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Final Lighting Design

After developing many lighting plans and attending rehearsals and then amending the lighting plan, I have developed a final lighting plan that will be used during the production week. It is a hand draw plan on an A0 sized paper using the scale 1:25, using a lighting stencil. On this plan I have to put all the required information a lighting crew may need. For example, channel numbers, DMX addresses and any trim heights that maybe needed. I can also put on any other notes like certain modes automated lights may nee and any notes on focusing that could be done during the rigging of the fixtures. 

Production Meeting Minutes NO.4

Spring Awakening

Production Meeting #4

Minutes

Wednesday 7^th May, 11:30 – 12:00 PA135

To: L4 & L5 SMTT

Cc: Carly Woodhouse

Present: Hannah, Adam, Alisienne, Simon, Vicki, Sam, Nicky, Matthew, Adele, Jessica, Sally, Carly, Kristy, Chris

Apologies: Darren, Nick, Charlie, Lucy, Bryony, Jamie, David, Marc

1.     Action Points

·       Alisienne – The leaves and rose petals have been made flame retardant, we are getting 10 chairs from Tynemouth Priory to be collected Thursday Morning by Darren.

·       Marc – House Music and Sound effects? – Still don’t know if these have been sourced, have asked Nicky and Simon to assist Marc with this task. The sound stage plan has been made for Nicky to implement this week.

·       Hannah – The trap door is being built on Thursday 8^th May.

·       Adam – has added the changes to the stage plan in 206.

2.     Rehearsal update

·       There are 2 full run throughs on Thursday 8^th May

·       The SD9 is no longer needed in rehearsals on Friday

·       Friday rehearsal will be running the big numbers

3.     Set / Props/ Sound

·       There is definitely no chalking on the stage

·       The balcony seats are not to be taken out

·       The band has been put back into the auditorium in the space of AA and BB and is to be dressed around using flats

·       Trees need to be bought for scenery

·       Need an abortion sign to hang over the fire exit sign SL for Act 2, this has been authorised by Kristy.

·       In the Interval the leaves need to be cleared from the tunnels, the piano to be removed from stage and the abortion sign needs to be hung

4.     Lights

·       The order for the lighting gels has been sent

·       Need to order some CP62’s as there are no spare lamps left in the store

5.     FOH

·       Now that the band has moved it was discussed that we sell front rows of the auditorium as restricted views with £2 off. Due to further discussions with Nick and Kristy it has been decided that this is not necessary due to the stage being raised and row A being slightly raised from the floor where the band is.  

6.     Schedule

·       The fire watchers are Adam, Alisienne, Sam and Bryony

7.     Schedule Next Meeting

·       Show week next week

Action Points

What /When/ Who?                                                                                                 

Alisienne – Check the chairs when Darren brings them to college, to look into purchasing trees; show Carly your research and prices before purchasing possibly ask horticulture to see if they have anything we can use

Adam – to assist Alisienne with the trees

Marc/ Simon/ Nicky – to source house music and sound effects for Carly to listen too before the sound plot on Tuesday 13^th

Marc – Carly and Chris need to hear the announcements that have been recorded before the sound plot on Tuesday 13^th

David – Chase up the order for the CP 62’s so that we have spares for the show week

Simon – to build the abortion sign frame for Monday 12^th

MT Students – To decorate and paint the sign

LX Schedule

As well as a lighting plan, I also need to develop a lighting schedule. This document is mainly for the lighting designer and the board op. The schedule includes every fixture that is being used on the plan and its position on the plan. It will have DMX address for each automated light plus the channels of each fixture which will be patched into the desk. During the production week, lighting crew will write down the dimmer address of each fixture on this document to help the lighting operator to patch the desk. This document can also include notes like accessories, focus notes, weights of each fixture to help with bar weight plus the power that each fixture pulls to ensure there is enough power in the venue to supply the lighting design. To help me develop this schedule I looked at 'Performance Lighting Design' by Nick Moran (2007) which includes some lighting schedules developed by other lighting designers in the industry. From looking at this book I was able to develop a lighting schedule with elements from the patching sheets that were included in this book, making a lighting schedule that fitted me and way of working. 

Gels, Colour, Lists

After attending several rehearsals over the easter holidays and a few after returning to college, I felt i had a good enough of an idea on what colours i would need for the production. However there was a wide range of colours to choose from as there was more than one red for example. This lead me to look on the Lee filter website to choose my colours. On this website Lee gives you a brief description of the colour and its uses as well as other lighting designers that may of used them on their productions. 

From looking at their website I was able to create a wish list of colour I felt would go with the productions style and the creatives ideas. As well as colour that coordinated with each other. This list I was able to save as a PDF which I printed off to show the lead creative. After this meeting I was able to choose the colours that I wanted in the lighting rig and was able to then order them depending on quantity. 

Production Meeting Minutes NO.3

Spring Awakening

Production Meeting #3

Minutes

Wednesday 30^th April, 11:30 – 12:00 PA135

To: L4 & L5 SMTT

Cc: Carly Woodhouse

Agenda

1.     Action Points

a.     Alisienne – Has ordered the rose petals, Get in touch with Tynemouth Priory about wooden chairs

b.     Marc – Has  record the announcements, has found some chairs at  the People’s Theatre and has photos which he has sent to Carly, to find some music from the 19^th century to be used as house music, source a church bell sound effect

c.     Hannah – Email Craig the final ticket information and send out a tech schedule, send the stage plan that was shown in the meeting to Kristy and Carly.

d.     All Crew – Attend rehearsals when available and fill out contact logs.

2.     Rehearsal update

·       Thursday 3pm onwards full run through

·       Friday 10 onwards dress rehearsal in 206

3.     Set / Props

·       The access to the back of the stage has changed and is now an extra piece of 8x 4 and two sets of old treds

·       Trap door to be built by Hannah and Lewis this week

·       Some Twigs and a Cigarette tin (like an Altoids mint tin) has been added to the props list and needs to be sourced

4.     Lights – Any haze? Fire alarm isolation?

·       The preset has now changed as the mirror light is no longer needed.

·       David and Vicki have said that they are happy to focus the FOH truss using the Zargies from Space

5.     Sound

·       Band Placement – after discussions, the idea of putting the band in a studio was decided against and the two options are under the seats and on deck at first floor level upstage right.

It has been decided that the band are going on the deck upstage right

·       The Band includes a cello and a violin which needs to be miked up 

·       Need a booth Mic in the Wing

·       How you doing with other sound requirements?

The Mic Plot and patch sheet is done, the sound effects and house music still need to be sourced

·       Can you have your sound stage plan done for the Tuesday so that Nicky can implement it for you?

The stage Plan will be ready for Tuesday 6^th May

·       L3’s recording the show? The L3’s are recording a multi-track of the show

·       The SD9 from the Studio Theatre to go to rehearsals next Friday with the mics

6.     FOH

·       The tickets are ready for sale, go on sale to the public on Friday

·       Programmes were finalised Wednesday 30^th April

7.     Schedule

·       Show schedule

The Schedule will be sent out with the minutes, with the change on Wednesday Evening the band is to run through the songs before the cue to cue

8.     Questions

9.     Schedule Next Meeting

·       7^th May 2014

Action Points

What /When/ Who?                                                                                                 

Alisienne – to make sure that the leaves and rose petals have been made flame retardant, make sure that all props have been sourced by keeping close communications with Matthew

Marc/ Simon/ Nicky – to source house music and sound effects for Carly to listen too by the next production meeting

Hannah – Build a trap door

Adam – to tape the changes made to the stage plan in the studio 206

Lighting Statements

Lighting statements is a list of elements needed to complete a lighting plan and design. This list means that if the production was touring or the lighting designer wasn't present, the crew available would still be able to achieve the same look in every venue, each time it was performed.

• A  25 par-can back wash of 
• Wash in Scuba Blue (L729)
• Wash in Dark Blue (L119)
• Wash in Deep Purple (L797)
• Wash in Mauve (L126)
• Wash in Plasa Red (L029)
• Par can pipe ends on either side of the bar in Bacon Brown (L511) and Full C.T Blue (L201)
• Fresenel wash from the front and back on raised stage in Sun Colour Straw (L764)
• Source 4 Juniors as specials USR,USL,DSR,CS,USC in Full C.T Blue (L201) and Frost (R119)
• Source 4 Juniors lighting the flat area around the raised stage in Full C.T Blue (L201) and Frost (R119)
• A Source 4 Junior focused across stage from DSL to represent a 'mirror' in Full C.T Blue (L201) and Frost (R119)
• A truss bar of 6 Mac 250 Washes US 
• 2 Mac 250 Entours placed on each bar above the edges of the raised stage
• 3 Source 4 Juniors on bar 11 with 'leafy' gobos in as break ups in Full C.T Blue (L201).
• 4 Birdies on the flat floor DS as uplight
• 2 Birdies on the edge of the raised stage as across uplight
• 2 truss bars front of house.
• 5 Source 4 Juniors on FOH Truss 1 as steep front light in Full C.T Blue (L201) and Frost (R119)
• 4 Source 4 Fresenels on FOH Truss 1 as front wash in Sun Colour Straw (L764)
• 2 Source 4 Juniors on FOH Truss 1 to light the balconies in Full C.T Blue (L201) and Frost (R119)
• 4 Source 4 36 on FOH Truss 2 with IQs in Full C.T Blue (L201)
• 2 Source 4 36 on FOH pole on either side in Full C.T Blue (L201) and Bacon Brown (L511) as low face light.
• 2 par cans on FOH pole on either side as blinders in open white. 
• 3 bars of bayonets on stage to represent each of the 10 main characters
• Festoons FOH hung from the grid