Introduction to Show Control: Connecting Entertainment Control Systems for Live Shows"Introduction to Show Control explains the practice of interconnecting and synchronizing entertainment technology systems such as lighting, lasers, audio, video, stage machinery, animatronics, special effects, and pyrotechnic systems for live shows such as concerts, theater productions, theme park attractions, themed-retail installations, cruise ship shows, immersive art experiences, museum exhibits, and traditional performing arts. Designed to be read along with Huntington's companion volume Introduction to Show Networking, this book covers topics including cue concepts, triggers and synchronization, cueing systems, show types, and system architectures before moving onto methods of connecting entertainment systems together. An easy to understand set of system design principles is explored, and then a cohesive show control system design approach is introduced and then explored through realistic example systems drawn from the world of live show production. This new book--along with the companion Introduction to Show Networking volume--are the successors to Huntington's now-retired Show Networks and Control Systems (previously Control Systems for Live Entertainment), the industry standard since 1994."-- |
Contents
Show Types | 5 |
Cueing Concepts | 9 |
Moving On | 19 |
Custom NetworkBased Protocols | 24 |
Time Code | 32 |
Contact Closures for Input or Output | 41 |
Moving On | 47 |
A Note On Budget and Time | 62 |
A Theatrical Thunderstorm | 69 |
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animatronic applications ASCII audience automation Bowly button CHAPTER 2 CONNECTING CHAPTER 4 EXAMPLE click track clock CONNECTING DEVICES contact closures control information source cue light Cue List DEVICES AND SYSTEMS devices or systems drum entertainment control event-based EXAMPLE SHOW CONTROL frame rate Go Cue implemented Internet INTRODUCTION TO SHOW Itchy and Scratchy kind of show light cue lighting console lighting system Lightning Strike live show MIDI Show Control MIDI Time Code MSC Cue Network Time Protocol performer pre-roll programming protocol pyro SC sends message screen sensor sequence show control approach show control system show network signal SMPTE SMPTE Time Code Snd Sound Sound Cue sound effects sound FX sound operator sound playback system stage manager starts Store Audio switch TC Lights thunderclap time-based triggers and synchronization type of show typically update user interface video black video segment video servers