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Showcases
The Power Of Three by Ra Byn Taylor
Using SFX from Stage Research and Light Factory from Enttec, plus various Enttec hardware interfaces, the board op can press a single go button to take lighting and sound cues, and there is redundancy for both programs on a second identical machine.
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Angels In America (Millenium Approaches) by Boston College
The sound design for our November 2008 production of 'Angels in America' provided interesting challenges in implementation and SFX 6 was invaluable in meeting these challenges due to its ease of use, reliability, and flexibility.
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Evil Dead : The Musical by Richard Ingraham
So your theatre chooses to do a musical production of the movie Evil Dead? OK, no problem, you say?
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A Technical Review of Dialog in the Dark, Kansas City by Carlton Guc
In Part 2 of the Dialog In The Dark Technical Review, Sound Designer and SFX Creator Carlton Guc, shows you the power of SFX Scripting to handle the more complicated tasks during a performance.
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A Technical Review of Dialog in the Dark, Kansas City by Carlton Guc
Dialog in the Dark, a new exhibit by Premier Exhibitions, is an unlike any other exhibit you'll ever experience: It heightens your senses in ways you never would have expected.
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SFX for Surround in Corporate Events by Harold Blumberg
This month, Harold Blumberg of Blumberg Sound Design talks a little about his experience with SFX during a large scale corporate sound event and its advantages over other well-known sound software packages.
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Tell Me More! Tell Me More! by Seth Liames
This month, find out how SFX and CH Sound Design's Palladium combined efforts to help bring the music and energy of Grease alive for a high school production.
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The Conversation with SFX by Joseph Fosco
This month, find out how SFX helped create the sound for The Conversation, an adaptation of a 1974 Francis Ford Coppola movie about a surveillance expert hired to surreptitiously record a conversation between a man and a women in a crowded city park.
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Dancing on Water with SFX by Len Peralta
When you need to get a big-scale design project done, you ask Eric Howell. A self-proclaimed 'go-to' guy for projects, was approached by the developers of the Westgate City Center to help develop something special for the centerpiece of their complex, and felt more than confident that he could get the job done.
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Sound Design, SFX, and Broadway's THE COAST OF UTOPIA by Mark Bennett
A trilogy of plays about 19th century Russian philosophers by acclaimed playwright, Tom Stoppard. A Tony award-winning philosophy. And one amazingly powerful sound playback program. This month, Sound Design/composer, Mark Bennett takes us through his personal sound journey that is Broadway's The Coast Of Utopia, what he describes as 'artistically thrilling, singularly challenging, and yes, 'Big'.'
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SFX Design: A Prayer for Owen Meany by Matthew Nielson
Every so often, a sound design project comes along that is just too irresistible to pass up. For Washington DC based Sound Designer, Matthew Nielson, that show was the Round House Theater adaptation of John Irving's 'A Prayer For Owen Meany'. This month, Matthew shares some thoughts about using SFX and his thoughts on how SFX helped win him a 2007 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Sound Design for the show.
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SoftPlot 9: In The Real World by Chad Jung
Chad Young provides us some insight into how the new version of SoftPlotholds up in the real world and how it made his life as a lighting designer so much easier.
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High School Musical meets ShowBuilder:RF and SFX by Mark Kraus
A quick sit down with Sound Designer, Mark Kraus, about ShowBuilder and SFX in Disney's 'High School Musical.'
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Hands On With SoftPlot With Bill Kirby by Bill Kirby
Hands on demo of SoftPlot 9.
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In The Paint(less) With SFX by Matthew Troy Parker
SFX runs a Star Trek themed Paintless-Paintball Experience.
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SoftPlot 9: The Wait Is Over by Bill Kirby
Preview of SoftPlot 9, lighting plotting application.
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SFX Goes to Hell by Bart Fasbender
SFX is used on Les Freres Corbusier production of Pastor Keenan Robert's 'Hell House' performed at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY.
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In-your-face Theatre with In Your Face Sound Design by Aifen Wang
Tracy Letts' play Killer Joe was given its ultra realistic soundscape by Sound Designer Norman Kern in the San Francisco Bay Area Premiere this past year..
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A Man of No Importance by Richard B. Ingraham
Designing in a small space with several other obstacles.
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SFX Gets Bewitched
With the Halloween season upon us, what better way to showcase the haunting powers of SFX than with a good old fashioned witch hunt?
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Look Mum! No Hands! LightFactory Gets Disco Fever
Chris Thornton uses LightFactory as a PC-based lighting controller.
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Big Stories Up Close: SFX at Lifeline Theatre in Chicago by Victoria DeIorio
Victoria shared with us her recipe for success for 'Around The World' and how SFX helped her arrive at standing ovations and critical acclaim for her sound design.
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In The Kitchen With SoftPlot 3D by Bill McLaughlin
Insights on using SoftPlot 3D in a small theatre.
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PLSN Review: LightFactory, PC-Based Lighting Controller by Richard Rutherford
A review of LightFactory, the PC-based lighting control software.
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SFX and the Tedious Hour by Nick McCord
Tackling dreaded lighting design paperwork with SoftPlot.
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SFX in the Classroom at NCSA by Jason Romney
The popular Digital Theatre Sound Design workshop to be held in Summer 2006.
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SFX and ShowBuilder Simply Love Janis by Eric Stahlhammer
The combination of SFX and ShowBuilder rock Janis Joplin.
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SFX at the Actor's Theatre In Louisville by Jason Czaja
How do you cram six full length plays, an anthology, and several ten-minutes into a three-day weekend?
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LightFactory at the African Cup by Martin Searancke
LightFactory is a new lighting control application that was recently used at the 2006 African Cup in Cairo Egypt.
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SFX Power User Tips and Tricks (Part 3) by Richard B. Ingraham
Richard Ingraham shares some tips and tricks on using SFX.
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SFX - Great Expectations by Rob Brown
Designer Rob Brown, shares his experiences using SFX and ShowBuilder to bring Charles Dickens' classic tale, Great Expectations to life with this Northern Stage Production.
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ShowBuilder - How Did We Get By Without You? by Zach Williamson
There are many parts to realizing a sound design. In the end, it is about the quality of what the audience experiences. Getting to this point can be a long process of designing a system, making equipment lists, revising your equipment list, picking the best wireless frequencies and trying to figure out what is going to connect to what and how. That's where ShowBuilder comes in.
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A Novice Idea - Part 2 by Michael Boso
Venue, Theatre Company Team Up with SFX - and it proves to be quite a combo.
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SFX Power User Tips and Tricks (Part 2) by Richard B. Ingraham
Richard Ingraham shares some tips and tricks on using SFX.
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A Novice Idea - Part 1 by Michael Boso
Venue, Theatre Company Team Up with SFX - and it proves to be quite a combo.
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King Lear At the Newmark Theatre by Demetri Pavlatos
As expected, Stage Research's SFX was backstage helping Sound Designer Demetri Pavlatos create a rich and natural soundscape for the show. What sets this production apart from others, however, is that SFX handled not only the sound, but also a major set piece -- a servo controlled turntable that would rotate during the show.
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Lighting Design Without Borders by Alfonso Parra
Good design knows no borders. This is especially true in lighting. Whether one is designing for the stage, movies or the small screen, a solid lighting design can transcend languages and cultural barriers, creating a truly universal understanding of the subject matter.
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Roseneath Theatre makes Canadian History
Roseneath's production of 'Danny King of the Basement' is a successful, award-winning, touring show that uses SFX to enhance its productions.
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The Revenger Tragedy: Sequencing With SFX by Matt Griffin
Matt Griffin describes how he used SFX and sequencing software to create sound and lighting cues that flowed musically.
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SFX Power User Tips and Tricks by Richard B. Ingraham
Richard Ingraham shares some tips and tricks on using SFX.
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SoftPlot in Your Daily Routine by Dean Panttaja
Dean Panttaja shares some of his personal insighes and thought about using SoftPlot, Light Shop, and LightGrid to help design his shows.
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City Tech's Haunted Hotel by Josh Flower
For the past few Halloweens, the New York City College of Technology attempts to scare the wits out of unsuspecting trick-or-treaters by inviting them into a macabre stay at their Haunted Hotel. Adding some unsuspecting thrills and chills behind the scenes is Stage Research's SFX. Find out how SFX brought the spirits of the undead to life at this year's attraction.
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The Arts Centre in Melbourne
Stage Research and SFX bring their unique sound solutions to the land down under. Recently, SFX found its way into The Arts Centre in Melbourne.
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Brad Rembielak, Stage Research
A Streetcar Named Desire at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
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Death of A Salesman by Scott Edwards, Guthrie Theater
The Guthrie Theater presents Death of a Salesman
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Sound Software for Theatre by Brad Rembielak
An introduction to several software applications that can help you with the sound in your shows.
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Technology for Big Brother by Imagine Graphics
Northern Stage Ensemble implemented hard-disk based digital video playback devices supplied by Imagine Graphics in its theatre production of George Orwell�s 1984, the origin of Big Brother and Room 101.
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Using SFX in a Liturgical Setting by Bruce Richardson
Using SFX in a Liturgial Setting
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The Laramie Project by Scott Guenther and Curtis Craig
Multi-channel surround sound, live and pre-recorded video, motion control, and traditional light cues -- All with SFX!
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Elmo�s World Live by Shaun Stabler, Sesame Place
Elmo's World meets SFX and yields 94% customer satifaction. Big Bird runs show.
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Wards Point Cemetery by Laurie Poynter
What started out as a simple animated coffin has turned into a monster all it's own. At least that is what the neighbors of a Orchard Lake, Michigan man probably think. Six years ago, Greg Slagen, being a big fan of Halloween, thought it would be interesting to set up a small Halloween display in his front yard. He came up with the idea of a simple coffin with an air actuated piston to raise and lower the lid. Everyone thought that was pretty neat, but Slagen was not content.
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Hyde & Jekyll by Brad Rembielak
This Austrian dance performance of Jekyll and Hyde features moving set, projections, lighting, and sound. See how the technical elements were precisely choreographed into the show.
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Sea World, Pirates 3D+ by Stage Research
The Pirates 3D+ Movie is a brand-new attraction added to the Sea World of Ohio theme park. The event is a combination of a film, sound, and special effects that immerse the viewers in an interactive experience. The following page discusses SFX ProAudio/Show Control relationship with the Pirates 3D+ Movie.
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Medea by Carlton Guc
Medea is a pretty serious play about broken love and revenge. People love. People die. Needless to say it was the directors desire along with mine that this show should have the feeling of being dark with the sound design complementing what is happening on stage. The show played in the fall of 1996 and the following is the implementation of SFX Standard. The computer used was a Pentium-90, 32 Meg of RAM, with an Iomega Jaz drive, and one sound card.
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Blue Man Group by By Anthony McLean
You may have heard about Blue Man Group (BMG). Perhaps you already know that BMG is a theatre-based production that includes elements of rock, modern art and performance art. With long-running success on America's east coast, BMG's extracted vignettes have received ample television exposure.
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Sylvia by Brad Rembielak
Sylvia is a comedic play for four actors -- one of which plays a dog (Sylvia). Sound effects are minimal, and only require effects such as park ambiance, airport ambiance, dogs barking, and a telephone ringing. The following discussion revolves around a sound design I did for this show in the Spring of 1997, and how SFX Standard was used to implement it.
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Cleveland Bicentennial Celebration by Stage Research
The Cleveland Bicentennial Celebration 200! was a grand undertaking for Stage Research, Inc. The weekend long event in July of 1996 was a culmination of a year long bicentennial celebration in the city of Cleveland. The Celebration 200! event took place in the revitalized downtown riverfront district in downtown Cleveland, and included music, lasers, fireworks, a parade of boats, and many other festival activities.
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Hollywood - Portrait of a Star by Ronald Hallgren
What do you get when you combine an 11-piece live orchestra, with a 16-channel pre-recorded orchestra, 23 wireless mics, constant music, and tons of video? You get Stockholm City Theatre�s production of Hollywood � Portrait of a Star. How does a sound designer implement such a complex musical?
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A Night of Legends by Chris Engel
Each year, Woodloch Pines, a family resort in Pennsylvania, puts on a theme show for its guests. The shows run from December to December, and is performed in the 700 seat Heritage Club. In the current production, �A Night Of Legends�, the cast of 11 visit Billy The Kid, Elvis, Robin Hood, and more!
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Iphigeneia at Yale by Martin Desjardins
Iphigeneia was a condensed, fast-paced story whose details set in motion a number of key events in Greek mythology. Martin Desjardins explains how this Yale Repertory Theatre's production used SFX to meet the complex sound requirements of this show.
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Macbeth at Indiana Repertory Theatre by Paul Estby
The production updated Shakespeare to the '90's--complete with machine guns, laptops, and cell phones. The Soundscape rivals that of most SCI-FI movie thrillers. Tons of underscoring, fast paced entrance and exits, and 'bump' highlights are used in the production. We can safely say that without SFX's capabilities and programmability, the show would still be in Tech.
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Tommy by Brad Rembielak
Tommy is a rock opera originally written by The Who. As the chief sound engineer, I used SFX ProAudio to handle the playback of sound effects, the operation of a MegaMix M1600 MIDI controllable mixer for setting levels of 16 wireless mikes, and the operation of an intelligent lighting controller. Following is a discussion of the development of the Tommy workspace through multiple Sound Effects lists and Cue lists. Finally, I will discuss how the show was managed from one, main cue list, leaving me with only one
components. Separate the all operate and click to button GO?
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David & Lisa by Carlton Guc
It�s been a while since I designed a show for a high school production, so when director Jeff Lockshine asked me to design his show � reminding me that I�ve done every show he has ever directed � I said I�d do it. Little did I know this simple high school production would turn out being one of the most challenging shows I�ve worked on.
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Peter Pan by Carlton Guc
I won't grow up, I won't grow up... Back to the days when we could play with toys and make believe. If only we could do the same today and pretend we have toys that could let us create make believe - easily. Wait... We do!
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