Panic

I'm starting to panic...but telling you that is getting ahead of myself. Lets start from the top, shall we?

I got my work schedule today. I usually have mixed feelings about getting this schedule. I'm part excited to see what shows are coming in and which I'm working, and part tired of seeing the same job (load in, load out, electrician, deck crew) listed on each one.

This time was different. I was looking at the call for a FOX television shoot that is taking place on our stage that I was assigned to work. Then I looked at the column describing the crew types needed, expecting to see "load in". Instead I saw "ME" and "Rigger"...

Ok. I've been a ME at a high school...and I rigged one point on a truss once.

-_-

I'm going to talk to my boss...If she thinks I can handle it or if she says I can learn as I go, Ill totally be down for trying...as long as the FOX people know I'm 18 and a student. If she wasn't aware of my inexperience as a rigger, then Ill drop the call. I don't want to be that guy trying to do a crucial job and failing miserably at it.

Also, and I think this is pretty flippin' awesome, that call goes from 9PM to 8AM. Coolest hours ever.

Enjoy life.

-Me.

LDI

I went. It was a waste of my time...

I'm a student...so obviously every single vendor ignored me.

I was pissed. Even when I directly asked someone a question, they would tell me to talk to someone else and walk away.

I hope I never need to work with asses like that.

-Me.

EDIT: Props to ETC, who held a student forum. That was a really cool idea and was put together very well. Thanks ETC!

I'll use your products more...If that's possible...

-Me, again.

For Googles Spiders

This is a a blog about technical theater.

Just because I titled it with "Stagecraft" doesn't mean I don't want it to show up when people search for "technical theater".

Damn you riged stubborn spiders...

-Me.

P.S.- Technical Theater.

-Me, again.

Random Pictures

Pink road case! Sweet!



Our console.



Mics we used for an orchestra show.

For all the Carpenters

How well do you think you can eyeball it?

The Eyeballing Game

Test yourself!

Co-Workers

I would call them "colleuges", but they are all folks with 10-30 years expirence, where as I have...lots less.

Any who, my point is, they are your friends. They will do you favors and, in return, expect you to do the same. If you go out of your way to help them, they will go out of their way to help you. For instance, on of my co-workers needed help getting to work, so I gave him a ride.

Yesterday, on my way to work, I locked myself out of my car and, lets suffice it to say I wouldn't have been able to make my call. I dialed up one of my fellow technicians and they gladly covered for me. It's like a cliche family.

P.S.-If you have an embarrassing story about locking yourself out of your car, don't tell your boss unless you want everyone at work to know about it.

-Me.

Class Sizes In Relation To Lab Sizes.

So, the technical aspect of the entertainment industry is a pretty hands on thing. Not only that, but most of your skill set comes from expirence, seeing as how most shows don't have the same set up when it comes to any technical aspect...and when I say " most shows don't have the same set up" I mean "no two shows are ever set up the same".

Due to this necessity for "hands-on learning", most of my classes have Labs. For those of you who don't know, a "lab" is time, usually after class, that all are some members of the class use applying what they learned in class to a real life situation. All of my classes have a Lab portion set up so that, for example, 90 "lab hours" are offered, but only 70 must be complete for an "A"

60 for a "B"

50 for a "C"

So on...

Just to get strait to the point, if your labs are set up this way, if you don't just do all 90 hours (You should really do all 90 hours...don't be lazy), try to have your 70 lab hours be the labs with the least amount of people.

I went to an audio lab today...it was total



 14 people to run 1 NL4. Wow. There was a lot of awkward hovering as one person did a job, then he would step to the side, and someone else did the next job and so on.

I'm pretty sure that's definitely not what real shows are like...they're lots more frantic


This post really only applys to people with a certen Lab structure...so sorry if this was a waste of some peoples time.

Small Labs people!

-Me.