(Tech Day from Kearns 2015)
After a sit down with Tamsyn, we came to the conclusion that not everybody would be needed for the whole session we had to set up tech. It was decided that between the hours of 9 and 12 that only myself, Clare, Tamsyn and Eden would be needed and the rest of the cast could arrive at 12 for a cue to cue. During this time the rest of the company would either be flyering or rehearsing specific scenes. The intention behind this was so we use the time as productively as possible. This enabled us to run things as quickly and as smoothly as possible. During the run up to tech day, all the relevant paper work was created by myself and Clare, such as lighting cue sheets, sound cue sheets and loading the sound onto Qlab. Having all this prepared would enable the tech day to go as smooth as possible.
For the tech session, as stage manager I created a schedule so time was effectively used and also so the cast could have an opportunity being in the space also. This enabled us to communicate more easily with the in house tech team also. Martin helped set up all the microphone’s that were needed, we needed to microphone’s on stands, one wireless microphone and the use of the boom microphones also (overhead microphones). Whilst this was being done, me and Clare went up to the tech box to set up the lighting and sound. As we already
had the sound files set up on Qlab this helped the process go quicker. I had never used Qlab before and this was a learning curve for me. The lighting was all focused and the levels of sound would be sorted on performance day.
As our performance wasn’t that tech heavy, we sped through everything, meaning we could have to cue to cues with the cast, which was really helpful for us. Overall I feel the day was a huge success and went as smoothly as possible. We worked well as a team with the technical team. This experience meant that performance day was approaching and I couldn’t feel more comfortable and positive about the upcoming performance.
(Tech Notes from Kearns 2015)
Works Cited
Kearns, E (2015) Tech Notes
Kearns, E (2015) Tech Day