DE2942603A1 - Scenic aids for manually manipulated puppet theatre - has microprocessor-controlled storage units for lighting and sound effects - Google Patents

Abstract

The method for providing the scenic events of a manually operated puppet theatre with concurrent illumination and sound effects includes memory elements which hold fast instruction data to control light switches, and other memory elements which store sound effects in analogue or digitised form. A time alignment or synchronising control unit ensures the reproduction of all scenic elements in the correct mutual relationship, and aids to steer the puppets in accordance with encoded timing or progression signals also provided by the recording system. The synchronising progression signals may be generated consecutively and related to certain scenic moments of the puppet play; they are the same coordinating signals which call up the stored lighting and acoustic sound effect signals and cause them to be fed to the requisite power switches and acoustic transducers (loudspeakers). The memory elements may be either a magnetic tape with several data tracks and magnetic read/write heads, or a microprocessor controlled digital signal storage circuit which converts the encoded signal sequences into a number of simultaneous or sequential illumination switching instructions and/or special sound effects.

Description

Process for controlling optical and acoustic

Devices of a hand puppet theater.

The present invention relates to a method of control optical and acoustic devices of a hand puppet theater.

In hand puppet theaters, the brightness of the backdrop lighting is known to be switched or regulated manually. If several puppets are in one Scene appear and play in front of the backdrop and, in addition, the brightness of the sky or switched or regulated by houses and street lamps etc. and also various noises such as thunderstorms, rain, dog barking, pounding horses etc. are to be generated, this means a large space requirement behind the theater front une a large number of employees.

It is already known on @TV shows, when performing artists to use the so-called playback method.

The acoustic performances are recorded on ion tape and played at the event in the presence of the artist, the Artist performs the appropriate movements, for example a singer does the mouth movements participate.

It is also known to use so-called Lichtorqein zzx in discotheques use. Here, depending on the sound energy emitted by an amplifier the brightness of lamps is controlled, with the brightness of different lamps still from the pitch or can depend on a certain phone spectrum.

The object of the present invention is to hand @@@@@ enlheatern the best possible reproduction of all that occur during a scene or strength Effects @@ tic and acoustic and, if necessary, mechanical rt at low levels To ensure that as few employees as possible are required and used as possible.

According to the invention this object is achieved in that a Mehrza @ l of adjustable lighting baskets whose operational functions that occur during a scene and control states or their brightness via an electronic circuit in electrical or electronically storable signals are converted and these are synchronized to a memory be entered that from each one of the hand puppets occurring in the scene Corresponding sound source and possibly further sound sources during the Sound waves emitted from the scene are picked up by a microphone and transmitted by the Microphone output electrical signals to the or a second memory synchronously be entered that hezw from the memory. the saves after inputting a playback signal in these respectively. this control surface corresponding to the stored signals and sound information is outputted synchronously and synchronously with one another and the former to a control circuit for the lighting fixtures and the latter, if necessary i; hrr an amplifier, at least one loudspeaker are fed.

This method according to the invention is used in a hand puppet theater when performing a piece or

the individual scenes no Mitarheiter to generate the @ lighting effects and the noise required, the playback process is used for the first time applied for lighting purposes.

@ d @ u @ @@@@ @@@ usually consist of one of the @sch @@@@ @@ dten @heaterfront with a curtain, @pem @@@ t @@ ti @ s @ r provided @reiraum for the Movement of the @uppea player and a hientere and possibly at least partially Front-level lateral delimitation of the free space through exchangeable backdrops.

According to the invention, during a first performance or for Achieve optimal results during special rehearsals using the @prach- or vocal texts the hand puppets from the puppeteer or another person or to anyone otherwise appropriate time from a speaker and / or singer with appropriate midrange saved. In a preferred case, this is done through microphone recordings a tape or on records, during the breaks in the scenes in which the Speaker etc. has no text to present, the ion tape etc. continues to run advantageously, so that a time-synchronous recording respectively. Storage arises as it does when performing the scene occurs. If, on the other hand, the memory, e.g. the Tape, stopped, then special means must be provided for the performance that ensure that the individual texts are always recorded at the right time will. A time-seperate storage is therefore preferable, especially since the memory noh one or more or all of the other sound sources on an otter if applicable can be recorded separately on multiple tracks.

The sound waves can therefore be stored on the memory according to pitch range and @ utkraft and with sterenphoner recording respectively. Storage also according to direction can be recorded and played back later by suitably arranged speakers will.

If necessary, it is possible to convert the sound waves into digital signals to reshape and save them, e.g. in a ROM, pRfl, EPROM house or similar, preferably non-extinguishing and possibly reprogrammable electronic storage. The stored digital signals are used when they are played back converted into the original sound waves in appropriate converters and converted into normally reproduced. Likewise, other sound waves from special sound sources, E.g. wind, rain, storm etc. are stored in one of the above named types and are time-synchronized be reproduced.

The storage of optical effects, such as the lighting of the sky for ra9-, night-, moonlight, for flash, house lighting or street lighting etc. takes place, for example, in such a way that each lighting unit, e.g. a black light lamp, is used for the night and / or special fluorescent effects of a backdrop or dolls or a row of lamps for the sky, possibly in different colors such as white, red, blue, yellow, green etc. one or one switching and control element each assigned is, with which the individual lamps or groups of lamps from "Off" to the maximum Power can be controlled continuously by hand, preferably. Every position the switching or regulating elements corresponds to a certain signal, e.g.

a certain voltage drop across a variable resistor or a electronic circuit, in particular a thyristor circuit, which the memory routed to a special track for the optical effects and stored in this will. When the playback signal is entered into the memory, it gives the saved Signals synchronously to switching or control elements, which process them and corresponding to the intensity or a pulse width and / or pulse height Lamp or group of lamps switches and regulates their brightness according to the scene is preprogrammed accordingly, i.e. saved.

In the same or a similar way, mechanical Review processes, e.g. opening and closing the proceedings, changing a Setting before and / or during and / or after each scene or performance, the verte entry of a ship or car etc. by special control signals that also time-synchronously controlled recorded resp. saved during playback can be retrieved. For example, the hand puppet theater with a Drahbüh @ e be provided whose movement is stored synchronously and so automatically if necessary can also be controlled during the scene.

In any case, all stored signals for the @@ tables, acoustic and possibly also mechanical effects be stored in such a way that they are output from the memory synchronously with the assigned scene during playback and thus carry out the corresponding sound, switching, control and regulation processes in such a way that how they originally exist lit ren and that the individual, in particular independently recorded from each other respectively. stored signals and / or data, e.g. the separate acoustic and optical and possibly mechanical storage data to each other correctly, i.e. run synchronously with each other.

The best way to do this is by storing it on a storage medium several parallel storage options, e.g. with a multi-track tape recorder.

A four-track magnetic tape recorder can advantageously be used. By The parallel tracks ensure that all signals are synchronized with each other and also stored synchronously and played back as soon as the memory, so For example, the tape recorder, the playback or start signal is input.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a Microprocessor are used, which is clocked by a clock generator and the electronically be properly assigned. [3 clock generator is used here in a known way as a time base and ensures the time-synchronous storage and playback process.

In the assigned memories, such as HüM, PHü, EPROM etc.

the control signals converted into digital signals are in digital form are saved and are output as such in response to the output command. Afterward they are converted into the required control commands or sound frequencies and thus the associated devices such as lighting fixtures, loudspeakers and Movement mechanics put into action.

The invention makes it possible for the first time in a hand puppet theater the entire program of a scene or a piece in time with all optical, to store acoustic and mechanical effects, so that BEZW during playback. of the demonstration only the puppets stored in accordance with the expiring one Program must be used and moved. It is of particular advantage that the optimal effects can be saved for all scene settings, what happens when setting or operating switching and control elements, e.g. by not a lighting technician or a noisemaker or a backdrop shift behind the stage is possible because he cannot judge the effects from the viewer's point of view and can then make or correct his setting.

In contrast, the effects can be achieved with the method according to the invention at the rehearsals are judged from the auditorium and by the adjuster, if necessary carried out at the direction of a director or from the front by the director himself and possibly the stored data will be deleted and repeated until the optimal settings have been found. In doing so, the various effects can be beneficial one after the other optimally stored and these can be adapted to one another very well.

Claims (6)

procedure 7 for the control of optical and acoustic devices Hand puppets - theater. Claims. Method for controlling optical and acoustic devices of a Hand puppet theater, characterized. that of a plurality of adjustable lighting fixtures their during Operating and control states occurring in a scene or their brightness via a Electronic circuit converted into signals that can be stored electrically or electronically and these are entered into a memory synchronously, that of each one the sound source corresponding to the hand puppets occurring in the scene and, if applicable sound waves emitted during the scene at least from other sound sources a microphone and the electrical signals emitted by it the or a second memory are entered synchronously that from the memory respectively the store after input of a playback signal to this (s) the stored Signals n corresponding control commands and sound frequencies synchronously with each other are output synchronously and the former to a control circuit for the lighting fixtures and last, if necessary via an amplifierS at least one loudspeaker are fed. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized by during, possibly for mm capture ind on the Enp. mechanical movements occurring in a scene at least one or a control signal is emitted, which is entered into the memory or a memory in a time-synchronized manner is, and that after inputting a playback signal in the memory of this one the control command (s) corresponding to the control signal (s) in time and synchronously for optical and acoustic reproduction outputs that the control command (s) at least one regulating or control mechanism is entered BEZW. be that respectively which in turn set or stop the assigned movement mechanics. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that as Storage a magnetic tape or a magnetic disk is used. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that a multi-track tape recorder is used. 5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that for the lighting fixtures, for the sound sources and for the movement mechanics (s) at least one track is used. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that that a timer, a microprocessor clocked by this and one assigned to it programmed or programmable memory can be used and via the microprocessor the control circuit (s) of the lighting fixtures that control the control circuit (s) of the movement mechanism (s) and the sound carrier (s) for the sound sources are controlled.