Inner Space 2020 (Group A+B)
| Into The Space | |
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| Summary | |
| Location | |
| Year Group | |
| Design Team | |
| Red Riding Hood Designers | |
| Hansel and Gretel Designers | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | |
| Management Team | |
| Production Manager/FOH | |
| Production Manager/DSM | |
| Technical Team/Chief LX | |
| Technical Team/Head of Sound | |
| Head of Design | |
Overview
Due to COVID- 19, our year group was split into 4 groups to learn. For Inner Space, we split our year group in two. Groups A + B came together to fit up our show: 'Into The Space' on 8th December and showcased it to select staff and the rest of the class on the 9th December.
Theme
We decided to create a fractal walkthrough experience, having the audience travel through the space while the technical elements told the stories of Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and Jack and the Beanstalk.
The Set
With no budget, our team had to work with what we could source from within RCS. As our space was adapted to allow the audience to walk through the space, we decided not to use any set pieces and opted to use a variety of smaller props; both for the sake of ease and to allow for a more minimalistic feel to be included in each space. The seating bank was retracted for our performances.
Masking
We managed to secure 6 4mx4m black cloths that had been de-rigged from the Chandler, a 13.5mx4m cloth from the Ath that acted as the room dividers. We rigged 6 6m LX bars to hang these cloths in a cross formation. The AGOS has black tabs on a track that go most of the way round the performance venue, so made use of these as well as rigging extra cloths (sourced from the Gods in the New Athenaeum Theatre using bobbins from Venues) onto the tab track to create a complete blackout in the space.
Ground Plan
Equipment
| Masking | Flying | Speakers | Rigging |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Black Legs 4m x 4m | Rope | 2 Community SLS920 Tops | 4 Fall Prevention Petzl Grillon |
| 1 Black Border 13.5m x 4m | Fishing Line (bouquet) | Crest Audio Amps | 4 x Fall Prevention Harnesses |
| 60 bobbins | Karabiner (bouquet) | 4 Wire Rope Drifts1m/4mm |
Health And Safety
insert risk assessments
Pre Show Checks
Before the show began, 2 crew members carried out a shout check. Other crew members would ensure that every prop had been wiped down before the house was opened.
Flying
The show had 1 flown aspect to it: a bouquet of flowers. This was used in the Red Riding Hood room and enabled the show to have an element of interaction. The audience would watch the bouquet be flown in, and then prompted to unclip the karabiner from the bouquet and place them in a basket. The easiest way to do this was tie off the line on a dead so the the line couldn't get away from the flyman.
Full Venue Plan
Management
The Team
Production Manager: Reegan Graham
Production Manager: Caitlin Riddell
Technical Team: Ewan Fraser
Technical Team: Leo Wittwer
Design Management: Pippa Reilly
The management team consisted of three distinct roles; Production Management, Technical Management and Design Management. Production Management was in charge of scheduling, completion of risk assessments, liaison with staff, running and co-ordinating the get in/get out and general overseeing of the project. Technical Management was in charge of all technical kit lists, pre-programming, completion of ground plans, all flying activities and any actions being undertaken at height. Design Management acted as a bridge between the Management team and the Design team; taking minutes during design meetings and raising any concerns brought up from designers.
Props
Most of the props were sourced from RCS' Props Store, with a few sourced from the team and a couple makes too.
Risk Assessments
Production Schedule
Sound
For this show the biggest problem faced was getting equal coverage across space in the AGOS. We flew two speakers 2m of the centre stage either side on the LX bars
Comms
The AGOS has its own comms box with 4 headsets and 1 spare. We also managed to get access to 4 wireless radios with earpieces in order to create another "ring" of comms between the crew.
Radio users (Get In): Ewan, Leo, Reegan, Caitlin Radio users (Performances): Ewan, Reegan, Control Room, Backstage Comms users (Performances): Caitlin, Viola, Chloe
Lighting
Every fixture used in the performance came from the AGOS stock. We also had access to the Chandler stock if need be. Each fairytale designed their room and liaised with Ewan who then sourced and organised all the kit. The full kit list can be seen here:
Design
LX Design key features include
Lighting Plan