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Kameron Messmer Special user Billings, MT 742 Posts 
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I am building my own little magic theater and my finale is fire eating. There is a LOT of smoke and I am also putting up a projecottor screen. I'm afraid even when it's rolled up it will get smoke damage. Any ideas? The building I am in can't really have a vent or fan to suck the smoke out...
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2477 Posts
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1 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS EACH SIDE OF STAGE!
1a - And where is your audience supposed to go until the smoke clears? 2 - Buy a projector screen that hangs from hooks in the ceiling, screw the hooks in securely. |
WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts
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From experience, if you're doing this indoors without good ventilation, you're going to smoke out your audience. I've done fire in a large warehouse style building and even that wasn't big enough to disperse the smoke.
Christopher
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts
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It sounds like you should discuss it with a fire inspector. If you can't, you may be making a huge mistake.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts
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*********See the above posts!**********
*****I hope that you have lots of liability insurance. Dick (old side show fire eater.)
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
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WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts
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That's another big thing - depending where you're located you may not be able to have fire indoors at all.
Christopher
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts
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And you do not mess with a fire marshal. You want them to be your always-friends.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Kameron Messmer Special user Billings, MT 742 Posts
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On Mar 20, 2017, rossmacrae wrote: I always have an audience member stand on the side of the stage with a fire extinguisher, and the fire is the last effect so they can leave the room after the show. |
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WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts
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That's your call, of course, but I'd never entrust fire safety to a random audience member. When I did fire performance I had my people, who were trained to properly handle a fire situation, acting as safeties. That's me, though, and I wouldn't presume to tell you how to do your show.
So it seems your only concern is whether the smoke from the torches will damage the projector screen? My advice there is to set it up so the screen can be lowered to the floor. I don't know what kind of screen you'll be using but it shouldn't be hard to arrange that. If you're using a solid surface you'll need some kind of cover I think. You will end up getting markings on the ceiling, I think. Without proper ventilation there's really no way to avoid that.
Christopher
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts
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Buy some more insurance~! And, READ ALL THE ABOVE POSTS THREE MORE TIMES~!
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts
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Buy some more insurance~! And, READ ALL THE ABOVE POSTS THREE MORE TIMES~!
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
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Al Desmond Inner circle Secret Mountain Lair in Conifer, Co 1511 Posts
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On Mar 20, 2017, WitchDocChris wrote: Chris is correct. Even in a city as big as Denver, Colorado, open flame of any kind is against the law. You can't get special permits or any way around the law. So check with your local municipality and/or Fire Marshall about the laws. |
mikenewman Inner circle Kent Island, Maryland 1114 Posts
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On Mar 22, 2017, Kameron Messmer wrote: You rely on an audience member to be your fire "safety"? Not sure which insurance company, if any, will cover you for this? But their rates are about to sky rocket... No offense but this sounds like a lawsuit, disaster, hazard waiting to happen. I know if I went to a show where the room fills with smoke, I would not be happy... Please don't take offense. You asked us, and as you can see, many are truly saying this is not a good idea. They may be just saying "buy lots of insurance" , but read between the lines my friend... Good luck mike |
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