Kody, Mike, and Christian get together to talk about some cool Spotline vNext accessories, some Spikemark wishlist features, and lots of tech support. Also Mike and Kody finally did it. Did what? Well listen and find out.
Kody, Mike, Christian, and special guest Gareth chat about the happenings around the shop and chat a bit about the company turning 18 in this svelte one and a half hour episode.
Kody, Mike, Christian, and Harry are back at it talking about all the recent VFD and Stagehand vNext development going on. In addition Harry and Mike talk about the new free turntable template now available for download.
Listen along to Mike and Kody talk about doing an upfront in New York and Christian ramble on about VFD parameters.
Kody, Mike, Christian, and Harry are all in Rhode Island and chatting about this month's onsite work as well as some new cool product development with a hint of lasers thrown in for good measure.
The guys talk about the new four post lift design as well as the new pivot. Mike and Kody also recap USITT and talk about all the job openings at Creative Conners.
Kody digs deep on the custom lift for a Las Vegas spectacle. Christian gives the update on Stagehand vNext. Mike is still mired in turntable troubles. And the gang is heading to USITT!
Mike stops by to walk through 8 turntable stories from the fall. Kody & Christian get new cameras.
The guys wrap up 2021 with a discussion of lifting safely with Stagehand control, a recap of LDI 2021, Kody’s camera quest, and gear for next year.
Lifting safely with Stagehand control
LDI recap
Kody’s camera quest continues
Black Friday buys
Christmas gear
Kody, Christian, and Gareth are back to chat about:
Split accel/decel and Stagehand vNext
Modbus improvements on the horizon
Crazy component shortages
Product Summit 2022
New cameras!
Christian, Kody, and Gareth are back with our second episode of 2021 (yeah, yeah, we know…). But we had a lot of fun chatting about a giant donut for a game show, a not-a-Floorpocket lift for a show in Las Vegas, and waffling about buying new Macs.
[Warning] We get a little salty in this one.
Check it out! Spikemark 5 is nearly ready for release so Christian and Gareth decided to release a video version of Circuit and Gear so you can see the action. Join them for a tour of Spikemark 5’s new features, and hear some of the stories behind its development.
Christian is back on the show to talk about big new features that are coming to both the next iteration of Stagehand motion controllers and Spikemark software. And then we talk a lot about cameras too.
Fixing the Cue Grid in Big Show Mode
Extending the Stagehand motion controller for load cells
Adding dedicated cross-groove detection inputs to the Stagehand
Improved jogging
Addressable E-Stops
Falling down the camera rabbit hole
Mirrorless vs DSLR
Nikon, Sony, Fuji options
Full-frame or APS-C
Mike is back joining Gareth to talk about:
Training with the Trainee
Mike’s new video training series
Austerity measures in the shop to conserve costs and carry on
This one gets a little salty in spots, especially in the blooper reel. You’ve been warned.
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)
