CENTRAL STUDIO
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CENTRAL STUDIO TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Revised July 2007
GENERAL
Originally opened in 1978 Central Studio, based on
the grounds of Queen Mary's College, was re-launched in 1999 following substantial
refurbishment made possible by a National Lottery grant. The centre regularly programs small scale
touring theatre and dance, children's theatre and live music including blues,
jazz, folk, rock and world. Central
Studio also provides a base for the colleges performing art department's
activities. In addition to this Central
Studio also runs several youth theatre and dance groups for 8 - 18 years olds.
Facilities include; Studio theatre, recording
studio, dance studios and fully licensed bar. All of which are available for public hire.
Location. Central Studio (
Rail. Nearest station
Road. M3 Junction 6 to
Parking. There is free parking on
the college grounds right next to the Studio.
Access. Access to the stage is
made easy by a direct flat floor from outside the scene dock straight onto the
stage.
Dressing
Rooms. There
are two dressing rooms each equipped with shower (but please bring your own
soap and towel), toilet and makeup mirrors. Show relay is fed to the dressing
rooms. We also have an Iron and board and the scene dock has a washing machine
and tumble dryer.
Performance
Space. The
studio theatre has a maximum capacity of 130 with retractable seating banks on
the three sides of the performance space. Tables and chairs can also be added
as a 'cabaret' style for music and comedy events.
Length of stage - 10,500mm (34'5")
Width of stage - 5,800mm (19'1")
Height to bottom of rig - 6,600mm (21'8")
Flooring
and Rostra. The
floor consists of black vinyl set on concrete.
We have 6 no's of 2440mm by 1220mm (8' by 4') sections of steel deck. These sections can come with 305mm (1') or
793mm (2'6") legs. These also come
with a set of two treads. The steel deck
is mainly used for music and comedy events.
Drapes. The back wall has a black
serge backcloth on curtain tracks or alternatively these can be opened and the
painted white wall behind can be used as a cyclorama.
LIGHTING
The studio has a 48mm barrel fixed rig with 96 no's
of internally wired 15A circuits including 12 no's of dip sockets located
around the stage floor. Access to the
rig is by a Genie Scissor Lift, operated by the theatre technicians.
Control
96 ways 2Kw dimmers.
ETC Express 48 / 96 lighting desk. The Express has 48 channels or 96 wide, 24
programmable scene master faders and timed memory. The houselights run off an individual fader
situated behind the sound desk.
Dimmers. 8 no's of ETC Smartrack
dimmers (12 no's of 15A outlets). These
are distributed through 8 no's of 63A supplies across three phases. The
dimmers are positioned on the gallery near to the lighting control
position. There is also an additional
63A SingleŘ on ceeform socket situated in the scene dock stage right (3m from
stage).
Profiles
7 no's of
1 no's of Zero
88 Focus @ 650W
3 no's of CCT
Minim 23 @ 500W
4 no’s of ETC
Source 4 Junior Zooms 25-50
Fresnels
and PCs
8 no's of CCT
Starlette @ 1000W (c/w barndoors)
6 no's of Strand
Harmony @ 1000W (c/w barndoors)
6 no's of Strand
Preludes @ 650W (c/w barndoors)
4 no's of CCT
Minim @ 500W (2 no's of c/w barndoors)
2 no of Zero
88 Focus PC @ 650W
Other
12no's of Thomas
Par 64 long nose @ 1000W (CP62 lamps)
6 no's of Thomas
Par 64 short nose @ 1000W (CP62 lamps)
2 no's of Thomas
Par 36 pinspot @ 50W
5 no's of Thomas
Par 16 birdie @ 50W
9 no's of Coda
/ Nocturne floods @ 500W
2
no's of Strand Cantata followspots
@ 1200W (c/w semaphore colour frames and 2kW dimmer)
SPECIAL
EFFECTS
Le Maitre XS Hazer (c/w remote controller)
Le Maitre G100 smoke machine (c/w remote
controller)
Ripple Tank @ 1000W
12" mirror ball and rotator
2 no’s of Superstar Strobe MKII
Strobe (c/w remote controller)
2 x Mini strobes
SOUND
EQUIPMENT
Soundcraft Spirit LX7 mixing desk (16 channels)
Denon CD player
Sony MDS B5 Minidisk recorder
Denon DN 770R twin cassette player
4 no's of Martin W2 Wavefront loudspeakers
2 no's of ST4001 amplifiers
AV
EQUIPMENT
NEC Data Projector
Sony SLV T200 video cassette recorder (Hi8 and VHS)
DVD Player
PIANO
We have a black Yamaha Grand (not a concert grand)
which if required will be positioned and tuned prior to the event at cost to
the hirer.
AND
FINALLY…
Whilst the college does have a café which serves hot food and snacks on Mondays to Fridays, this closes at 3pm. There is a petrol station at the end of the road for quick snacks and there are a number of restaurants nearby.
CENTRAL STUDIO - Technical
Questionnaire
Company:
_________________________________________________________
Contact:
__________________________________________________________
Tel No:
_________________________________________________________
Performance Date:
_________________________________________________
Estimated Time Of Arrival: _________________________________________
Running Times (inc. Intervals): _____________________________________
Do you require our technician for the get-in _______________________
Do you require our technician to operate Light /
Sound? ____________
Do you require the use of our rostra?
_______________________________
Do you require us to provide a P.A.?
_________________________________
How many performers
will require a dressing room? ________________
Are there any pyrotechnics / naked flames in the performance? ______
Is there anything else relevant which you think we
should know?
PLEASE RETURN THIS
QUESTIONNAIRE WITH A LIGHTING PLOT TO VICKY SMELE .
DIRECTIONS TO CENTRAL STUDIO
(Please note if
these directions are unclear you can visit our website –
www.centralstudio.co.uk)