Mar
9
to 10 Mar
Filtering by: Audio/Visual
Feb
17
3:00 pm15:00
Feb
1
2:30 pm14:30
Ibiza to Norfolk
The production of Ibiza to Norfolk was more involved for me as a venue technician. There were a variety of lighting fixtures to refocus along with rigging the birdies to light the set and rigging the projector for the video elements of the production. The technician, Tom, who was who tours with the production ran the show. The pack down was essentially a reverse of the process after a successful show.
Working with a technician who has worked in the West End was a great learning experience to see how they worked with the lighting fixtures to create the desired states for each scene.
Jan
24
to 25 Jan
Dining al Desko
Dining al Desko is a comedy produced by Tightrope Productions Oxford. During this production I worked with the technicians the production brought in to ensure smooth running with the in house lighting, sound and a/v equipment.
The first day focusing around the tech programming and get in and the second day involved a full rehearsal and the show in the evening.
Aug
14
9:00 pm21:00
AV Installation
The AV installation required going through each classroom on campus and upgrade projectors to newer and better Epson LED projectors and remove unnecessary cabling and mess. This also included changing Teac amplifiers to wall boxes to create desk spaces and remove large AV racks in rooms where possible.
This also involved the upgrading of Apple TVs where necessary along with changing over to Peer to Peer bluetooth screen sharing to reduce network load. This also came with renaming all of the Apple TVs to ensure they were easy to find as the previous numbering system made it harder for teachers to find the correct Apple TV.
Jul
10
3:00 pm15:00
Audio/Visual, Lighting, Sound, Lighting Design, Rigging, Production Management, Sound Design, TASIS Switzerland, Technical Management, Technical Director, Video Design, Video, Venue Management
DPAT Musical Revue - Cultural Event
The cultural events at TASIS Switzerland allow for a showcase of various different types of performing art to the students. As part of my role as Technical Coordinator I work organise and manage the Tech Team to setup the performing space from scratch with a lighting rig, PA system and projections as well as coordinating with maintenance to lay out the marley flooring and build the theatre blacks at the back of the stage.
For the duration of the performance I design and run the light, sound and visual projections and information. Then coordinating the pack down and closing of the venue space for the evening.
The cultural events always provide an interesting opportunity as there is a mix of dance, instrumentation and vocals with acts of varying sizes and styles. Check out the video and photo gallery below.
The Dedicated Performing Arts Team treated students and counselors from CDE, MSP, and TSP to a Musical Revue: "DPAT Goes Around the World."
Jun
7
to 14 Jun
IT Department Prep for Summer
During the summer of 2017 at TASIS Switzerland I worked for the IT Department for a week at the start of the summer and a week at the end of the summer. The principle being that another pair of hands is extremely useful during changeover from winter to summer school when inventorying the classrooms, setting up new laptops and computer labs along with enrolling the new computers in the casper management software.
The summer of 2017 was the first official year of me working for the IT Department, yet previous summers I have assisted them projects without officially being contracted to.
Mar
14
4:00 pm16:00
UX
UX is a conference that occurs once a month at the Old Fire Station. The event required projecting a presentation onto the screen which is setup as needed and setting a general wash across the stage so the presenters are well lit.
Mar
14
11:30 am11:30
Fish Eye
At the production of Fish Eye in the Old Firestation Theatre I worked with the incoming production as the second in house tech to bring in the set and assist them in any way necessary to bring the production into the theatre. This involved setting up their additional lighting equipment as well as focusing and colouring up the in house lighting rig to meet their needs.
We also constructed their set which included a series of panels on rails which were used as projection screens. Acting as in house tech also meant I had to set out chairs in the End-On formation.
At the end of the production we assisted with the get out of the set and their lighting equipment along with working on re-rigging and resetting the in-house lighting grid to the normal setup.
