Script Reading and Concept Design
At a minimum designers should read the script this many times before beginning the design process.
What is three?
These are the design areas in which you can work on a production team
What are props, costumes, sets, makeup, and lights and sounds.
This colorful square is used to help people executing designs know what colors, paints, and fabrics to buy.
What is a swatch?
During this type of run only the actors or only the tech crew would be present
A dry run
This type of set is built to stand in place for the entirety of the show.
What is a unit set?
These are the questions the first read of the script should answer for the designer.
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Fabrication of needed items and dressing the set usually falls to this team
This tool has high torque and therefore shouldn't be used on thin pieces of wood without pre-drilling.
What is an impact gun.
What is practicing the cues in order
This is the number of design renderings you need to make if you're competiting in costume or makeup design
The second reading of the script where a designer is gathering information about what their specific tasks will be is called this.
What is the Analysis Phase?
This design lead must research era appropriate clothing, color psychology for correct colors for characters, lines and styles that will look good on each body type, and delegate to members of their team to either fabricate or purchase necessary items for their designs
Who is the lead costume designer?
This would be considered the strongest shape to use in a set build.
What is a triangle?
This tech crew member runs the show once it is open to the public.
Who is the stage manager?
Wearing a harness and waiting for the safety railing to be built are two ways you can ensure safety when working on this
What is a two story set?
This part of the design is defined as the artistic theme, mood, or movement the artist wishes to explore through their design
What is the artistic concept?
This design team lead must research era appropriate hairstyles, have an extensive knowledge of the tools of their trade and create a lookbook for their team of artists to follow when executing their designs
Who is the Hair and Makeup Designer?
This is the width of a walkway defined as safe by OSHA and USITT
What is 3-4 feet?
If the cast is doing a microphone check at 5:30 PM, this is the time the sound and light crew should arrive to begin their preshow checks
What is 30 minutes to an hour before.
Three points of contact are necessary when working with this tool.
What is a ladder?
This member of the production team has the final artistic say over all elements of the production.
Who is the director/artistic director.
This is the big difference between a lighting designer and a lighting technician
What is a lighting designer creates the cues, a technician programs them and runs the board.
What is a miter saw or circular saw or table saw
This member of the crew runs the backstage crew during the show
Who is the Deck Manager or Assistant Stage Manager
The lead scene designer needs to do these three things