PQS Study Guide Flashcards
Where is the Main Shunt?
Behind the building, in-between HM & Bourne
How many sets of doors are there?
3: Evac doors, Entrance doors, Exit Doors
How many effects are there at HM?
8: Film Clip 2, Sirens, Flashing Lights, Film Clip 3 Van Helsing Special Effect, Film Clip 4, Film Clip 5 - Mummy CGI, Smoke, Strobes
F-2-3-4, Flashing Lights, Triple-S (Sirens, Smoke, Strobes)
What’s the mnemonic for the effects at HM?
FFSSS Tickler, Wolf: (for effs sake silly sausage)
Film Clips, Flashing Lights, Fog, Strobes, Sirens, Smoker, Wolf head, Tickler
What do the automatic door mechanisms control?
The pre-show and exit doors at the conclusion of the show
Fog Effects are created by
The Magnum Pro 2000
What animations at HM are pnuematic?
The Wolf; the cylinders are located behind the wolf’s head
Describe the pnuematic system and its components
Two cylinders, Air Source, Air Regulator, Control Box, Timer
What runs the main show?
An ESCAN PC on Windows NT.
What runs the serial I/O?
A DigiDesigns Classic 8 port serial card.
What runs the digital I/O?
Electrosonic ES 1554 (1554 = dollar)
What connects the Electrosonic ES 1554 to the ESCAN PC on Windows NT?
RS-232
How are all show operations handled?
By push buttons on the operator’s console
How is program feedback provided?
An LCD monitor running custom Graphical User Interface written in Visual Basic.
All show timing and controls are run from:
The panel
All show elements are controlled via
RS-232
Video Content is from:
The Adtec Soloist 2
All audio effects come from the:
Alcorn McBride MP3 machine
Video switching is via the..
Kramer VS-402 (Kramer bursting through the door carrying video cassettes)
How many buttons does the TD Panel have?
Nine: Go back! Stop the show.. TOP the show! Prev cue, Next cue (que que!!!) Prev SEQ, Next SEQ
SEQ is short for
Sequence
How many soft buttons?
F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 (five soft fingers)
The rest of the TD booth buttons are..
Show title, current sequence, current cue, next cue, next sequence, status windows
What button mutes the lobby audio?
The lobby page button. It mutes the lobby audio and enambles the microphone to page into the lobby. When it’s released the micropone is disabled and normal lobby audio is restored.
Where are both entrance and exit doors controlled?
The theater page panel
How many DMX512 lighting controllers are there?
2!
The theater page button is very similar to the lobby audio botton, except
The theater page button let’s you page into the theater
What are the names of the two DMX 512 lighting controllers?
Alcorn Light Cue (ALC) for the main show, Alcorn DMX machine for the lobby show
Audio Processing is done by..
A Peavey Xframe 88. 88, the year you were born. Peavey, like the amp.
How many seats are there in the venue?
358
How many ADA seats are there?
8
How long is the show?
20-25 minutes
Where is the shunt?
Behind the stage, next to the ramp
How often does the show run?
Every 45 minutes or at specific show times
