Stage Managing a multimedia production

Running time: 1.44mins

A Deputy Stage Manager 'calls the show' for every performance. It's a complex job at the best of times, but on a multimedia production like Waves or ...some trace of her, it requires nerves of steel and perfect concentration.

Multimedia

Multimedia refers to the use of the processes, techniques and product of media such as film and radio in the creation and performance of a piece of live theatre.

Lining up the video projectors

The multiple video projectors used in the production of War Horse have to be realigned for each performance.
Video design

Projected animation interacting with live action is achieved with video design.
Exploring multimedia in Katie Mitchell's productions

Experiments with multimedia in Waves and ...some trace of her
Devising a multimedia production

A look at how two of Katie Mitchell's multimedia productions, Waves and ...some trace of her, were developed using novels as a starting point.
Acting in a multimedia production

A look at the many different roles and responsibilities of an actor in a multimedia production.
Cinematography in a multimedia production

Katie Mitchell's Waves and ...some trace of her looked for new ways to represent human behaviour.
Sound design and foley

Waves and ...some trace of her approached the use of sound in an unconventional way.
Re-inventing the script on a multimedia production

Working on a multimedia production changed the way the company used their scripts.
Stage Managing a multimedia production

A Deputy Stage Manager 'calls the show' for every performance.
Video Projection in Travelling Light

Jon Driscoll talks about creating Video Projections for the National Theatre's production of Travelling Light.

Stage Managing a multimedia production

Multimedia

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