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====Wings==== | |||
The masking for the panto required that the wings be completely masked, yet quickly and safely accessible for large numbers of cast and large props (e.g. Hairdresser’s chair, sweetie truck); the stage also had to remain quite open. | |||
This was achieved using 4 pairs of doglegs (see Masking plan) the frames were pulled out on hemp lines to the grid and the 4x12 legs tied on. Importantly the dog legs were only tied onstage far enough to mask the entrances and the excess was doubled back. | |||
'''(Note: There are only 6 dog leg frames in stock – we constructed 2 extra, using scaff and key clamps)''' | |||
====Borders==== | |||
5 Borders were used for this performance | |||
*Winch Bar – 16x5m | |||
*CW8 – 16x5m (with 1.8m Bar extensions) | |||
*Hemp Bar between CW12 and CW13 – 12.2x3m (On scaff bar made up of two of the 6.4m lengths joined with long key clamp) | |||
*Hemp Bar between CW15 and CW16 – 16x5m (On scaff bar made up to 14m using 3 scaff lengths and two long key clamps) | |||
*CW24 – 16x5m (with 1.8m bar extensions) | |||
'''All Borders are conduited''' | |||
====Masking Notes==== | |||
A single 4x8 hard masker (covered in a large piece of black serge tat) was propped up using a stage brace and stage weight. This was to mask the offstage entrance into the USL tower when the door in the tower was used as an entrance and exit offstage. It was placed tight against the tower behind the 3rd soft dogleg masking. | |||
The entrance behind the Door USC in the main tower had a black tat curtain behind it to mask any light spill from void entrance or platform ladder safety lamp. | |||
A 10x3m border was tied along the back of the pit-lift to mask off the main area of the pit and the trap entrance there. | |||
==Notable Set Elements== | ==Notable Set Elements== | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 22 January 2013
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Beauty and the Beast
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Story
When he mocks the advances of beautiful Madame DeTestable, Sasha, the selfish and arrogant Marquis, is transformed into a hideous beast, and only has until the first snowfall of winter to make the plain Belle Atiseau declare her love for him … or he will remain a beast forever. As he hides in his chateau, his servants, Michel and Michelle bring Belle to work for him, and do their best to make him change his arrogant ways. However, Madame DeTestable - with her hapless son, Marcel - have plans to destroy the chateau and everyone in it. But Belle is not alone! With her in the chateau is her bumbling papa, Monsieur Atiseau, her tomboy best pal, Bibi, and Bibi’s mum - the brash, loud and sometimes rude, Bette Bouffant – the woman with the biggest bouffant in all France! Will Madame DeTestable manage to destroy the chateau and all in it? Will Sasha be able to change his ways to make Belle fall for him in time? And will Monsieur Atiseau ever notice Bette’s buffed-up bouffant?
Crew
- Production Manager - Sandy McRobbie (staff)
- Stage Manager - Amber McClelland
- Deputy Stage Manager - Alice McKay
- Assistant Stage Managers - Elleanor Taylor + Julia Perez
- Technical Stage Manager - Rebecca Coull
- Deputy Technical Stage Manager - Andrew McCabe
- Production Electrician - Neil Foulis
- Deputy Production Electrician - Michael Parkin
- Lighting Operator - Oliver Gorman
- Sound Number 1 - Graeme Brown
- Sound Number 2 - Audrey Wilson
- Stage Electricians - Patrick Watson
- Stage Crew - Second year Designers
- Fit up Crew - First Year PTM Students
- Crew Cheif - Kev Murray
Fit Up Images
Technical Stage Management
Overview
Stage Plans
Masking
Wings
The masking for the panto required that the wings be completely masked, yet quickly and safely accessible for large numbers of cast and large props (e.g. Hairdresser’s chair, sweetie truck); the stage also had to remain quite open.
This was achieved using 4 pairs of doglegs (see Masking plan) the frames were pulled out on hemp lines to the grid and the 4x12 legs tied on. Importantly the dog legs were only tied onstage far enough to mask the entrances and the excess was doubled back.
(Note: There are only 6 dog leg frames in stock – we constructed 2 extra, using scaff and key clamps)
Borders
5 Borders were used for this performance
- Winch Bar – 16x5m
- CW8 – 16x5m (with 1.8m Bar extensions)
- Hemp Bar between CW12 and CW13 – 12.2x3m (On scaff bar made up of two of the 6.4m lengths joined with long key clamp)
- Hemp Bar between CW15 and CW16 – 16x5m (On scaff bar made up to 14m using 3 scaff lengths and two long key clamps)
- CW24 – 16x5m (with 1.8m bar extensions)
All Borders are conduited
Masking Notes
A single 4x8 hard masker (covered in a large piece of black serge tat) was propped up using a stage brace and stage weight. This was to mask the offstage entrance into the USL tower when the door in the tower was used as an entrance and exit offstage. It was placed tight against the tower behind the 3rd soft dogleg masking.
The entrance behind the Door USC in the main tower had a black tat curtain behind it to mask any light spill from void entrance or platform ladder safety lamp.
A 10x3m border was tied along the back of the pit-lift to mask off the main area of the pit and the trap entrance there.