Saturday, November 26, 2011
Some Opinions
I have interviewed a few previous directors or 'techies' I have worked with in the past and they seemed to believe that I pose a very interesting question. 'Does technology affect any field of work in the theatre realm in a negative light?' is a very hard question to answer intellectually without any previous knowledge or study about the subject. My high school director, Julie Magnuson had said that she saw no difference in the relationship between the number of people involved in the show and the amount of technology in the show. A previous tech director of mine, who was just known as Steve, had added that he felt like he had either more people involved in crew, or he had more experienced workers. This specifically gets me thinking. Maybe it doesn't necessarily affect in quantity, maybe better technical workers are involved, theoretically making the show have a better output. These are just two opinions out of the millions of people involved in theatre around the world, so their input may not mean much but it gets me that much closer to coming to a conclusion. Any other people's personal opinions or knowledge is very welcomed and much appreciated!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Technical Theatre and You
Technology is a very important tool in our everyday lives. We use it for everything now, even reading. But how is this tool that is becoming more and more used worldwide being incorporated into theatre? How is technology evolving to benefit, or harm for that matter, the art of theatre?
Above is a picture a soundboard: a typical theatre staple. This item is usually incorporated in shows as it controls microphone feed and other such things. This is just one of the many ways technology is being incorporated with theatre. I've been in shows where we've used small snippets of documentary and I've also been in shows where there was a whole PowerPoint of pictures. In both of these instances a huge screen, a projector, and a computer was required. Although including a movie or pictures into a live show isn't that common, it is one of the more reasonable ways to include technology into performance.
The question still remains, however, is technology helping or hurting the working field of theatre? As an actor, it would seem as the movie or video in a show would take the role of some actors, therefore less roles available. But looking from the standpoint of someone in lights or sounds, it would give them more work; therefore more jobs would become available. So, from whose standpoint do we observe this issue from? Does technology give or take away from the working field of theatre?
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Above is a picture a soundboard: a typical theatre staple. This item is usually incorporated in shows as it controls microphone feed and other such things. This is just one of the many ways technology is being incorporated with theatre. I've been in shows where we've used small snippets of documentary and I've also been in shows where there was a whole PowerPoint of pictures. In both of these instances a huge screen, a projector, and a computer was required. Although including a movie or pictures into a live show isn't that common, it is one of the more reasonable ways to include technology into performance.
The question still remains, however, is technology helping or hurting the working field of theatre? As an actor, it would seem as the movie or video in a show would take the role of some actors, therefore less roles available. But looking from the standpoint of someone in lights or sounds, it would give them more work; therefore more jobs would become available. So, from whose standpoint do we observe this issue from? Does technology give or take away from the working field of theatre?
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