So I did my first truss spot gig the other day. For those of you who have no idea what that is, I'm sure you're all familiar with seeing the giant "spotlights" at concerts you go to (they're typically located somewhere behind the audience). Well, occasionally a lighting design will call for one to be mounted above the stage where the rest of the lights are. This of course means that whomever might be unfortunate enough to operate it that day (i.e. me) has to somehow get up there in order to operate it. I'm really not much of a lighting guy, but when things are slow I'll do just about anything for money (hmmm, interesting?) so last week I agreed to do a truss spot call at Belmont for a rehearsal. Because it was a private rehearsal and they are kind of picky about security and all, I can't really talk about who the artist was or the production, but I did try to snap a few pics of what I was doing. They didn't come out very well b/c it was so dark, but it might give you an idea.
This pic shows the ladder I had to climb up in order to get on top of the truss. What you can't see very well is that there is a chair attached to the top of the truss, so once I climb up I just sit in the chair, and the light is just to the left of it.
The first time up was kind of weird. I don't really have a fear of heights, but balancing on a truss at 40 something feet in the air can freak out just about anybody the first time around. It was a lot easier the second time.
Anyway, that's about it. I'm still not much of a lighting guy, and frankly I don't think I'm a very good spot op either, but it was a learning experience none the less...
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