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Re: Short Form ans Symbols
« Reply #15 on: Apr 10, 2012, 11:59 pm »
I use EN for enter and EX for exit.

When in opera, I use NT and XT but that never really stuck with me.

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Re: Short Form ans Symbols
« Reply #16 on: Apr 11, 2012, 12:01 am »
I use EN for enter and EX for exit.

When in opera, I use NT and XT but that never really stuck with me.

I use nt and xt, lowercase.
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Re: Short Form ans Symbols
« Reply #17 on: Apr 11, 2012, 10:05 am »
I use ent. for enter and ex. for exit.  I also abbreviate the names of different locations if the play has multiple locations.  Right now I am using RS for radio station, FS for flower shop, and DO for dentist office.

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Re: Short Form ans Symbols
« Reply #18 on: Apr 11, 2012, 09:31 pm »
I have a ton of shorthand when taking notes on ballet. When I get to typing up my notes, I actually type out the full words, since, well, I'm typing up my script and there's no reason for it to be shorthand anymore.

Sh sit = Shoulder Sit Lift

Piro, Dbl Tour, Prom, Bour, Chain, arab = Pirouette, Double tour, Promenade, Bourree, Chaines, arabesque

PDD = Pas de Deux

Cpl = Couple

Diag = Diagonal

DC-->UR = moves DC to UR

XX = 2 Opposite lines of dancers cross the stage, crossing each other

hh = hold hands

Ent and Ex are my favorites.

And the one I still use shorthand, even when I type

FC FBB = Full Company Forward, Bow, Back

I got my ASM so used to it, that we actually say only the letters when giving bow notes to each other. We're slowly getting our Principal Ballet Master to accept the short hand and understand just the letters. Now he's using it in his bow notes!


When working on a ballet with a set, we create our own ground plans then number chairs and letter tables, so it's easy when referring to 3 at A, means to us: chair 3 at table A. We make a point to be consistent within each scene, so we never have to refer to chair 1, just 1.

I find when working a staged reading, I do the same thing with music stands and stools. I tend to assign whatever mic is nearest the music stand the same number (I then letter my stools) as the stand. Then it's easy for me to communicate to the sound engineer with regards to what mic # needs to come up at a certain time.