Stage manager the professional experience
In every theatrical production, a single indispensable person is responsible for ensuring that scenery, lighting, actors, directors, sound artists are in sync. Stage Manager: the Professional Experience takes the reader through all aspects of the craft of stage management, from prompt books and lapt...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Focal Press
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627947206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; The Professional Gap; Learning the Hard Way; The Human and Psychological Side; Objective and Intention of This Book; The Chapters; End of Chapter Features; A Glossary of Words, Terms, Expressions, and Phrases; A Definition of Professional; The Distinguishing Line; The Most Important Work; The Musical Play; Standard Stage Manager Titles and Their Abbreviations; The ASM; Women SMs; A History of SMing; The Professional Experience; Interviews; 2. The Anatomy of a Good Stage Manager
- The Practical ApplicationThe Qualities of a Good SM; The Spirit of an SM; The Right Stuff; Core of the Spirit; A Need for Perfection; Control; Anatomy of the ASM; Show Business: A Glamorous Business; Interviews; 3. The Stage Manager's Chain of Command List; The Production Executives; The Production Office Staff; The Creators; The production Staff; The Performing Artists and Actor's Equity; The Technical Staff: Designers, Department Heads, Their Assistants, and Crewmembers; The Shops and Vendors; The Theatre, Performance Site, or Venue; In Review
- 4. Stage Manager for Hire: Seeking Work, Getting the Job, and Being Hired Again and AgainNetworking; Building a Resume; Presentation of the Resume; The Layout; The Credits; One-Page Resumes; Slanting the Resume and Additional Credit Headings; Repetitive Credits; Absence of Dates; Further Experience; References; Optional Information; Establishing a Good Reputation; Good Word-of-Mouth; Interviewing for the Job; Gut Feeling; Controlling the Interview and the Outcome; Wanting the Job; First Impressions; Dressing the Part; The Chit-Chat Part of the Interview; The Other Side of Interviewing
- The Most Difficult Parts of InterviewingGetting an Equity Card; Persistence, Paying Dues, Doing Your Best; The Terms of the Contract; Negotiating; Personal Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Support for the SM; Unemployment Insurance Benefits; The SM's Survival Kit; The Professional Experience; Proud to Join the Ranks; The Terminator Negotiator; That Gut Feeling; Interviews; 5. Tools, Supplies, and Equipment; The SM's Portable Office; The SM's Console; The SM's Bag; The SM's Box; The SM's Filing System; Other Items in the SM's Box; Today's Stage Manager; Electronic Equipment; Software
- In TransitionThe Professional Experience; The Well-Supplied SM; Log Book: Star Witness; 6. Hard Copy: Charts, Plots, Plans, and Lists; Forms Defined; The Scene/Character Tracking Chart; Our Imaginary Play; Beginning the Scene/Character Tracking Chart; A Refinement; The Heading; Breaking Down the Play by Scenes; Subdivision of Scenes, or French Scenes; Naming or Tagging a Scene; The Character/Actor-Actor/Character List; The Sign-in Sheet; The Rehearsal Sign-in Sheet and Performance Sign-in Sheet; Listing the Actors' Names on the Sign-in Sheet; The Day Off While in Rehearsals
- The Performance Sign-in Sheet
