Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

Content:

1. What is the best way to optimize a stage for a successful production?
2. How many technical aspects do you use in just one production?
3. How often do you use new equipment?
4. How do you determine how much equipment will be needed for a production?
5. What company makes the lighting board you use?
6. What audio equipment do you favor?
7. Was there a situation in a production were blocking had an effect on the production?
8. How often do you run through the full production during rehearsals?
9. How is colored lighting used?
10. What is the best way to organize a tech rehearsals?
11. What lighting fixtures can be utilized to evoke emotion?
12. What can you do to increase your knowledge of the tech position?
13. Do you require your techs to understand and know how to use colors to convey?
14. How often do you  have a tech rehearsal?
15. What kind of food do you bring for rehearsals?
16. How do you configure your lighting zones?
17. What type of wattage does your equipment use?
18. How do you counter the reverberations from the monitors on stage?
19. How do you determine which acoustic panels to place in a theatre?
20. What changes on an audio mixer to go from a musical to a non-musical production?
21. As a theatre tech what technology do you think works the best to convey an emotion to the audience?

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1)What is the best way to optimize your stage for a successful production?

2) Does stage size effect your design?

3)How much time planning time do you need for a typical performance?

4)Who decides the budget?

5)Does the music or costumes have a greater effect on the audience?

6) What colors provoke the most emotion?

7) How are lighting marks determined?

8) Does having knowledge in the human behavior helpful?

9) What is the best way to organize your set?

10) Is having an art or building background helpful?

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

1) Who is your mentor and where do they work?

My mentors name is Paul Lawrson, he is the technical director for "Chino Community Theater."

2) What five questions will ask them about their background?

What interested you in technical theatre that made you go into it as a career?

What type of education do you need to be competitive in this field?

What is your daily routine as a technical director?

What would you say is the most important aspect of this job?

If you were me, what would you do to try and break into this field now?

Is there any type of publication I can look up for additional information on this field?

What is the most stressful aspect of you career field?

How much has technical director changed since you first entered this field?

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1.  I plan to interview Gabriel Barraras. Since he also has done his senior project on something similar.  His experience will help me to gain some guidance on the  what worked and what pitfalls I should avoid. This will be the first step in compiling the information needed to complete my project.

2. Questions:
What interested you most about theater technician?
What was it like working at a local theater?
What did you enjoy the most?
What made you think of stage management as a senior topic?
Did you enjoy the place you interned at?
What skill do you think helped the most?
Is there a high demand for this field?
What types of hazards do you face in this field?
Is this an easy field to get into?
What education do you need?
Did you choose this field for the passion or the money?
Would you encourage other people to enter this field?
More ideas for opened questions could arise once I dig deeper into the field.