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About them The Association of British Theatre Technicians is a charity and a company limited by the guarantee of its members. We campaign on behalf of the theatre industry to ensure legislation is appropriate to the industry’s needs, and that regulations are suitably drafted and enforced. We are governed by our Memorandum & Articles of Association.

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The houses were designed by set design, The houses were approved in the production meetings. The houses were painted by set design to give them more of a Southern American look with burnt read mustard coloured yellow and a moss green and a hints of purple. This means that The basic premise of the houses was not of our own creation, but we did have complete creative Control when picking materials for the houses e.g. The wooden panels on the outside of the house, decorative piping in the mad scientist laboratory and the finishing is on the desk. Health and safety The metal framing was welded completely by Mr Cooper who is insured by the college and knows how to welded. Also at the beginning of the call we were all given a safety briefing on how to work safety in set construction.

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Creating a prop for performance The props that we made are the trucks,which are the two houses on stage. Which have been created for the performance of the l'il Abner

Metalwork we will do the marking out of box section metal and using the circular saw to cut said metal,after that then we would clean off the sharp ends of the metal we would use a grinder this is so someone does not cut themselves.

Critically comment on how different roles from the arts industry intimate with each other A set designer A simple explanation of a set design is they design the set. and then they paint the set.
To elaborate set designers work many starts in preproduction one of the first things that set designer is sit down and have a production meeting with the director and producers.
It is one of the directors job is to communicate with the set designer so to tell him what they want the vision of the play to be. That way the set designer and beyond the same page with the directors,Communication is key throughout the production process.

Also in the beginning it is important for the directors or producers to stay in contact with the designer to make sure the designer is on the right course or there have been changes to the production and lease. notifications take place in production meeting,in these meeting this allows the sound and lighting to know how much room they have all their lighting equipment and speaker, for example a set designer would want to put A piece of the set in front of a lighting bar, so to the set designer would have to talk to Head LX and reached a compromise. Once the designs have been approved by the directors and producers,they then go on to set construction crew they discussed with the set designers look over design.
Then after that they going to discussions. After the set construction crew, have finished building the set the set designer will paint the set. During production The designers are in charge of the maintaining maintaining the set, for example a piece of this it could be warned out could be Damage. Sound and lighting have to create atmosphere the directors want, they do this by sitting in rehearsals and taking notes and blocking. After that the sound team will come up with a plan for speaker placement and the lighting will come up with a rig. To do this they would have to know design and the difficulties with that design for instance will it lock and the lighting bar or a patch box. They would organise the time with the stage management crew, this way the departments have an allotted time in the space. Stage management
They are in charge of of the upkeep of the show,and it also involves heath and safely and allocating the timeslot to the departments vis-a-vis lighting,actors,bands,set construction,set designers,sound and costume,this is to avoid all the departments turning up at the same time and wanting to use the stage but they can’t because as well as not everybody can work together in preproduction because of health and safety e.g. a light falling on a actors heads. Costume designers
A costume design put simply is a person who designs costume.
So to go into more detail,in post production they meet the directors have a meeting of what sort of costumes they need whether it be,set in the past,the future or modern day.
After that they are given a description of what the cast will be wearing for instance chorus or the lead roles,they also take measurements of the cast. A interaction that costume have to have is with lighting plan is going to be, and what colours they are going to use for instance.
If you have a character wearing a red dress and she is being lighted by a red Gelled light,and this would affect how the audience would see her in white lights,she wouldn’t stand out that much,but if shes lit up with a red light she would,it would give the affect that she is a floating head and arms,you would have the same affected with every other colour.
You would have similar problem with set design for instance, they could clash. Although the main interaction the costume department have during the show, is with the stage management team,directors and cast. ASMs or assistant stage managers 
One of his major jobs please help on the stage manager,because they cannot be in two places at once.
One of the jobs is making props or sourcing,and alsomarking out reset in the rehearsal space for the actors to get a sense of the set and they normally walking out with colour LX tape,but this is done after the design plans have been approved by the directors,then the set designers word show the plans to the air sounds and then they would market out. Producer
A producer they can be all about the investment of a like working with a writer, or they think of a good idea and what would make a great show.
They normally do is they read lots of scripts, and decide where to invest their money on their investors money to a show.
Producers they put the business into show business,what they basically do is they are the financial backer to the show they put in the money that makes the show to start off with all the set and lighting and so on,that they do take April large proportion of the profits,because without them there would not be a show to begin with.
They’re in smaller theatres may take there profit and put it into their next show,and then they just repeat that process over and over again.
Some producers are creatively involved with the overall outlook of the show,so they would be in rehearsals in the shadows in the production meeting making sure that everything is going towards their idea.
The producer is so in chance, that if they quit the project then the whole show is finished.

Unit 3 performing arts business Task 1 Describe job opportunities in the performing arts sector carry out research into various publications that advertise jobs and work experience opportunities. My opportunities I went to a cruise liner job fair in London, to learn more about the training and companies. These are some of the companies I spoke with and handed out my CV,and talk about their job opportunities for entertainment technician. Disney cruise line Royal Caribbean P&O Cruises peel talent Carnival UK Canard Viking cruises Colossal training Fire aid training Cruise ship jobs Cruise job help To learn more about the company I went to presentations, at the job fair which were called. Viking cruises,One company two careers Disney Cruise line,The Disney difference Royal Caribbean International, The cruise director's entertainment team Colossal training, Mandatory training for career at sea Cruise Career partners, Cruise liner Career close-up: chart your calls to success career at sea with inside scoop from cruise industry veteran. I went to the job fair because it's a better way to make an impression, and you can get offered an interview on the spot. Going to events like these shows that you are willing to go that extra mile, instead of sending your CV online. I have used job finding websites before for instance stagejobspro.com,the stage and the guardian. But you don't get a instant feedback like you do at these events, I highly recommend these ways of finding a job you can make connections and contacts

ATTITUDE it is good to have a positive attitude this is important because when things are not going so well during the show, last thing you want is a person who gives up, that we affect the team DISPOSITION Good team worker
Self motivated & proactive
Resilient and adaptable
Determined to succeed & maintain the highest standards Safety conscious but flexible and pragmatic
Diplomatic
Calm under pressure What is important to keep yourself mentally well,it is also important to keep yourself physically well. Working hours typically include regular unsocial hours, as evening and weekend work and long hours are typical.

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Task 3 End of production run Which involves packing everything away back into the prop store all returning the rented items. Is important to make a note where the props come from this makes tiling away easier and quicker.

Pre-set is when you set out the props on stage backstage ready for the production through beginning, you would do this during the interval if needed, plus make sure to arrive early in case problems arrive,this way you have time to solve it. Also when moving furniture,large props and pieces of set be respectful of the theatre by not breaking anything. The Props table Keep it in order with designated areas and labels, this way actors and ASM can find props quickly. After a show where is important to know where the props I’ve been there during the show this way you can grab them quickly later. spike or marks where is important to check the marks before the show just in case they have, during a show this is very important especially for lighting.

TASK 2 carry out the functions and apply the skills of an ASM during the production process
 We need a Table and some chairs this involved researching were we can get them,we look at the local charity shops this also means that we could estimate how much money we needed,we found out we needed £150. Once we got the money we went out and look for the table and chairs in many different shops,making a note of the table and chairs we like and the prices as will. But in the end we went for a flat pack table and chairs because it suited the time period in which the play is set and was cheap as well it fitted in my car. Also whilst we were in town we picked up some tinned stew for the show. When decision making we had to make I agree and make compromises when picking the table and chairs,on the whole I think we work well as a team. Feathers,batteries,berry plant and cake For the intermediate show I had to get berry plant from a garden centre and three cakes from Sainsbury, I had to get three cakes because in the show at the cake and then you do enough for four shows and the tech rehearsals. The Feathers and batteries I had to go out on my own to get them, this means I had to think what would the directors want,and know what batteries we needed. It went very well there was no problems everything went smoothly

Heath is important for the good of the show,because you don't want to be affected by sickness or pain, that way you can focus on the show. This means having balance meal, exercising and drinking plenty of water. But it is best to take sick day if you've got a cold coincidence this way you will not get the rest of the crew sick as well. Safety in part deals with lifting heavy objects the Safe way so not to hurt yourself,the right way is to bend your knees and a straight back,this way you want Hurt your back. Also marking of trip hazards os technicians or actors don't get hurt It is also good to use common sense for instance when you walking around in the dark is very best to bring a torch. Working at high When setting up it is best to go at a steady pace and also put on the safety The cautions and collect them as well,plus making sure the person going up is comfortable working at high. The people footing the ladder where hard hats and steel toe cap boots if anything would drop they're be safe.