@Brian_Murray111@marthurgray@notcapnamerica In my experience, we never used them as marks. Too much of a trip hazard. They were always used to balance or provide ballast for top-heavy equipment stands. It does look, in this case, like they’re using it for mild posture correction or strain relief.
@Leesboek_@marthurgray@notcapnamerica They have a lot of uses, but are most often used for stabilizing lighting and equipment stands. They can also be used as counterweights for boom arms. Basically, they keep things from falling over. You can see one (a slightly different style) being used in the background.
@twalkerp@francoise101@notcapnamerica 20+ years experience in audio and lighting in live, theatrical, and studio environments. ~20 plays (100 shows) as backstage crew. It’s a saddle-style sandbag opened flat. I dont care what it’s for. It just bothers me when people are confidently wrong. Good luck.
@twalkerp@francoise101@notcapnamerica He’s stationary talent. He doesn’t walk into frame. He doesn’t need to look down. You place the talent (or a stand-in), set framing, focus, and lighting, then mark the spot so the talent knows where to be when the crew is ready to shoot. But sure, it’s political theater.
@bmore_aaron@db_maxx@PeorgeyGeorgey@t3dotgg You absolutely do. I’m an NRA Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun Instructor and Range Safety Officer. One of the first things we teach is to ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Up is often a safe direction, especially when trying to operate the loading gate on a shotgun.
Elon Musk is LITERALLY going to cause another riot. This election will end up similar to 2020 where the popular vote is a blowout, Harris will win most of the swing states but the vote count in those states will be very close.
Musk has created an illusion on Twitter that this WON’T be a close election because Trump will win handily. When instead of a Trump blowout, it turns into a fairly large lead for Harris; MAGA will be convinced again that it was rigged because of their high expectations.
Media disinformation and accelerating right wing coverage is setting us up for a violent post election reaction and he should be held responsible for what he causes.