Set Design and Construction: Ceiling

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Topic: Ceiling

Posted By: Bbentler
Subject: Ceiling
Date Posted: 8/05/09 at 11:31am

Just was trying to figure out how do you fly in a ceiling? I'm looking to do that for a production I'm doing of Wonderful Town where the apartment will have a ceiling. Do you have to use two fly rail together?

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Posted By: Gaafa
Date Posted: 8/05/09 at 8:27pm

Depending on the size & weight of the cieling, will determine if the counterwieghts need to be 'Muled' together or coupling the head baterns?

ith full depth ceilings, generaly 'Breasting' the ceiling flats is required, from a central 'bridle' dropper. Thus folding out, from flat, to the required depth of the set. Wether there is mulipule folds or just one across the set width,

Me thinks a wee bit more info, if you could Ben, as there are loads of ways this can be acheived.

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Joe
Western Gondawandaland
turn right @ Perth.
Hear the light & see the sound.
Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"}
May you always play
to a full house}

Posted By: David McCall
Date Posted: 8/06/09 at 10:58am

We need more information to give useful answers.

Does the ceiling need to be placed and struck during the show?

What is the size of the ceiling?

What is your available fly space?

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David M

Posted By: tech_director
Date Posted: 8/06/09 at 4:15pm

I don't know much about this show, but couldn't you make a forced perspective ceiling that hangs flat on one batten. Making a real ceiling over a set sounds like a lighting nightmare to me.

Posted By: Bbentler
Date Posted: 8/06/09 at 6:16pm

The ceiling needs to be struck during the show. The ceiling should run about 15 feet wide and doesn't have to be particularly deep as the perspective will be forced based on the fly's we have available. We have about 20 fly rails that are serperated about 6 inches from each other.