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Q calling Where, When, Who, What & Why?

Tue, 17 June 2008, 09:19 pm

JoeMc20 posts in thread

As 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?

Thanks for the "chestnut"

Fri, 11 July 2008, 04:26 pm

Rapunzel

personally I'm a fan of the "opposing blank page divided into columns so you can call LX, SX & FX easily" method. I'm assuming the SM/DSM model with DSM on the book in the wings, SM roving and putting out bushfires and directing set changes. Thank you very much for the chestnut above. I'd forgotten it and it's one of my favourites! "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom"

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Q calling Where, When, Who, What & Why?— JoeMc17 June 2008

I've generally worked in— Na17 June 2008
A SM has to be on stage in— David Ashton17 June 2008
In most of the shows i have— Ian Black17 June 2008
As with Na's puppet shows— JoeMc18 June 2008
- I should clarify— Na18 June 2008
I too have worked as a pro— Logos18 June 2008
I have done SMing from the— JoeMc18 June 2008
I apologise Na for the— JoeMc18 June 2008
- No apologies necessary— Na18 June 2008
This brings up some great— JoeMc19 June 2008
- I like the idea— Na19 June 2008
No I'm considered a success— JoeMc19 June 2008
- :) Oh, I'd love not to— Na19 June 2008
My Son who is both my wifes— JoeMc19 June 2008
This now an old chestnut,— JoeMc19 June 2008
Normally when I get a— JoeMc24 June 2008
Many years ago, I was— Russell E Williams11 July 2008
Thanks for the "chestnut"— Rapunzel11 July 2008
Like Russell & Rapunzel, I— JoeMc11 July 2008

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