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<blockquote data-quote="brads" data-source="post: 172630" data-attributes="member: 15461"><p>Hi Don. Well, as I wasn't the organiser I wasn't privy to some of the tricks of the trade but I know it had a direct facing flash that was hooked up to a 'sound box'. This sound box had a microphone socket and the (flat, square) mike was placed about 36" away from the object to be 'burst'. Depending on noise level, moving the microphone away made some difference to the sensitivity of the sound box. The microphone was very sensitive and silence had to be maintained. The way it worked was thus: The balloon or whatever was placed on the black felt. Sometimes blue-tacked in place (do you have blue-tack over there?) When everyone was focused, "Lights Out" was called. Then "Open Shutters". The balloon was burst usually by stabbing or with a dart and the 'bang' of the burst would trigger the flash. Once the flash had gone off, we could close shutters. A cable release was best for this. The microphone was sensitive enough for the pencils to set it off when they fell on the felt. The most difficult part was when the operator couldn't find the balloon after 'lights out' and we'd have to close shutters and then refocus. But it was all good fun. One of the chaps there was a bit of an expert and had been doing this for years. He enjoyed suspending balloons filled with water (a LOT of water) and then throwing a dart at them. As we hired out our clubrooms, we couldn't make a mess, so we might keep that for later. I'd love to try it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brads, post: 172630, member: 15461"] Hi Don. Well, as I wasn't the organiser I wasn't privy to some of the tricks of the trade but I know it had a direct facing flash that was hooked up to a 'sound box'. This sound box had a microphone socket and the (flat, square) mike was placed about 36" away from the object to be 'burst'. Depending on noise level, moving the microphone away made some difference to the sensitivity of the sound box. The microphone was very sensitive and silence had to be maintained. The way it worked was thus: The balloon or whatever was placed on the black felt. Sometimes blue-tacked in place (do you have blue-tack over there?) When everyone was focused, "Lights Out" was called. Then "Open Shutters". The balloon was burst usually by stabbing or with a dart and the 'bang' of the burst would trigger the flash. Once the flash had gone off, we could close shutters. A cable release was best for this. The microphone was sensitive enough for the pencils to set it off when they fell on the felt. The most difficult part was when the operator couldn't find the balloon after 'lights out' and we'd have to close shutters and then refocus. But it was all good fun. One of the chaps there was a bit of an expert and had been doing this for years. He enjoyed suspending balloons filled with water (a LOT of water) and then throwing a dart at them. As we hired out our clubrooms, we couldn't make a mess, so we might keep that for later. I'd love to try it! [/QUOTE]
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