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! style="background-color:#E6E6FA; font-size: 120%;" align="center" colspan="2"| <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <span style="color: #9370DB;">'''Summary'''</span>
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|'''Dates''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> 8th - 16th December 2016 </div>
|'''Dates''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> 21st March - 1st April 2017  </div>
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|'''Performance Course''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> Third Year BA Musical Theatre </div>
|'''Performance Course''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> Third Year BA Musical Theatre </div>
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|'''Location'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> New Atheneum Theatre & Edinburgh Festival Theatre </div>
|'''Location'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> New Atheneum Theatre & Edinburgh Festival Theatre </div>
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! style="background-color:#E6E6FA; font-size: 120%;" align="center" colspan="2"| <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <span style="color: #9370DB;">'''Creative Team'''</span>
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|'''Director''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> Andrew Panton </div>
|'''Director''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> Andrew Panton </div>
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|'''Lighting Designer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> Grant Anderson </div>
|'''Lighting Designer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> Grant Anderson </div>
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! style="background-color:#E6E6FA; font-size: 120%;" align="center" colspan="2"| <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <span style="color: #9370DB;">'''Production Team'''</span>
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|'''Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Babette Wickham-Riddick]] </div>
|'''Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Babette Wickham-Riddick]] </div>
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|'''Deputy Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Ryan Davy]] </div>  
|'''Deputy Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Ryan Davy]] </div>  
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|'''Assistant Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Rosie Oxford]] </div>
|'''Assistant Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Rosie Orford]] </div>
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|'''Assistant Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Rachel Matthews]] </div>
|'''Assistant Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Rachel Matthews]] </div>
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|'''Technical Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Stuart Leech]] </div>
|'''Technical Stage Manager'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Stuart Leech]] </div>
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|'''Flyman''' <div style="text-align: centre;">[[Daryl Campbell]] </div>
|'''Head Flyman''' <div style="text-align: centre;">[[Daryl Campbell]] </div>
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|'''Assistant Technical Stage Manager''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Simon McEwan]] </div>
|'''Assistant Technical Stage Manager''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Simon McEwan]] </div>
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|'''Assistant Technical Stage Manager''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Monica Schmocker]] </div>
|'''Assistant Technical Stage Manager''' <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Monica Schmocker]] </div>
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|'''Head Electrician'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Patrick Hemplewhite]] </div>
|'''Head Electrician'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Patrick Hepplewhite]] </div>
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|'''Lighting Programmer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Matthew Turnbull]] </div>
|'''Lighting Programmer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Matthew Turnbull]] </div>
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|'''Lighting Programmer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Jak Coventry]] </div>
|'''Lighting Crew'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Jak Coventry]] </div>
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|'''Lighting Programmer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Adlai Faigen]] </div>
|'''Lighting Crew'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Adlai Faigen]] </div>
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|'''Lighting Programmer'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Karen Wilson]] </div>
|'''Lighting Crew'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Karyn Wilson]] </div>
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|'''Sound No.2'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Craig Stevenson]] </div>
|'''Sound No.2'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Craig Stevenson]] </div>
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|'''Sound No.2'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Allan Hamliton]] </div>
|'''Sound No.2'''  <div style="text-align: centre;"> [[Allan Hamilton]] </div>
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== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font size="9" color="#00BFFF"> '''Chess The Musical'''</font> </span> ==
== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font size="9" color="#FF0000"> '''Chess The Musical'''</font> </span> ==
 
In 2016, [http://www.rcs.ac.uk RCS] broke all traditions, and decided to put on a Winter Show rather than a Pantomime. This production was The Snow Queen...
 
'' 'Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two men—an American grandmaster and a Soviet grandmaster—and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. Although the protagonists were not intended to represent any real individuals, the character of the American grandmaster (named Freddie Trumper in the stage version) was loosely based on Bobby Fischer, while elements of the story may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov.'
''
 
== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font color="#00BFFF">'''The Production Team'''</font> </span> ==
 
 
[[File:SQProduction Team.jpg|700px]]
 
Our wonderful production team!
 
 
== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font color="#00BFFF"> '''Stage Management''' </font> </span> ==
 
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''The Team''' </font> ===
 
[[File:SQSMTeam.JPG|500px]]
 
 
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Props Lists''' </font> ===
 
Here is version one of the props list...
 
 
<pdf>SQProvisionalProps.pdf</pdf>
 
 
We then switched over to using our whiteboard in the office over a digitalised copy as it changed so often that as a team we found it much simpler and more satisfying to use a physical large copy...
 
[[File:SQWhiteboard.jpg|1000px]]
 
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''''THE FINAL DESIGN MEETING  - DSM"''' </font> ===
 
<pdf>Final_Design_Meeting,_The_Snow_Queen.pdf</pdf>
 
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Specific Props...''' </font> ===
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Tipover Box''' </font> ===
[[File:SQ_tipover.jpg|300px]]
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Timothy the Fish''' </font> ===
 
 
[[File:SQTimothy.JPG|300px]]
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''[[Drawstring Bags]]''' </font> ===
 
 
[[File:SQDrawstring.jpg]]
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Maisy the Bear''' </font> ===
 
 
[[File:SQMaisy.jpg]]
 
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Paging German Masking''' </font> ===
[[File:louise_paging.png | 300px | left]]
 
During this production, it was the Designer’s decision to use German masking (as opposed to the regular Italian masking) to cover the wings from the view of the audience.
Italian side masking, the more common masking we use, runs across the stage with curtains facing parallel to the Proscenium Arch.
German side masking runs upstage to downstage, with curtains perpendicular to the Proscenium Arch and allows breaks in the curtain to allow actors on and off stage. This is where the ASM’s come in. It was our job to know the play well enough to know whether the actor(s) are coming off USL, CSL, DSL and at what cue point so you can page the curtain open so they can enter the wing without stopping to find where the break in the curtain is to get through. After tech week we can then devise a specific ‘Paged Entrances’ so we have all our entrances/exits cues on paper so everything (fingers crossed) will run smoothly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Fire''' </font> ===
 
[[File:SQFire2.JPG|300px]] [[File:SQFire.JPG|325px]]
 
 
After discussions with the director and designer, the following parameters were determined for the fire;
 
- It needed to be at least the width of the trap (700mm)
 
- It needed to be in a container that looked like it was carried around by ''The Robber Girl'' for the purpose of creating fire
 
- It needed to burn for the length of the scene it featured in - around 7 minutes
 
- It needed to be tall enough that it looked like a small campfire
 
- It needed to be able to both light and extinguish instantly
 
 
 
A number of different options were looked into for the fire - initially [http://www.lemaitreltd.com/p/Angel-Fire-Flame-Paste/PKgbsXKCws8 flame paste]] was considered but due to the number of shows, the width of the fire and the length of time the fire needed to burn for, it was quickly decided this option was too expensive.
 
Following this, we purchased [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Esbit-Solid-Fuel-Tablets-x/dp/B004XVIS1K fuel tablets]]. They seemed like a good option as they are designed for starting campfires, they do not liquefy when burning and they (in theory) light easily. Unfortunately, when tested, they provided a very small flame - only a couple of inches tall, and only the width of the tablet. A demonstration of the fuel tablets can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk5WPWQU524&t=166s here]] (with the wind helping the flame along quite a lot). This was not anywhere close to the desired effect and we quickly realised we would need to come up with a new method.
 
We then looked into [https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLAMEFAST-INSTANT-LIGHT-SMOKELESS-BURNS-HOURS/dp/B00NIL3I2K Easylogs]] which are logs filled with combustible material which light very quickly, are virtually smokeless and burn for up to two hours. We used this with a small amount of flame paste on top to help it light quicker. This was very effective and created the effect we needed.
 
However, using this method we discovered two issues...
 
The first being that the [https://www.primrose.co.uk/-p-18792.html?adtype=pla&kwd=&gclid=CjwKEAiAqJjDBRCG5KK6hq_juDwSJABRm03hrTBc8EmCr3d9uV0RU7GUkzz9U6U_IB61NaWBRyJU0RoCuSDw_wcB metal galvanised planter]] we bought to keep the fire in was not as heatproof as expected, and buckled under the heat of the fire meaning we could not use it. In order to tackle this, a purpose built steel container was created, with a trough inside it for the flame paste. The container was on small legs to ensure there was room for oxygen under the container and to prevent the container burning the floor. A lid was also made to accompany this for instant extinguishing of the flame, and welding gloves were provided for removing the container from the stage after the flame scene was complete.
 
Secondly, we also discovered that it was impossible to know for sure what material was contained inside the log, rendering it unsafe and an unusable method for creating our fire onstage.
 
After more research and discussion, it was agreed that we could have the budget to buy the flame paste in order to ensure the flame would be consistent in all respects every night. The costings for this were based on estimations provided by Le Maitre, and the breakdown of this can be found below...
 
 
<pdf>Flame Paste Cost Breakdown.pdf</pdf>
 
Unfortunately, this was far too much flame paste, and we only used 375ml per show... Oops.
 
=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Health and Safety''' </font> ===
 
For The Snow Queen, the stage management department took responsibility for the safety and risk assessments of...
 
 
- The 'Showsnow' on the floor
 
- The flame
 
- Performers in the aisle
 
- Performer and crew slips, trips and falls
 
- Performers in socks
 
- Performers in the tip over box
 
 
As well as the performers on each of the trucks;
 
- Performers walking on the tree trucks
 
- Performers on the cart truck
 
- Performers on the castle truck
 
- Performers on the throne truck
 
- Performers on the house truck
 


Risk assessing the trucks was challenging as they were all purpose built meaning they did not come with any solid safety documentation - a lot of the safety limitations of the trucks was discovered through trial and error with the blocking. To work out the boundaries of the trucks, stage management did their fair share of playing on them to work out what felt safe and what didn't... As well as collaborating with the Technical Stage Department and the Construction department, of course.  
''Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two men—an American grandmaster and a Soviet grandmaster—and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. Although the protagonists were not intended to represent any real individuals, the character of the American grandmaster (named Freddie Trumper in the stage version) was loosely based on Bobby Fischer, while elements of the story may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov.'
'


== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font color="#FF0000">'''The Production Team'''</font> </span> ==


The RA for the flame can be found below :)


[[Image: Chess Production.jpg| 700px]]


<pdf>SQFire RA.pdf</pdf>
Chess The Musical Production Team


== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font color="#FF0000"> '''Stage Management''' </font> </span> ==




=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''Finance''' </font> ===
===Props and Furniture Breakdown===


The Stage Management department had a £600 budget for The Snow Queen. £200 of this contributed to the cost of the flame paste, leaving us with £400 for everything else. The budget reconciliation can be found below...


<pdf>SQBudgetRec.pdf</pdf>
[[:File:Chess - PROPS - 11112016.pdf]]


===Master Settings List===


=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''''Scene Breakdown"''' </font> ===
[[:File:Chess - Master Settings Lists V2.pdf]]


<pdf>SQ_breakdown.pdf</pdf>
===Mark Up Plan===


[[:File:Chess V5 Ath.pdf]]


=== <font color="#ff83fa">'''''Risk Assessment rehearsals - The cart"''' </font> ===  
== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font color="#FF0000"> '''Stage Department''' </font> </span> ==  


<pdf>SQ_RA_Cart.pdf</pdf>
=== <font color="#ff83fa">''''Costume Fittings during rehearsals - DSM"''' </font> ===
[[File:SQ costume fitting.png]]
== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font color="#00BFFF"> '''Stage Department''' </font> </span> ==
[[File:SQinbits.jpg |315px ]][[File:SQCurve.jpg |315px ]][[File:SQFllor2.jpg |418px ]][[File:SQcuttingfloor.jpg |315px ]][[File:SQBuild.jpg |315px ]]


===The Team===
===The Team===
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The Technical Stage Department team consisted of;
The Technical Stage Department team consisted of;


[[File:SQDarth-vader.jpg | 300px]] Stuart Leech (Head of Stage)        [[File:SQToga1.jpg | 300px]]  Dimitri Grant (Depute Head of Stage)  
[[File:SQDarth-vader.jpg | 300px]] Stuart Leech (Head of Stage)


===Set Design===


[[File:Foxwsignificantotter.jpg  | 300px]] Yesha Subontincic West (Head of Flys)[[File:SQCREW.jpg  | 300px]] First Years (Crew)


===Tracking, Trees, Trucks & Carts===
<pdf>CHESSELEMENTS_LIST_-_15th_Nov._.pdf</pdf>


The House


[[image:SQWebHouse.jpg||830px]]  [[image:SQGrandmas_Throne-1.jpg||830px]]
===Flying Structure===


<pdf>Chess_the_Musical_-_Grid_Design_1.pdf</pdf>


<pdf>Chess_the_Musical_-_Grid_Design_2.pdf</pdf>


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_V2_Grant_Submission.pdf</pdf>


The Castle
<pdf>Chess_the_Musical_-_Grid_Design_3.pdf</pdf>


[[image:Snowqueencastle.jpg||830px]]  [[image:SQCastle-1.jpg||830px]]
<pdf>Grid_Calculations_Document.pdf</pdf>




===Fitup===


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Equipment_List_V5.pdf</pdf>


The Tree's
<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_A0_Master_Plan.pdf</pdf>


[[image:SQCloth.jpg||830px]]  [[image:SQFlown_Trees_and_Portcullis-1.jpg||830px]]
===Show Running===


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Daily_Checklist.pdf</pdf>


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Preshow_Checklist.pdf</pdf>


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Interval_Checklist.pdf</pdf>


The Cart
<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Aftershow_Checklist.pdf</pdf>


[[image:Snowqueencart.jpg||830px]]  [[image:SnowqueenCart-1.jpg||830px]]
<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Grid_&_Flying_Checklist.pdf</pdf>




===Edinburgh===


The Throne
<pdf>CHESS Everything.pdf</pdf>


[[image:SQThrone.jpg||830px]]  [[image:SQThrone-1.jpg||830px]]
<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Stage_Department_Rider.pdf</pdf>


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Rigging_Plan.pdf</pdf>


<pdf>Chess_The_Musical_-_Fitup_Schedule.pdf</pdf>


== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font color="#FF0000"> '''Sound ''' </font> </span> ==


[[image:SQCastorfixing.jpg|600px]]
===The Team===
This is the end
The Sound department for Chess Consisted of 4 Members:
 
===Genie Trap===
 
The Trap Queens of 2016
 
[[File:IMG_0024.JPG|400px]]
 
During Snow Queen a Genie Trap was used. This was used for both appearances and disappearances throughout the performance. The trap also required a reset mid show which had to be done without a performer on the trap - as seen in video link and 'trap method pdf'.
 
<pdf>Trap Weights.pdf</pdf>
 
<pdf>Trap Method.pdf</pdf>
 
<pdf>Trap Cue Sheet.pdf</pdf>
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMRda7e02I
 
===Side Masking===
 
<div style="text-align: left;"><pdf>Side_Masking.pdf</pdf></div>
 
===Equipment===  
 
 
<pdf>Snow_Queen_Equipment_List_V2.pdf</pdf>
 
===Counter Weight Plinth===
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhyfHs7SbNM
 
The counterweight plinth was used in Act One - Scene One for the appearance of the magic mirror. The plinth was counterweighted which meant that when it needed to be raised, all that was required was to pull the stage weight to floor. When the plinth needed to be lowered, the stage weight was pulled up using a piece of rope. The picture below shows the placement of wires in the pulley system. In order for the plinth to be operated, two people were required, one to remove the pin and open the slider, the other to place the mirror prop on top and operate the pulley. Find a link to the running list for the plinth below. The plinth cue was a particularly difficult one as it not only required perfect coordination between operators but because extra care had to be taken to ensure the pin wasn’t removed too early which could have caused an actor to stand on the opening and fall. During the run of Snow Queen, we only had one occasion where an actor stood on half of the plinth slider when the pin had been removed, however the actor soon realised where they were standing. After this performance, the TSM informed the cast not to stand too close to the plinth opening, and thankfully we never had a repeat of the incident. Also, on some occasions, the operators felt that there was too much smoke which sometimes made it difficult to see clearly. Despite having a few minor difficulties, the plinth worked successfully and really added to magic of Snow Queen.
 
[[File:CWPlinth1.jpg|200px]] [[File:CWPlinth2.png|200px]] [[File:IMG_0177.jpg|200px]] [[:File:Plinth Running List Example.pdf]]
 
 
===Vectorworks Project Sharing===
 
In the early design process of Snow Queen the stage department discussed an idea of using a sharing based platform which would allow multiple user to feed into a single Vectorworks file. Initially we discussed sharing a single file on a cloud based server, however this was quickly ruled out due to multiple issues around access and version numbers.
 
We began to look at Vectorworks Project Sharing.
 
 
[[File:Project_Sharing_Architect_1-1024x675.png |500px]]                  [[File:ProjectshareReal.jpg |500px]]
 
 
This feature allows users who have permission to access the file in the cloud (in our case Dropbox) to simultaneously edit different aspects of the same drawing.  Different permission levels are granted by the administrator of the shared file, in turn allowing different users to edit different things.
 
By default, when the Project File: Snow_Queen_Master.vwxp, you will see that the file that actually opens on your computer is Snow_Queen_Master_yourusername.vwxw.  This file is your Working File and is to be stored locally on your machine.  It is where you are to make all changes and edits.  As an added level of security the default permission for any user opening the Project File for the first time is ‘Read Only.’  Once the user has saved the Working File locally on their machine the administrator can edit the permission of that user to the appropriate one and then the user can begin editing.
 
The way Project Sharing in Vectorworks 2017 works is that each user can check-out one or multiple layers and edit them.  When these layers are checked-out only the user that has checked them out can edit them.  When the user wants to make the changes visible to others in the shared Project File, they need to Save and Commit their changes.  This is done by going to File- Save and Commit.  The user still has the layer or layers checked out.  To release the layers, go to File- Close and Release. 
 
IMPORTANT: If you have not Saved and Committed before Closing and Releasing, changes will not be saved, you will lose all work.  Closing and releasing also closes the file.
 
More information can be found on the Vectorworks Project Sharing page: http://www.vectorworks.net/products/features/project-sharing
 
===Plans===
 
<pdf>Snow_Queen_-_Full_Document.pdf</pdf>
 
===Snow Drop===
 
The Snow drop was built for The Snow Queen the 2016 christmas show. It required snow to fall across the span of the Ath stage for a couple minutes. the budget did not stretch to hire proper snow drops and we could not use "bubble snow" due to the floor and set not being able to take it. The idea was to build a snow roller using plastic pipe in workshop. This project was taken on by Stuart Leech TSM, Dimitri Grant DTSM and Yesha Subotincic West Head of Flys.
 
<pdf>Snow_Roller.pdf</pdf>
 
 
The Drop was too heavy to move smoothly from Fly Floor so the lines were instead to a counterweight bar (bar 14) with 5 weights in the cradle. The operation was therefore done by moving a bar in and out rather than pulling hemp lines.
 
 
After the end of the tech the roller was switched out for a snow bag with the same rig and operation. The reason for this being that the time did not exist to perfect the snow fall from the roller. Given more time the roller would have been used.
 
 
'''Further Information information regarding the Snow Drop can be found here [[Snow Drop]].
 
===Automation===
Similar to [[Dick McWhittington]] and The Neil Smith, Single Winch, Dual Lift Ladder Divert System™ Snow Queen required lighting ladders to move in show for truck to go on and off stage.
 
In times of old The Great Warlock Himself, Neil McDowell Frodo Skywalker Smith, wielded the great and awesome powers of ascension to bring light to the stage of Panto. Like the gilded war heroes before them a new generation of warriors set out to follow and albeit different path to shine light upon a dark and troubled world. They opted for the upstage ladders (hung off truss) to be suspended above the abyss of what is the New Atheneum Stage by not 1, not 3 but 2 automation points. Each span of truss was a 3m section and a 1m section. Stage right used automation winches 2 and 4 and stage left used points 1 and 3. To monitor the oppressing weight of darkness and lights hanging on the truss, each automation line also had Elven made load cells attached.
 
Looketh below and find the scroll that shows the states of automation used in this Great Show.
 
 
 
<div style="text-align: center;"><pdf>Automation_States_V2.pdf</pdf></div>
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'''Axis 3'''
 
Axis 3 has been having issues for a while. Especially a problem on this show as Axis 1 and Axis 3 were grouped and had to fly together a lot.  Axis 3 kept stopping with “Break Error” Also causing Axis 1 to stop too when they were in a locked group. Steve suggested doing a break released with no target 10 times before each show. This did not really help. He then switched the group to both other kinds. unfortunately the other kinds of groups caused Axis 1 to keep moving when Axis 3 had stopped. In order to fix this you had to go into Query and Drive Reset. Axis 1 and 3 were put back into a locked group and Stage Technologies was called. Over the phone Malki took instruction from someone names Kevin (I think). We did what we could but it didn’t fix the problem. So the other option was then for Stage Technologies to work their way into our system through their magical powers and disable the things that was causing the error. They did this and signs were put on all saying “Break Check Back Disabled Axis 3”.
 
Automation micro-switches
 
[[File:Automation_micro_swiches.jpg|500px]]
 
Micro-switches on Winch 3
 
These were watched from the top of the secret ladder (shhhh) while the break was fired to see if anything changed. Break fired and microswitches did not register that the break had been disengaged.
 
 
[[File:Automation_what?.jpg|500px]]
 
When a Multimeter (voltmeter) is put to 2 and a piece of metal (for example the side of the box) it reads 29 volts. Then the Multimeter is put on 6 and the break is fired with no target and if it reads the same then the break has power going to it so the box is not the issue.
 
 
Other Automation error
 
[[File:Automation_error.jpg|500px]]
 
This was another issue we had prior to the Sunday. Head of Flys sent a panicked email to Steve and Malki but it turned out to just be a loose ethernet cable. All that had to be done was it be plugged in fully and restart the desk.
 
== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font color="#00BFFF"> '''Sound Design''' </font> </span> ==
 
The Sound Design was complex and comprised of completely digital music, crafted by two Composers from the MA Musical Theatre. The Sound Design was programmed by Sound Designer Calum Paterson from BA Production Technology & Management, and featured over 200 individual cues from a Cue Stack of over 700 elements. This was the largest and most complex christmas the Conservatoire has ever seen.
 
[[File:Input_List_Output_List.pdf]]
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[[File:Kit_Request.pdf]]
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[[File:Booms_v2.1_For_Callum.pdf]]
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[[File:RCS_Winter_Season_2016_Co-Ordination_.pdf]]
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[[File:Snow_Queen_RA.pdf]]
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[[File:Sound_Dept_Call_Sheet.pdf]]
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[[File:Sound_Dept_Call_Sheet_21stNov.pdf]]
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[[File:VCA_Plot.pdf]]
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[[File:Master_Mic_Snow_Queen_.docx]]
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[[File:Cue_Light_and_Comms_sheet.docx]]
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== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font color="#00BFFF"> '''Lighting''' </font> </span> ==
 


==='''Title Of Something===
Sound Designer & Sound No.1 - Calum Paterson <br>
And Some Information
Production Sound Engineer - Jamie Ford <br>
Sound No.2 - Allan Hamilton <br>
Sound No.2 - Craig Stevenson <br>


Lalala


===Production Paperwork===


Below is the Production Paperwork:


[[:File:Output List Edinburgh.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Output List Glasgow V3.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Input List V4.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Chess Band List V3.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Pit Plan with SB's Updated.pdf]] <br>
[[:File:Fit Up Plan Edinburgh.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Fit Up Plan Glasgow.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Strike Plan Edinburgh.docx]] <br>
[[:File:VCA Plot.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Show Checklist.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Sound Dept Schedule V5.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Sound No.2 Briefing Pack.docx]] <br>
[[:File:Chess Risk Assessment NAT.pdf]] <br>


== <span style="font-family: Felix Titling"> <font color="#00BFFF"> '''Photos''' </font> </span> ==


===Adamson===


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For Chess The Musical, we had the pleasure of being the first musical theatre show in the UK to use an Adamson Line Array. This was provide by the Warehouse Sound Services. The Remit of Chess The Musical was to be loud and in your face. To Achieve this we need a system that would give us the clarity that musical theatre needs but also the power that a rock and roll system would give us. We used 12 S10 Line Array Boxes a side and a Sub Array of 8 S119 Boxes along the front of the stage.


A selection of photos of the build and production period of Snow Queen


===<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Felix Titling">'''Further photos can be found at...'''</span>===
<div style="text-align: center;">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rcsofficial/sets/72157673927278064 RCS Flickr]]


<div style="text-align: center;">[https://www.facebook.com/pg/rcsscenicart/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1385650871446375 Scenic Social Media]]
[[File:Adamson 1.jpg|400px]] <br> <br>
[[File:Adamson 2.jpg|400px]] <br> <br>
[[File:Adamson 3.jpg|400px]] <br> <br>


<div style="text-align: center;">[https://www.facebook.com/pg/rcs.workshops/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1605624876405567 Workshop Social Media]]
== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font color="#FF0000"> '''Lighting''' </font> </span> ==


<pdf>Chess 2017  Lighting Plan  Version 4.pdf</pdf>


<div style="text-align: center;"> xox </div>
== <span style="font-family: Tahoma"> <font color="#FF0000"> '''Video''' </font> </span> ==
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Chess the Musical
Summary
Dates
21st March - 1st April 2017
Performance Course
Third Year BA Musical Theatre
Location
New Atheneum Theatre & Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Creative Team
Director
Andrew Panton
Associate Director/Choreographer
Darragh O'Leary
Designer
Kenneth MacLeod
Musical Director
David Higham
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer
Grant Anderson
Production Team
Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Technical Stage Manager
Head Flyman
Assistant Technical Stage Manager
Assistant Technical Stage Manager
Assistant Technical Stage Manager
Head Electrician
Lighting Programmer
Lighting Crew
Lighting Crew
Lighting Crew
Sound No.2
Sound No.2
Production Sound Engineer

Chess The Musical

Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two men—an American grandmaster and a Soviet grandmaster—and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. Although the protagonists were not intended to represent any real individuals, the character of the American grandmaster (named Freddie Trumper in the stage version) was loosely based on Bobby Fischer, while elements of the story may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov.' '

The Production Team

Chess The Musical Production Team

Stage Management

Props and Furniture Breakdown

File:Chess - PROPS - 11112016.pdf

Master Settings List

File:Chess - Master Settings Lists V2.pdf

Mark Up Plan

File:Chess V5 Ath.pdf

Stage Department

The Team

The Technical Stage Department team consisted of;

Stuart Leech (Head of Stage)

Set Design


Flying Structure


Fitup

Show Running


Edinburgh

Sound

The Team

The Sound department for Chess Consisted of 4 Members:

Sound Designer & Sound No.1 - Calum Paterson
Production Sound Engineer - Jamie Ford
Sound No.2 - Allan Hamilton
Sound No.2 - Craig Stevenson


Production Paperwork

Below is the Production Paperwork:

File:Output List Edinburgh.docx
File:Output List Glasgow V3.docx
File:Input List V4.docx
File:Chess Band List V3.docx
File:Pit Plan with SB's Updated.pdf
File:Fit Up Plan Edinburgh.docx
File:Fit Up Plan Glasgow.docx
File:Strike Plan Edinburgh.docx
File:VCA Plot.docx
File:Show Checklist.docx
File:Sound Dept Schedule V5.docx
File:Sound No.2 Briefing Pack.docx
File:Chess Risk Assessment NAT.pdf


Adamson

For Chess The Musical, we had the pleasure of being the first musical theatre show in the UK to use an Adamson Line Array. This was provide by the Warehouse Sound Services. The Remit of Chess The Musical was to be loud and in your face. To Achieve this we need a system that would give us the clarity that musical theatre needs but also the power that a rock and roll system would give us. We used 12 S10 Line Array Boxes a side and a Sub Array of 8 S119 Boxes along the front of the stage.








Lighting

Video

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