Q calling Where, When, Who, What & Why?
Tue, 17 June 2008, 09:19 pmJoeMc20 posts in thread
Q calling Where, When, Who, What & Why?
Tue, 17 June 2008, 09:19 pmAs a vector from the 'Talk Back' topic.
What happens in your theatre with performances? How are the Cues handled, actioned & by whom?
Does the SM carry it out or is left up to the lighting/audio operator to be responsible.
Also as an SM do you prefer doing it from backstage or in the Bio Box?
Further how do you normally go about calling the cues &/or mark up & setting up the show 'Bile', with the script on the Left or right, no particular method or an ad hoc San Fairy Anne system?
I've generally worked in
Tue, 17 June 2008, 09:37 pmI've generally worked in small venues, where the SM doubles as lx or sfx person. Normally though, SM calls the cues, which the others follow.
As an SM I prefer being in the bio box; makes it easier to see what's going on onstage and see what everyone else is seeing. Again, because of working in small venues, there's usually no stagehand, which is a double-edged sword.
I actually do a weird combo of prompt copies. If it's text heavy, then I write my cues on the left hand side (being left handed). For not so text-heavy shows, I just write my cues etc on the pages themselves, and don't worry about left/right margins for cues. But then, I'm lazy ;)
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