Kody and Gareth get excited about the launch of Trainee (a new educational kit for scenic automation) and discuss its genesis in detail.

Kody & Gareth dive deep, really deep, on new development work inside Spikemark to make it better to use on large shows with many axes.

• Problems

  • Cue grid side-scrolling

  • Slow loading

  • Jogging

  • Facility vs production needs

• Solutions

  • New cue sheet

  • Jog screen

  • Filtering and tagging

  • Theatre vs Show

These features may never ship as shown, but you can visualize some of what we’re discussing on the show.

Bridget Katzanek joins Gareth this month to chat about her new role heading up the Creative Conners West Coast Rental Office. Though we’re still bumbling around amidst the COVID pandemic shutdown, listen in to meet Bridget and learn about our Los Angeles rental operation!

We’ve got a gaggle of automation junkies this month on the show. Join Steve, Zep, Mike, Harry, Christian, and Gareth as we talk about how we’ve been bumbling through the pandemic work-wise. The past 4 months have been adventures in broadening horizons as the live events have been shut down. We’ve been working on new designs for the eventual re-opening, and new products for new markets. What have y’all been up to?

This weeks episode we dive, (or is it move?) into the world of automation with Gareth and Ethan Gilson. We discuss the differences between traditional rigging and automation, how it's implemented, and how and when it can be a useful tool.

https://creativeconners.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Scenic-Automation-Handbook-Gareth-Conner/dp/1138850276

https://www.amazon.com/Automated-Performer-Flying-State-Art/dp/081535214X

http://entertainmentriggingservices.com/podcast.html

Kody joins from NYC to talk with Gareth about:

• March 2020 COVID early days

• The final chapter in summer 2019 hydraulics

• Spotline Mini installation in Chicago

• CCI West!! We are opening an office in LA (whenever LA opens again)

Harry Beauregard is back to chat with Gareth about:

• A new deck winch – The Pushstick Zero

• Autodesk University

• RARR – Real world risk assessment for kooky machinery

Kody & Steve join Gareth to discuss some non-automation cool tech tools. We chat about:

• Cameras

• Basecamp

• OTS - Off the Shelf

• Wrike

• Notability

Kody Green sits to down to talk about:

• Theatre Calgary’s Christmas Carol and Sky Turtle

• Kinetic sculpture spinner

• New Showstopper products

Kody building stuff that he designed before he travels around the world to install it…

Harry puts on the cans, scoots up to the mic, and chats about mechanical design at Creative Conners.