAVE BEEN SET TO LAMP ON AND OFF VIA DMX

ii. ALL FIXTURE DISPLAYS HAVE BEEN SET TO “OFF”

iii. SEE CHANNEL SHEET FOR FIXTURES WITH INVERTED PAN OR TILT

b. FIXTURE MAINTENANCE:

i. BEFORE I GOT HERE, THE STAR DID NOT HAVE A LIGHTING TECHNICIAN FOR

TWO MONTHS; THEREFORE, THE RIG WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTENTANCED. I



HAVE SPENT THE LAST THREE MONTHS, WITH THE HELP OF THE JR.

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, REY, GETTING THE RIG BACK IN WORKING ORDER.

i. MAC 250

1. FLOOR FIXTURES:

a. TWO OF THE MAC 250 FLOOR FIXTURES, #230 AND #233, HAVE

PAN AND TILT FEEDBACK ERRORS THAT REY HAS NOT BEEN

ABLE TO CORRECT. HE BELIEVES IT IS A MAIN BOARD ISSUE. HE

HAS ORDERED, BUT IS STILL WAITING ON PARTS. IN THE MEAN

TIME, YOU WILL EITHER HAVE TO TRY RESETTING THE FIXTURE,

SWITCHING IT OUT WITH ANOTHER MAC 250 FLOOR FIXTURE,

OR LAMPING IT OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE SHOW IF IT IS

REALLY AFFECTING THE LOOK OF THE SHOW.

b. SO FAR, “MARRAMBOLLA” IS THE ONLY SHOW THAT THESE

FIXTURES HAVE REALLY AFFECTED. I GENERALLY LAMP #230

AND #233 OFF FOR THIS SHOW.

c. “BOTR” IS THE OTHER SHOW THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED.

SOMETIMES, #230 WILL NEED TO BE SWITCHED WITH #234, THE

ONLY WORKING MAC 250 NOT USED IN THE SHOW, BECAUSE IT

IS POINTING INTO THE MUSICIAN’S EYES.

d. DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THESE FIXTURES IN YOUR

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS THE FANS COLLECT A LOT OF DUST

AND FEATHERS DUE TO BEING STORED ON THE STAGE FLOOR.

DUST AND FEATHERS ACCUMULATING IN THE FANS CAN CAUSE

OVERHHEATING AND LAMP TIME OUT ERRORS.



e. IN ADDITION, MAKE SURE THESE FIXTURES ARE PROPERLY

LAMPED OFF AND ALLOWED TO COOL FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE

THEY ARE UNPLUGGED DURING SET CHANGE OVERS.

2. PROSCENIUM:

a. THE MAC 250’S ON THE PROSCENIUM DO NOT GENERALLY

HAVE ANY PROBLEMS

b. THE BIGGEST ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THESE FIXTURES ARE

PAN AND TILIT ERRORS, WHICH CAN BE CORRECTED BY

RESETTING THE FIXTURE

c. KEEP AN EYE ON #226; I RECENTLY HAD IT MAINTENANCED

BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SELECTING GOBO’S PROPERLY

ii. MAC 300

1. FLOOR FIXTURES:

a. I HAD THESE FIXTURES MAINTENANCED WHEN I FIRST GOT

HERE BECAUSE 4 OUT OF 6 OF THEM HAD LAMP TIME OUT

ERRORS DUE TO OVERHEATING.

b. KEEP AN EYE ON #105 AND #106 FOR COLOR WHEEL

ERRORS. GENERALLY, THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED

WITH A FIXTURE RESET.

c. DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THESE FIXTURES IN YOUR

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS THE FANS COLLECT A LOT OF

DUST AND FEATHERS DUE TO BEING STORED ON THE

FLOOR. DUST AND FEATHERS ACCUMULATING IN THE FANS

CAN CAUSE OVERHHEATING AND LAMP TIME OUT ERRORS.



d. IN ADDITION, MAKE SURE THESE FIXTURES ARE PROPERLY

LAMPED OFF AND ALLOWED TO COOL FOR 15 MINUTES

BEFORE THEY ARE UNPLUGGED DURING SET CHANGE

OVERS.

2. DECK 7, PROSCENIUM, AND BALCONY

a. THE MAC 300’S ON THE BALCONY AND ON DECK 7 HAVE

BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME INTERMITTENT PAN AND TILT

ERRORS THAT CAN GENERALLY BE CORRECTED WITH A

FIXTURE RESET.

b. KEEP YOUR EYE ON #108, #216, AND #218.

iii. MAC 2K PROFILES:

1. THESE FIXTURES HAVE GIVEN ME THE BIGGEST HEADACHE

2. AT LEAST TWICE A CRUISE I NEED TO TAKE ONE OR TWO OF THEM

DOWN BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SHUTTER ERROR, THE LAMP WILL

NOT STRIKE, A LAMP TIMES OUT, OR THEY HAVE A PAN AND TILT

ERROR THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITH A RESET.

3. KEEP AN EYE ON THESE, AS THEY WILL USUALLY TELL YOU IN

ADVANCE OF A PRODUCTION SHOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO NEED

MAINTENANCE.

4. THESE LIGHTS ARE HEAVILY USED IN ALL OF THE PRODUCTION

SHOWS BUT ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR “PARADIS” AND

“MARRAMBOLLA”, SO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING BY THE END

OF THE CRUISE.



5. THE FIXTURES WITH THE BIGGEST ROLES IN “PARADIS” ARE #12,

#13, # 1-6.

6. THE FIXTURES WITH THE BIGGEST ROLES IN “MARAMBOLLA” ARE

#1-10.

iv. MAC 600’S

7. THESE WASH LIGHTS ARE THE WORK HORSE OF THE RIG, BUT

RECENTLY, THEY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY BLATANT

SHUTTER ISSUES. I JUST HAD #36 AND #39 MAINTENANCED

BECAUSE THE SHUTTERS WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND THE

LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ON IN BLACK OUTS. SINCE THEN,

THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING JUST FINE.

8. KEEP AN EYE ON #18, I THINK IT WILL BE THE NEXT ONE TO HAVE A

SHUTTER ERROR.

9. KEEP AN EYE ON #34 AND #35. I JUST CHANGED THE LAMPS, BUT

FOR SOME REASON THE LAMPS IN THESE FIXTURES KEEP TIMING

OUT, THEY MOST LIKELY HAVE AN OVERHEATING ISSUE.

v. MAC 500’S

1. MANY OF THE MAC 500’S HAVE TINY GOBO ERRORS THAT MAY OR

MAY NOT BE WORTH THE TIME TO MAINTENANCE.

a. #47 HAS A ROTATING GOBO WHEEL ERROR.

b. #55’S GOBO WHEEL GETS STUCK MID GOBO CHANGE AND

POPS UP RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF SCENES WHEN IT

FINALLY GETS UNSTUCK.

c. SOME OF #58’S GOBOS ARE NOT SEATED PROPERLY



2. MANY OF THE MAC 500’S WILL NOT FOCUS TO A GOBO

a. #56 IS AN EXAMPLE

vi. WORKLIGHTS

1. MAKE SURE ALL OF THE WORKLIGHTS ARE WORKING AT ALL TIMES

FOR SAFETY PURPOSES

16. LAMP/HAZE INVENTORY

a. LAMP HOURS/LAMP INVENTORY:

i. LAMP HOURS AND LAMP INVENTORY WERE NOT PROPERLY TRACKED

BEFORE I GOT HERE. IN ADDITION, WHEN LAMPS WERE CHANGED, THE

LAMP HOURS WERE NOT RESET, SO LAMP HOURS WERE A MESS AND WE

WERE NEARLY OUT OF ALL LAMP TYPES WHEN I ARRIVED.

ii. PLEASE KEEP ON TOP OF THE INVENTORY AND PROPERLY RESET THE LAMP

HOURS EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE A LAMP TO AVOID THIS MESS IN THE

FUTURE.

iii. I HAVE SPENT TIME THIS LAST CRUISE CHANGING ALL OF THE LAMPS IN THE

FIXTURES THAT ARE PRESUMABLY OVER HOURS SO THAT REY CAN ORDER

MORE LAMPS BEFORE I LEAVE. I RECENTLY SENT HIM A CURRENT

INVENTORY OF ALL LAMPS USED IN THE STARDUST.

b. HAZE/SMOKE FLUID INVENTORY:

i. DO NOT USE HAZE/SMOKE FOR REHEARSALS!

ii. KEEP AN EYE ON THE INVENTORY OF FLUID FOR THE HAZERS; WE NEARLY

RAN OUT LAST MONTH.

iii. WE HAVE A TON OF SMOKE FLUID SO IF ALL ELSE FAILS AND YOU DO NOT

GET A SHIPMENT IN TIME, YOU CAN USE THE SMOKE FLUID IN THE HAZE



MACHINES; TALK TO REY, THE JR. ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, ABOUT HOW TO

CHANGE THE FLUID SETTINGS ON EACH MACHINE.

17. BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE NIGHT

a. PULL THE FADER DOWN AND RELEASE THE CURRENT CUELIST

b. LAMP OFF THE RIG

i. USE THE LAMP OFF MACRO UNDER BANK #5 [LAMP ON + OFF]

c. RESET BANK #6 [TONIGHT’S SHOW]

i. CLEAR SUBMASTER’S OF ALL GUEST ENTERTAINER’S SHOW FILES SO THAT

THIS BANK IS READY FOR THE NEXT NIGHT

d. MAKE SURE ALL HAZE/SMOKE INHIBITORS ARE IN PLACE

i. NAVIGATE TO BANK #2 [FANS SMOKE HAZER] AND PUSH FADERS #9 AND

#10 UP THEN DOWN

ii. YOU SHOULD SEE THE INHIBITORS APPEAR IN THE “ACTIVE CUELIST”

SCREEN

e. RESET MAIN SCREEN

i. THE MAIN SCREEN SHOULD SHOW BANK#1 [WORKLIGHTS] AND THE

“SELECTED” AND “ACTIVE” CUELISTS SCREEN (SELECT SK [CUELIST] ON THE

LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN)

f. SET HOUSE LIGHTS TO [100%] VIA THE PANEL TO THE RIGHT OF YOUR DESK

g. TURN OFF ALL WORK LIGHTS EXCEPT:

i. [TOP WK LX US MID] @ 25%

h. BE SURE THE RIG IS POWERED OFF!

i. AFTER LAMPING OFF THE RIG WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOU TURN OFF

THE RIG SO THE LIGHTS HAVE TIME TO COOL DOWN



ii. THERE ARE TWO PULSAR UNITS TO THE LEFT OF YOUR CONSOLE:

1. PRESS BOTH “MASTER” SWITCHES TO POWER OFF THE ENTIRE RIG

i. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS IN THE BOOTH

j. CLOSE THE BOOTH DOORS

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