21/9/17
At the start of the day our teacher began by
giving a detailed explanation of all of the different roles in a theatre
company they are as follows:
Performance:
Principle- An actor with a major role
Chorus- A collection of performers who support
the principles
Ensemble cast- An entire show’s cast in which
none take a lead role and act as a collective
Director- The head of a production who normally
hires most of the other production and performance people
Production:
Lighting designer- Head of lighting for the whole
performance. In smaller theatres they will also act as operators as well. In
larger ones they will hire the operators themselves.
Lighting operator-A person that operates the
lights during the actual performance
Costume designer- The person that designs the
costumes for each character
Costume tailor- The person that makes or fits the
clothes to all of the actors
Dressers- People that assist in the actors
changing outfits
Sound designer- Head of sound for the whole
performance. In smaller theatres they will also act as operators as well. In
larger ones they will hire the operators themselves.
Sound operator-A person that operates the sound
during the actual performance
set designer - Head of set for the hole
performance. In smaller theatres they will also act as operators as well. In
larger ones they will hire the operators themselves.
Set operator- The person that changes the set
during the production
Set builder – the person that builds the set for
the performance
Stage manager – has a variety of roles, but
normally calls people to the stage and gives out cues to the operators during
the performance
Deputy stage manager (DSM) -
Assistant stage manager (ASM) –
Admin:
Producer: an arbitrary title that can encompass
almost any role; however they normally have a financial incentive
Treasurer: The person that is in charge of the
financial situation of any theatres
Tour manager- The person that manages the tour of
a show.
Programmer- The person that decides what
production takes place in receiving houses.
After that, we had a discussion on what success
would be for everyone’s future. I claimed that I would feel successful if I
could be able to be in a performance that I enjoy every three months. This is
because I am not as motivated by money as some of the other members of my BTEC
class. However, I can understand why they would attribute their success to
things such as money or fame. The main messages of the class were that actors
rarely get the opportunity to turn down roles and will rarely be in a position
in which they are able to turn down unappealing roles. Also, that one of the
most effective ways to succeed is to constantly be working or be working in
multiple roles at once, s this will allow you to network yourself and also to
have a steady income both of which are integral to succeeding in the performing
world.
10/10/17
In the first part of the day we
were given the instruction to research into a “dream job” in the field of
acting, I have been thinking of this before and I have narrowed down my
aspirations to four main jobs: Freelance actor, learning mentor (or just an
educator in performing arts), an actor loyal to a theatre company or a director
loyal to a theatre company. I’ll research the full job requirements and what
the prerequisites would be needed for it.
Freelance Actor.
The majority of freelance actors
live in the American city of L.A. They go from job to job by audition and call
backs. There are currently over 100,000 actors in L.A however, due to the rise
in special effects and other factors the rate of employment for freelance
actors has been declining and doesn’t show any sign of stopping. As of this
date only 20% of freelance actors are in employment. Also the rate of
employment is institutionally biased in sex and race. Males are more likely to
be cast due how there are more demand for them, and more white people are cast
than POC due to Hollywood’s belief that their audience can better identify with
characters if they are the same race as them.
As a result this is the most unlikely career for me to take.
Learning mentor (or performing
arts educator)
Like with most educational jobs,
the easiest way to enter them is to apply to the same facility you were taught
by as the personal relationship with your teachers may bias them in your
favour. This would only be achievable if you would be getting the highest or
near the highest grades in the subject of the intuition, as otherwise they
would not believe that you would be viable for the job. The work entails
similar activities to what I have done, such as directing and giving feedback,
standing in for roles, and admin work. I believe this may the most likely performing
arts carer for me.
Actor/ director, loyal to a
company
These two carers are similar in
their prerequisites as they are both quite hard to achieve. This is because
under the search “England Theatre Company” there are only 73 listed, as a
result I will not go into large amounts of detail about these two carers.
Obviously a background in acting/directing is needed for these roles and a
previous hiring with eh company would help your chances of obtaining the job.
By being loyal to one company you would partake and assist in every single
production that the company makes.
31/10/17
Today we started by being briefed on how we would need to create a five minute presentation exploring two potential careers involving the performing arts. Since I had previously done research on four potential carers on the 10th I was more than prepared for this task. I choose to do my presentation on freelance acting and being a performing arts educator. This was due to how I felt that these were the two careers I knew the most about due to how I had researched them in a previous task and were the most interesting to myself, which should create a more engaging presentation than the alternative. Here is the PowerPoint I made:
21/11/17
On this day we were tasked to include the sources of all of the claims we made in our presentation I made this table to do so:
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