8/24/08 update revised

What Happened

Amps: took some amps into field services to get updates
who: Donn

Booth: found $400 credit from guitar center out of the blue and got some rack supplies and other things
who: Donn

and remember guy's about the SOP's, best way to do this when you're operating on Sunday morning, be making notes.

8/24/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Randy

Video: James

2ND Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Diane

Video: James

What Happened:

for the most part everything went well

The amps we received from service were locked, there computer interfaces came back locked. They were backwards, one was for the subs and one for mains.

This week:

Amps: Get all circuit boards changed out and up to date and unlocked

who: Donn is going to see if field services can do it all by Wednesday.

Booth: 1. Racks: locks for the doors

who: Forrest will try to get time to do this

     2. Video Extension: probably next week on this one

Storage Room:

    1. test everything and get rid of stuff

this will be an ongoing project

Chapel: 1. Carpet the booth

      2. home for Mic's and batteries

A Project for you all to work on (deadline by thanksgiving)

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

Everyone of us needs to right down

a step by step process of what you do when you are operating your position.

From the time you get in to the time you leave.  I mean each of us needs to do this because we may have different ways of operating on a Sunday morning. 

Each Sound Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Sound

Each Lighting Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Lighting

Each Media Shout Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Media Shout

Each Video Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Video

example

sound: 1. power system up

     2. amps on

     3. grab Mic's, batteries, and toolbox

     4. etc.

even indicate when you start recording, i prefer to start recording during special music

Media shout: i keep the scriptures up the whole time, i keep the scriptures up until he doesn't refer to them, i keep the scriptures up only when he reads them (this can go any and either way, but you media shout operators have to come to an agreement)obviously if Mark says keep it up during his message you might want to keep it up.

i prefer the worship leader to come back to me and show me song list, i prefer to go over and drag him over to the booth, i can just wing it.

Video: i like using the presets, i like to go freestyle with it, i prefer to keep scripture up the whole time, i prefer to keep it up until he goes to story, I'm not really sure. I'm fine with whatever.  I choose to record at countdown, i record when sermon starts, etc.  

Lance and Mark do prefer things a certain way. So we need to figure that out

So you guys get the point

You may decide that some details don't matter and are up to the operator that week. As long as you agree on that.

We need every ones SOP's so that we don't get stuck forgetting something on a chaotic Sunday morning and it can also answer questions that you may have about operating.

If anything the goal is to have these SOP's in the form of a checklist and rules for each position, so that we all know how to arrive, get started, operate during all conditions, and know when and we are actually ending the show.

sorry if i confused anyone ( i have a tendency to do that)

email these to donnzimmerman@gmail.com

8/17/08 update revised

What Forrest did

Booth: (see pics) forrest installed the doors with temporary latches

Chapel: couldn't get to it this week

Storage room: We'll get to it

Amps: not yet

8/17/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Jason

Video: Nathan

2nd Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Jason

Video: Nathan

What happened: 

1st service: everything went real well

half time: we lost power to all lights in sanctuary, video was fine

reason: the breaker flipped that controls a bunch of panels, fortunately all video was on an independent system.

2nd service: everything was fine

This week:

Amps: swap out two amps to change their circuit boards

who: Donn and Forrest

Breaker Panel: Forrest and Terry to go through panel and make sure no wires have chewed on, so that we don't lose power again.

Booth: 1. Rack: install faces and will talk to committee about locks and such

who: Forrest is doing a great job

     2. Video extension: Probably next week

who: Forrest

     3. Drawer substitution: Toolboxes probably next week

        who: Nathan, Donn, Brandon, Forrest

Storage Room: still need to test everything

Chapel: 1. Cd Recorder: rewire to aux

who: Nathan

      2. Carpet floor in booth

        who: Nathan

      3. Homes for the batteries and Mic's

        who: Nathan 

8/10/08 update revised

What we got done

Booth:

1. Forrest is done building faces for racks but won't install them till we have keys for those who need keys

2. video extension: We'll build a box to put the table on next month sometime, upcoming weeks are too booked with stuff for Forrest.  It will be done though.

3. Drawers: Forrest came up with an alternative for these, we will now have another toolbox for our things we need to have in the rack.  We'll take care of this in the upcoming weeks.

Amps: they came back from repair only to learn that their circuit boards all need to be changed out with more updated ones. Forrest and Donn will swap two out per week until we have it.

Chapel:  didn't have time for anything this week

1. I will rewire the CD recorder to an aux this next week and work on getting everything else done there too.

8/10/08 update

Actual Crew

1st service
Sound: Brandon, Donn
Lighting: Brandon, Donn
Media Shout: Ray
Video: James

2nd Service
Sound: Brandon, Donn
Lighting: Brandon, Donn
Media Shout: Diane
Video: James

What Happened

Over all a really good two services according to Brandon


To Do this week

Booth:
1. get rack shelves and drawers
2. forrest to hopefully install locks and close up racks
3. Hopefully build addition to extend video side
Storage Room:
1. test whatever we can and inventory

Chapel:
1. home for mic's and batteries
2. carpet the floor
3.drawer also needed over there for the rack

if you can help let donn know or if you have ideas, those are always welcome

8/3/08 update revised

What we got done?

Booth: 

1. talked to Forrest and Donn, we'll make a box in the upcoming weeks for the expansion.   Skip said we will remodel the booth next year sometime.

Storage Room: we're gettin there

Chapel: we're gettin there too

8/3/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Brandon, Randy

Lighting: Brandon, Randy

Media Shout: Jason

Video: James

2nd Service

Sound: Brandon, Randy

Lighting: Brandon, Randy

Media Shout: Jim

Video: James

What happened

For the most part everything went really smooth in all positions.  Until half time began and the band decided to change there levels on stage which left Brandon unable to remix everything, due to an increase in stage volume.

The person's title on the testimonies should be on longer.  Nathan will take care of this

Things to do this week:

Booth:

1. make faces and locks for both audio and video racks

who: Forrest has got everything and will do this week

2. get more shelves and drawers for the racks

who: Donn and Nathan will take care of this hopefully

3. investigate Jim's idea of extending the booth (great idea Jim).  Jim's idea is to take a another table put it at booth height, on the left side and move the video area onto that, not much weight, but we just need to investigate long term possibilities.  Instead of a table a more solid block or something. It's just getting tight between media shout and video right now.

who: Donn, Forrest, Nathan, Brandon will look into this

Storage Room:

1. go through and test everything, so we know what we really have

who: i have no idea, we'll get to it though (on going project)

Chapel:

1. home for batteries, Mic's

2. carpet the floor

3. drawer for the rack

who: don't know yet

7/27/08 update revised

What happened this week?

Amps: both amps were taken to service

Status: Forrest took care of this

Aviom: taken into service

Status: Forrest took care of this

DVD Player: send it back to Sony

Status: Nathan took care of this

Booth:

1. found white wood box to raise mic receivers up

2. Media Shout was still crashing on Friday, so Nathan and Debbie upgraded to a new build, so far no more issues

Storage room:

1. organized and went through stuff on Wednesday (Nathan and Brandon)

2. Everything is in a practical spot