Today we continued with research about jobs in the Performing Arts Industry relating to the backstage of Theatre; looking at the career paths of a backstage role.
We had to look at:
where would you go and train?
what kind of degree would you need?
where would you do it?
what kind of work would you then look for?
Sharron asked us individually what backstage roles would we be interested in doing, I was unsure at first and noticed that when listening to other peoples interest in backstage roles it was usually:
Technical work (operating & designing lighting)
Scenic design
Stage Manager
Costume designer
So while listening I thought about directing because I like observing people and giving suggestions and like to see ideas come to play and thought it would be a good role to look into as no-one else seemed to pick it.
Mario was the only person that picked Casting Director and Elliott chose Choreographer.
As Mario picked Casting Director, Sharron put Director and Casting Director together as they would be working together. Emma later then joined us as she picked Director.
For the task and to implement a thorough research of our chosen roles, we had to look at:
Education
Experience
Relevant Qualifications
Skills
Responsibilities of that job
Training
Personal Qualities
We had to work in groups of the same role we chose but fill out the chosen role individually to put with our portfolio of Business work.
To help with my research and I began with looking up personal qualities for a director which lead me to:
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/theatre_director_training.htm
http://www.inputyouth.co.uk/jobguides/job-theatredirector.html
Afterwards we had done our research individually, we all came together and shared the information we had acquired from each group.
Music/SoundTech Designer
Education:
- BS in recording arts
- Bs in music prouction
Experience:
- practical experience with using sound equipment
- helping backstage in a theatre
- recording/mixing
Relevant Qualifications:
- City and Guilds Awards, Certificates and Diplomas in Sound and Music Technology
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Music Technology or Production Arts
Skills:
- being creative
- understanding technology and production
- know special affects
- understand music history and culture
- knowledge in electronics and acoustic
- ability to cope with long hours
Costume Designing
Education:
- Assosciate Degree in Fashion and Design
- Bachelors Degree in Fashion and Design
Experience:
- working as a wardrobe assistant or costume maker
- advanced apprenticeship
Personal Qualities:
- Friendly
- People Skills
Experience:
- experience in a retail shop as merchandiser
- work at colleges/schools at productions
Relevant Qualifications:
Lighting Operator
Education:
- Level 3 certificate/Diploma in production and arts
- Level 5 in HND performing arts
- Foundation degree lighting design/technology
Experience:
- ability to work with lighting equipment
- working in a theatre/venues/concerts/student film projects
Stage Manager
Education:
- Degree/Certificate in Performing Arts, Drama or Theatre Studies, Music
- BTEC Level 4 HNC or Level 5 HNI
Experience:
- Working with professionals in Theatres
Skills:
- Good People management/skills
- excellent communication
- sharp eye for detail
- computer skills
Personal Qualities:
- confidence
- ability to think on feet
- sense of humour
- ability to be calm and composed
Deputy Stage Manager
Education:
- BTEC Level 4 HNC or Level 5 HNI Performing Arts Production
- Foundation Degree in Theatre Practice
Skills:
- great communication
- patience
- good budget and I.T skills
- calm under pressure
- quick-thinker
Responsibilities of that job:
- good understanding of technical and artistic elements
- keeping prompt copy of scripts and cues for technical aspects of performance
Training:
- start as an assistant stage manager before progressing as a deputy stage manager
- short courses in health and safety
Assistant Manager
Experience:
- helping backstage with props ect
Skills:
- efficient and organised
- aware of time
- good communication skills
- good eye for details
- budgeting
Casting Director
Education:
- Any Drama Course
Experience
- work for an agent (agent assistant)
- alternatively go to drama school
Director
Education:
- HND or Foundation Degree in Creative and Performing Arts/ Drama and Theatre Studies/ Music/ Arts in the community
Experience:
- practical theatre
- stage management
- acting
- direction in amateur or fringe theatre e.g. youth theatre or student drama society groups
Relevant Qualifications:
- english literature
- music
- drama theatre studies
- creative and performing arts
- languages
- humanitary based subjects e.g. Philosophy, psychology, history
Skills
- ability to express yourself orally and written
- persuasive
- creative
- willing to take artistic risks
- excellent negotiation
- an ability to motivate
- team working and time management
- dedicated
- enthusiastic
- awareness of technical issues and the workings of a theatre
- consider issues of ethics and awareness of the audience
Responsibilities of that job
- programming and budgeting
- working with writers
- collaborating with playwrights
- holding auditions for productions
- attending production meetings
- helping to publicise productions
Training:
- developing your work
- experience, reputation and credits are essential in order to progress
- some drama schools specialise in courses
Personal Qualities:
- interpersonal skills
- visually and artistically brave
- ability to express their creative vision clearly
- assertive
- problem solver
- aware of relevant of health and safety rules
- aware and respectable of traditional theatre etiquette
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