Tim Powers Technician

08/11/2015

Final performance of Big Top Theatre's amazing production of The Grinch Who Stole Panto.

Considering having half the lighting rig and two desks for the operator to control I think we've done extremely well on the technical front.

The performances themselves have been excellent and all the performers should be proud. I've been catching myself drawn into the performance rather than paying attention to follow spotting, it's been that brilliant and hilarious.

Bring on Aladdin!

08/07/2015

Big Top Touring's Alice in Wonderland panto, written by To Langdale.

Lighting design by Tim Powers, Lighting Operator Marc Searle
Follow spot operator Tim Powers.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gIrEfiUI8d8&feature=youtu.be

The Touring Big Top Company - Alice in Wonderland

20/05/2015

Beautiful set

20/05/2015

It's been 2 years since I last posted...oops!

I have completed 3 shows for St Neots Players, at least 3 shows for Peppercorns, and a three-day music festival in St Ives.

Although An Inspector Calls was fun and a personal success, I haven't done any lighting for St Neots Players since, opting to assist the main lighting guy instead.

Peppercorns has been great, helping to produce backdrops and sets for various shows and workshops and either supervising or doing the lighting for the shows, the favourite being Our Finest Hour, one of my favourite shows, which I lit entirely with generics rather than the usual LED lighting we tend to have for shows. Two of the gel choices were a bit of a mistake, however it still looked the part and I'm happy with it. We have since rerigged (again) and now have a nice new lighting desk (A Zero 88 Frog) which controls most of the rig, or at least most of the lights I actually want to use (who uses Tri-floods that uplight the back of the stage at foot level?).

The music festival, Kingstock, was a fantastic experience. Helping to build the stage, rig the lights, and then control them for an evening performance was brilliant. Had I had a little more confidence in the fact we were using beta software I may have tried another evening set. The software in question was an updated version of Chameleon, a piece of software I had used a few years previous at Shuttleworth. It had a few issues with bits I was trying to do and so therefore crashed but otherwise it was fantastic.

This year I've got the first St Neots Players show of the year, where I will once again be assisting the lighting technician. The show in question is Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced. The most exciting part so far is that we have a nice new proper set, which is refreshing after a few years of painted drapes and mostly props. It's the dress rehearsal tonight so I'll take a cheeky pic.

I may be helping out with Kingstock again this year, in a new location, however I'm not sure if I will be able to make it. We shall see.

25/03/2013

Update: Peppercorns Academy is keeping me busy which is good. Otherwise all is quiet, a gig with 45 Degrees in April inbetween a Peppercorns workshop and a Players show in May.

29/12/2012

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here. Since The Junction never got back to me regarding the job, another opportunity for an apprenticeship has surfaced - thanks to my Grandma and Cousin. It is however, in Coventry, but if I get the apprenticeship or better at least I can get a qualification in Technical Theatre, and some income.

In other news, I recently completed the St Neots Players’ panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’ whilst Peppercorns performed ‘Nativitus’ using the swinging set I built and painted the original design on. Unfortunately I couldn’t be at Nativitus as it was the same day as the final two performances of the panto!

As for Christmas, well some more lecci and an Otterbox Defender case for my iPhone in terms of techie stuff. The New Year promises to be good, with the possible apprenticeship, a tour of The Little Mermaid (providing I don’t get the apprenticeship, or I can request a weekend holiday) and countless productions at Peppercorns, including The Summoning in February!

02/11/2012

So my new DMX to USB dongle just arrived…finally. And it’s now that I remember that it has a 5 pin output, and I don’t have a convertor….off to ebay!

01/10/2012

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01/10/2012

01/10/2012

The set up of the big top and the LimeLounge team

24/09/2012