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“Maybe Prague” Written by Erica Opper Directed by Chris D’Angelo Stage Managed by Fang Du By, Group II Andrew Dimond Charles Gibson Jaclyn Janukowicz Claudia Leahy Overview of Effects – – – – – Weather Effect: Fog Balloon Popping Effect: Voodoo Doll Flying Effect: Crystal Ball Falling Effect: Tea Falling, Voodoo Doll Light Effect: Light Moving Across Actor’s Face All Effects On Grid Fog Effect: Design Concept • Predetermined quantity of dry ice (Approximately 4 minutes=3 Styrofoam cups of dry ice) • Consistent temperature of hot plate • Dry ice added to pot during set-up • Rubber gloves used to handle dry ice • Fog accumulates as hot plate continues to warm up and reaction between hot water and dry ice proceeds • Placed under table inside grid • Production of fog eventually stops once dry ice is used up • Hot plate connected to extension chord plugged in at the control station Fog Effect: Picture Fog Effect: Miscommunication? • Pre-assumed dry ice would be added right before the start of the play • Director informed group that he thought it would get in the way of actors if dry ice was added to close to the start of the play • Result: Fog was not very visible as time went on in the play • We obeyed instructions of client, however failed to meet client’s needs Voodoo Doll Effect: Design Concept • • • • • • • • • • • • • DCM-216 motor connected to gearbox Shaft faces towards the inside of the gearbox and gear epoxy glued to shaft Plastic spool epoxy glued to gear Gear attached to other end of plastic spool Long screw goes threw both 2nd gear and other end of gearbox to create more stability Fishing wire tied around the spool with voodoo doll attached Door lock motor attached to side of gear box with needle facing balloon SPDT Snap-Action Switch with Lever attached to bottom of gearbox Cardboard with metal wire running threw attached switch protruding to center of gearbox in direct path of voodoo doll motor moves at extremely rapid pace and instantly winds up the fishing wire causing voodoo doll to “disappear” Voodoo doll hits the cardboard/metal wire complex (thus hitting snapaction switch) turning motor off and door lock motor on Needle shoots outward towards balloon and pops it Two events occur simultaneously Voodoo Doll Effect: Picture Voodoo Doll Effect: Success! • Client specified that balloon popping occur right after doll disappeared • Snap-Action Switch helped to ensure this • Effect shocked audience and added greatly to quality of play Crystal Ball Effect: Design Concept • • • • • • • • • • • • • ACM-105 motor used (slow moving motor that allows for crystal ball to move at slow pace) ACM-105 motor placed inside gearbox with motor rod sticking out bottom Small gear attached to motor rod Next to small gear is big gear which has a metal rod placed through the center of it Another metal rod with crystal ball attached by a string to it is attached perpendicularly to first metal rod Crystal ball is large Styrofoam ball spray-painted silver Counterweight is large Styrofoam ball spray-painted black Motor turns on turning small gear at a relatively slow pace Slow gear turns large gear which slows motion of system even more Metal rod going through large gear turns as gear turns As metal rod rotates perpendicular metal rod with the crystal ball attached rotates as well Counterweight attached to other side of second metal rod to balance out weight put on the system Causes crystal ball to rotate horizontally around Kasha and Steve Crystal Ball Effect: Picture Crystal Ball Effect: Success! • Client wanted crystal ball to move slowly towards actress and to stop in front of her • Crystal ball also was to be initially “floating in air” before it began movement • Also was to be detachable • All of these requirements met, except ball was not easily removed • Crystal ball aesthetically pleasing and looked “real” Tea Falling Effect: Design Concept • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Two springy solenoids utilized to hold T-shaped PVC pipe tube with the cross of T at bottom Opposite end of PVC pip tube has multiple holes drilled into it for water to flow out of once released Cap that holes drilled into able to be unscrewed easily Ensures that water can easily be inserted into the pipe Springy solenoids are connected to a piece of wood Attached to each springy solenoid is a piece of fishing line that ties threw tip of springy solenoid Piece of metal wire attached to top of PVC pipe Fishing wire tied around metal wire holding PVC pipe up and preventing water from releasing Solenoids cut off from power supply launching spring parts over edge of the frame that is holding the contraption together Extra weight of springs added to both sides of PVC T-section causes it to tip over Allows “tea” to pour from holes of pipe into teapot Contraption located in half circular cardboard frame Square cut out where PVC pipe flips over to act as stopper so water does not splash everywhere Two pieces of wood hold PVC pipe from both sides Two hanger heads suspend whole effect from pole Tea Falling Effect: Picture Tea Falling Effect: Malfunction • Client requested for tea to actually fall from sky into pot • Tea did not end up falling from sky due to leakage of tea into fixture • Leakage caused friction between PVC pipe and the cardboard preventing the PVC pipe from rotating completely • This prevented any tea from releasing from fixture • It was good that tea did not fall at all, rather than later on falling randomly in the play Light Effect: Design Concept • Light Effect is a motor that rotates a piece of cardboard with designs cut out of it in front of a lamp • An ACM-105 motor placed inside plastic gearbox with shaft protruding on outside of box • Small gear epoxy glued to motor rod • Hole drilled next to motor rod, metal rod goes threw hole • Large gear epoxy glued to metal rod and placed next to small gear • Motor runs, small gear rotates, large gear rotates, and metal rod rotates • Cardboard with design cut out connected to the metal rod • When metal rod spins cardboard spins as well. • On top of gearbox a piece of wood attached • Angle created by wood so lamp points in direction of actor • Lamp will secured by wire • Metal can placed around lamp helping to focus light • Overall effect is focused light and patterns passing over Kasha’s face Light Effect: Picture Light Effect: Where did the gear go! • Light effect had two parts: light and movement of cardboard design board • Light worked, cardboard design board did not move • After play, found that gear fell off of the motor rod • Did not harm quality of play because when the lights went out, there was still a light with designs on it that was presented on the actor’s face • Had the light not worked, and the motor worked, then there would be darkness with no light at all and a motor running that produced no visible effect