Pyromaha
07-07-2019, 09:08 PM
Expanded my cobra system as much as I could afford. Ended up with 2-36m's, 5-18m's, audiobox w/ a PA system, and of course the trusty 18r2.
I feel the show turned out pretty well considering....
I grossly underestimated the amount of setup time involved. Underestimated the amount of scab wire that needed run and how much time it takes. (Sent guys for spools of doorbell wire twice!😅)
I normally do most of the setup solo, but knew right away there was no way I could do it alone. Had to bring in my brother and a couple friends(complete rookies) to help get everything wired up. Gave them a crash course in series vs parallel, reading cue sheets, and cue labels.
So, even with 4 of us, the setup took right around 9 hrs. I was still wiring as the sun was disappearing and feeling a tremendous amount of pressure. 😬 Didn't have time to double check their work, cut tops of cakes, or get the gopro setup. It was that close...I completely relied on the 18r2 to tell me something was off and after final continuity checks, everything looked good.
All said and done...only had 1 cue not fire even though showing continuity and resulted in a bit of black sky. I also learned a little something about spacing flames and fountains.(had some accidental ignitions)
Those boys who had never fused or wired a firework in their life really saved my ass this year and they took a great amount of pride in how the show turned out. (Rightfully so) They definitely earned my trust moving forward.
Side note...no gopro left us with my bros cell phone footage. Kinda close, but not the worst Ive seen. Lol.
https://youtu.be/YfbMbR2u60w
I feel the show turned out pretty well considering....
I grossly underestimated the amount of setup time involved. Underestimated the amount of scab wire that needed run and how much time it takes. (Sent guys for spools of doorbell wire twice!😅)
I normally do most of the setup solo, but knew right away there was no way I could do it alone. Had to bring in my brother and a couple friends(complete rookies) to help get everything wired up. Gave them a crash course in series vs parallel, reading cue sheets, and cue labels.
So, even with 4 of us, the setup took right around 9 hrs. I was still wiring as the sun was disappearing and feeling a tremendous amount of pressure. 😬 Didn't have time to double check their work, cut tops of cakes, or get the gopro setup. It was that close...I completely relied on the 18r2 to tell me something was off and after final continuity checks, everything looked good.
All said and done...only had 1 cue not fire even though showing continuity and resulted in a bit of black sky. I also learned a little something about spacing flames and fountains.(had some accidental ignitions)
Those boys who had never fused or wired a firework in their life really saved my ass this year and they took a great amount of pride in how the show turned out. (Rightfully so) They definitely earned my trust moving forward.
Side note...no gopro left us with my bros cell phone footage. Kinda close, but not the worst Ive seen. Lol.
https://youtu.be/YfbMbR2u60w