TechnoTony Wiki - Tony Tascioglu's personal public knowledge-base! https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/ 2026-04-12T00:27:15+00:00 https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/ https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2022-04-06T22:06:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/av/electricity_power?rev=1649282819 Electricity and Power As I've said before, the six areas of technical planning are: power, lighting, audio, video, communications and people. I'm starting with electricity and power, because it is the foundation for everything that you will do as a technical crew member. Remember, at some point, every piece of gear plugs into a wall outlet, and we use that power to drive everything from our power tools to our CD players. For a more detailed description of electricity and how it works, please vi… text/html 2022-04-12T18:58:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/av/lighting?rev=1649789935 Lighting The area most related to power is that of lighting. Lighting is an important part to any big show, and is often the most important technical aspect in a theatrical production. Lighting can evoke moods such as fear and happiness, or establish a setting such as a moonlit beach or a prison cell. At other times, lighting can add flash, sparkle, energy and life to a performance. Still at other times, lighting can simply provide illumination so we can see what is going on. Though I could go … text/html 2022-04-12T18:59:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/av/microphones?rev=1649789967 Microphones This section will tell you how to mic common things such as an MC, a small band or an ensemble. My talk again will be brief, because there is a whole world of material out there foryou to peruse yourself Ask questions and be experimental. No one says you have to do it this way. Just use something that sounds good. text/html 2022-04-12T18:59:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tonytascioglu.com/av/sound?rev=1649789995 Sound The key to good sound planning is listening and keeping an open mind. If your day to day life is filled with classes, pop music, traffic, television and the normal din that occurs as you walk to school, be brave and take a walk on the wild side for a change. Attend live concerts, amplified and unplugged. See if you can pick out the individual instruments. Can you tell what they are playing? Can you hear the difference between two guitars? Two violins? Two singers? Does the sound change as…