Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Green Ideas

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I am a big advocate of Eco products in Theater and Hollywood.  I would love to hear about any ideas people have on green products or ideas in our business. I am an Art Director and also own a green faux wall skins company.  We can all make a difference. Set waste is not pretty.  

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scottiatse800 Walk-On Joined: 1/11/10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: Green Ideas Posted: 1/11/10 at 7:35pm
	I am a big advocate of Eco products in Theater and Hollywood. I would love to hear about any ideas people have on green products or ideas in our business. I am an Art Director and also own a green faux wall skins company. We can all make a difference. Set waste is not pretty.

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pdavis69 Celebrity Joined: 3/26/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 437	Posted: 1/12/10 at 4:50pm
	Not too worried about green. I love to take the set down after the show, cat it off to the farm and burn it in a bonfire.
	Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse
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scottiatse800 Walk-On Joined: 1/11/10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/12/10 at 6:03pm
	At least you are using it...so thats good.
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George L Pettit Walk-On Joined: 5/27/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 2/23/10 at 8:07pm
	I'm glad to hear of the interest in "greening" the making of theater scenery. There is a good website available, with a FREE How-To Guide on using corrugated cardboard as a set, prop, and scenic material. The website is called <http://www.cortecscenery.com> I suggest you Google "CORTEC corrugated cardboard scenery technology" for lots of information on working with corrugated cardboard to produce great looking flats and drops and avoiding problems such as warping. A 32 page "CORTEC GUIDE handbook can be downloaded free in PDF format. (If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download Adobe Reader free of charge) to read the guide and print it out. The guide includes instructions and a large gallery of photographs of productions that I've designed and built using corrugated cardboard. The website includes information on why it is an environmentally friendly way of creating scenery that can be saved after the production and used later. My name is George Pettit, a designer in the entertainment industry since 1960. Thanks!! George.
	George L Pettit, Cortec Corrugated Cardboard Scenery
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George L Pettit Walk-On Joined: 5/27/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 2/23/10 at 8:12pm
	My Website address, again, is <http://www.cortecscenery.com> I hope you will check out CORTEC Corrugated Cardboard Scenery Technology For The Theatre. George Pettit
	George L Pettit, Cortec Corrugated Cardboard Scenery
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scottiatse800 Walk-On Joined: 1/11/10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 2/23/10 at 8:12pm
	Cool Stuff George, my company is fauxwallskins.com. It is awesome to see other green companies. Your technique looks affordable too.
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George L Pettit Walk-On Joined: 5/27/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 2/23/10 at 8:19pm
	Wow, That was a fast follow up! You producd looks good. I just glanced, but will take a longer look soon. Let me know if you have any comments on my Cortec site. Thanks, George
	George L Pettit, Cortec Corrugated Cardboard Scenery
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scottiatse800 Walk-On Joined: 1/11/10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 2/24/10 at 11:51am
	I looked over your whole site. It is so great that you are sharing this technique with the theater community. I will put a link on my site so more people will see your amazing work. The Guide is so useful.
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vickifrank Celebrity Joined: 9/21/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 332	Posted: 2/24/10 at 12:59pm
	I think there is a simple thing most could do even with limited storage. Sadly many groups don't even attempt to save. If you design using some standardization you can save lots of money...and reuse, reuse, reuse. The standardization that I pushed for with a local group was to have several 4x4 and 4x8 platforms with a standard placement and drilling for the legs. Then you can create standard legs in 1 foot or six inch increments. The key here is to have a template that you always use to drill the holes for the carriage bolts that hold the legs--so any leg works in any platform. A second template is used to drill the holes to attach platforms to each other. The platforms last longer, set up is easier, design is easier. Storage is simple because legs come off. You can extend the idea to other pieces once the platforms are in use. Obviously, step units are next.
	_____________ http://www.studio-productions-inc.com 1-800-359-2964 The theater scrim people
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George L Pettit Walk-On Joined: 5/27/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 2/24/10 at 1:50pm
	Thank you for your encouraging comments and for putting a link to CORTEC on your website. I'm a one man band in this not-for-profit effort; To get it really "out there" I need people like you to spread the word. I'm getting indications of fairly consistant downloads of the Guide, with some responses via email that lead me to believe there is interest in this, but I don't think it has reached that "tipping point" where I can call it a success. Hopefully, your adding a link to Cortec on your website will enlist more interest! I really appreciate it! Thank you, and good luck with your endeavors! George Pettit georpett@gmail.com
	George L Pettit, Cortec Corrugated Cardboard Scenery
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