Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: rigging a small scrim to raise and lower.

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DCDoodle
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Topic: rigging a small scrim to raise and lower.
Posted: 4/08/10 at 8:05pm

Hello,

I would like to raise and lower a small scrim 12H X 8W. We don't have any fly space and the scrim will be just behind a large frame (like a picture). Has anyone ever rigged one up like a roman shade? Any suggestions?

Thanks (first time on this msg board)

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JoeMc
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Posted: 4/08/10 at 11:16pm

G'day Donna
There is a great article by Vicki Franks, a member here, on her Company site
Moving scrims without a fly space.

I have made up & used a few of these that we call tumblers [oleo, olio], but I think the type that may suit you would be more on the lines of a of a roll up type, utalising the tail batten as the roller, rather than that of the 'Holland' blind style. This would be the simplest & cheapest method, however I'm sure Vicki would be able to assist you further locally & piont you in the right direction, as she is the guru on scrims here.

Edited by JoeMc - 4/10/10 at 7:05pm

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Posted: 4/10/10 at 6:52am

Thanks for the link! Lots of great stuff and ideas there!

Edited by DCDoodle - 4/10/10 at 6:53am

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Posted: 4/11/10 at 7:03pm

I may have missed the piont here, do only require an upstage scene to be revealed behind a scim set in a picture frame?
If so yolu would only need to do some trasnsposing of the lightging to achieve this.

Edited by JoeMc - 4/11/10 at 7:04pm

[western] Gondawandaland
"Hear the light & see the sound!
TOI TOI CHOOKAS
{may you always play to a full house!}

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Posted: 4/12/10 at 5:58am

Yes, the reveal would only be within the frame but I also want a set piece or two to move DS thru the frame as well. This is why I want to rig the scrim to raise and lower. Sorry, I was a little vague before.

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DCDoodle Walk-On Joined: 4/08/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: rigging a small scrim to raise and lower. Posted: 4/08/10 at 8:05pm
	Hello, I would like to raise and lower a small scrim 12H X 8W. We don't have any fly space and the scrim will be just behind a large frame (like a picture). Has anyone ever rigged one up like a roman shade? Any suggestions? Thanks (first time on this msg board) DCDoodle

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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 4/08/10 at 11:16pm
	G'day Donna There is a great article by Vicki Franks, a member here, on her Company site Moving scrims without a fly space. I have made up & used a few of these that we call tumblers [oleo, olio], but I think the type that may suit you would be more on the lines of a of a roll up type, utalising the tail batten as the roller, rather than that of the 'Holland' blind style. This would be the simplest & cheapest method, however I'm sure Vicki would be able to assist you further locally & piont you in the right direction, as she is the guru on scrims here. Edited by JoeMc - 4/10/10 at 7:05pm
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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DCDoodle Walk-On Joined: 4/08/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/10/10 at 6:52am
	Thanks for the link! Lots of great stuff and ideas there! Edited by DCDoodle - 4/10/10 at 6:53am
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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 4/11/10 at 7:03pm
	I may have missed the piont here, do only require an upstage scene to be revealed behind a scim set in a picture frame? If so yolu would only need to do some trasnsposing of the lightging to achieve this. Edited by JoeMc - 4/11/10 at 7:04pm
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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DCDoodle Walk-On Joined: 4/08/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/12/10 at 5:58am
	Yes, the reveal would only be within the frame but I also want a set piece or two to move DS thru the frame as well. This is why I want to rig the scrim to raise and lower. Sorry, I was a little vague before.
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