Websites

[Bwoodbury]

Mine is www.bridgetwoodbury.com
I would love some feedback!

[MatthewShiner]

Don't put references numbers on the web without their permission.

[KMC]

I am a reference for a few folks and would not be happy if my information was put online for anyone to download.

[bethanyb5]

Beth, I love your picture with Kristin! She's such a delight to work with.

When did you work with Kristin? I'm sure she is great to work. Every time I have meet her she has been very nice.

back to the website subject. I would definitely not put references on a downloadable resume. I don't even include them on the resume I email people. although that is basically because I send my resume to a lot of gigs on craigslist and I'm never sure if they are going to anyone real.

[jerseySM]

What's the opinion on posting pictures and other media? I partially agree and disagree with both options - including it in a website and not (and from the posts here with links, most people I think include the media.)

The reason for doing so that I most hear is to show the magnitude of the shows that you have done. However, the reason for not including pictures and other media is because you would not be the designer (unless it is actually a designer credit) and that is really the designer and actor's work, not the stage managers. Also, there's some sites that include images of the prompt books.

Opinions?

[planetmike]

What's the opinion on posting pictures and other media? I partially agree and disagree with both options - including it in a website and not (and from the posts here with links, most people I think include the media.)

I would only include photos or other media that show what work you've done. So any plots or forms you've created should be fine. Photos of the production itself, you should use only what the theater has released for publication. Equity theaters have specific rules about photography of rehearsals and performances, so don't get in trouble by violating those rules. Posting your prompt book could be, shall I say, awkward, so don't post the entire thing.

[bethanyb5]

I think posting pictures and media from shows you have done are fine as long as you have permission for the right people. The old saying says pictures are worth a thousand words and I agree. You can show what you have done more then just a title of a show would say.

Regarding putting up pages from a prompt book on your website I'm not sure what the reason would be to do that.

[MatthewShiner]

As some one who does include pictures of their work on their website, I firmly believe that it does show the quality, look, style of the final product I delivered as a production stage manager.

I properly credit all my photos . . . to give credit where credit is due. 

[KMC]

I see no issues with using photos as long as they're credited.  The SM has just as much of a right to document the production as anyone else on the artistic team.  The scenic designer isn't only photographing the set, the lighting designer not only photographing the lights, etc...  It's a collaboration, and without the combination of all the elements of the production an individual design is nothing more than an academic exercise.  

[MatthewShiner]

I see no issues with using photos as long as they're credited.  The SM has just as much of a right to document the production as anyone else on the artistic team.  The scenic designer isn't only photographing the set, the lighting designer not only photographing the lights, etc...  It's a collaboration, and without the combination of all the elements of the production an individual design is nothing more than an academic exercise. 

Well said!

[themikejones]

http://www.themikejones.com/index.html (So this website, I found randomly one time. And there's just something about the opening page that makes me want to know the person, if that makes any sense. Now he probably pays a lot of that website or knows how to design them way more than I understand, but I love the way it looks.)

Mike has been working on his site for years now.  He was one of the first people to contribute stuff to SMNet many years ago.  Based on how it looked back then, I would not be surprised if that's all his own work.

I love his website!

Thanks for checking out my website!   I apologize that my response here is so delayed.  I've been somewhat absent from SMNetwork recently.   I was just browsing thru and catching up on what I've missed when I found these kinds words about my web site.  Again, thanks. I did actually have some help in created the initial design.  My friend Thomas Adkins (http://www.facebook.com/RhomasDesigns) helped me a lot.  Since then I've continued to tweak and update the page as my career has evolved. 

[Stagemanagerpixie]

I recently made a website! Feedback would be great!

newbielink:http://www.laurawhitney.com [nonactive]

[BayAreaSM]

I recently made a website! Feedback would be great!

www.laurawhitney.com

Laura,

I recommend working on the alignment of your columns on your resume page. I tend to make my resumes in Excel, so that all columns (Show Title   Director  Venue  etc) are all lined up all the way down. I'm not sure how you made your website, if it's in HTML or if you used a program to do it, but see if you can get those columns straightened.

Otherwise it's looking good!

-Les

[JessieLynn]

I've got a website. One of my professors insisted we make one, and I've been maintaining it ever since.

www.jessicalynnwhitington.weebly.com

Weebly is a great website building site for a few reasons:
It's free as long as you keep the .weebly.com part in your URL
You can pay to upgrade and remove the weebly bit
If you don't code (like me!) it's really simple to set one up. You drag and drop the elements you want onto the page.
There are a bunch of different template styles for whatever your personality is.
You can have a word document or pdf for downloading (to put your resume up)

So yeah, it's an awesome site.

[planetmike]

You should seriously consider registering your own domain name, and getting rid of the weebly.com from "your" site. What happens if the weebly.com people run out of money and shut the service down? All the contacts you make in the shows you work won't be able to look you up as easily. Less than $100/year for a great networking tool: your own site, not subject to the whim of a third party. Just a suggestion.