#soundblr

[lighting-design-ish]

Happy to see so many people joining in. I used to use this blog more when I was getting my theatre degree. But I will be happy to use it to answer any asks or questions about Theatre or tech. I’m not a pro or anything but I’m pretty good I think.

To provide a little bit of a resume:

I have worked on like 16ish productions as a sound designer and engineer.

I have some experience as a lighting designer.

I have participated in, and planned, set building. I have never designed sets but I can draft, which is to say that I can draw them in such manner as to be built.

I have used vectorworks for lighting and set building.

I have studied theatre history.

I’ve written and published one 10 minute play that you’ve never heard of, and I’m working on some longer works.

But yeah, semi-pro theatre tech who got out of the game because of how awful I found some professionals to be. I am happy to help anyone else on their theatre journey because my experience is not everyone’s and I still love live theatre like the desert does the rain.

[5-to-places]

So out of curiosity, wolf anyone be interested in like. A podcast about Tech theatre? Kind of like this post I made forever ago that blew up

[IMAGE ID: tumblr user 5-to-places: You know what I want? I want a show in the Style of The Office, only it follows a production team at a theatre. Have like, an SM, some designers, front of house, an electrician, board ops, a Michael Scott-esque director who has all these big ideas, and actors that would cycle through every half season or at the end of the season. Idk just an idea. END IMAGE ID]

I'm kinda thinking of making it, but in an audio format, maybe framing it in the way of a Stage Manager who records production meetings, mixed in with phone calls and things like that.

This is what I'm thinking:

[IMAGE ID: Discord user Kestrel (They/He): So what I'm thinking is a podcast that follows a Tech crew at a theatre company, and I want it to have sort of SF (Stellar Firma) vibes but it'll be scripted. It'd mostly focus on tech crew, but there will obviously be a director, a few actors, etc. And the director has sort of Michael Scott vibes in the way of big ideas and no realistic way to achieve them, And the actors of varying degrees of coolness ranging from 'neat actor who helps out sometimes and generally gets along with tech' to Actor™️ (trademark emoji).

In terms of Tech characters I for sure want a design team (Scenic, Costume, Lighting, and Sound), a Props Master bc of course, a Tech Director, and maybe some scenic carpenters, stitches, and electricians. And a Stage Manager. END IMAGE ID]

I'm not gonna say its definitely gonna be a thing, but I would love to do it if there's an interest in it, so like. Let me know in the replies/reblogs!

[stage-managed]

FriEND

Best FriEND

Girl FriEND

Tech Week

Only Tech Week has no END. Tech Week will always be here. There is no escape.

[col-brightside]

Figure53 is releasing Qlab 4 Pro (meaning Lights, Sound and Video) for free to folks with a .edu email from now to June 1st.

Go out and try some cool art, kids with macs.

[mondays-off]

I said what I said

[thoughts-of-a-stagemanager]

Do you think for stage management it is beneficial to also be fairly competent at operating a sound and/or lighting desk?

YES YES!!!!!

You should know how to go forward and back in cues, jump to certain cues and correctly turn the board on and off. 

These things can be life savers in a pinch.

~Admin

All of these function are exceptionally simple on most machines so just ask if you don’t know how to do it.

~Lighting Buddy

[evergreenbard]

As far back as I can remember, I have loved to listen. Just be still and listen. The crickets out this morning chirp in songs making the world feel so alive, the fountain in my neighbors yard babbles actively adding its own tune to the song. The city is already awake, in the distance you can hear cars on the roads surrounding me. The city is so peaceful, with its own song.

[cue-to-cue]

Been working on some background scene sounds for my tech class and getting more familiar with QLab