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SMNetwork Archives / Re: the lightweight ones!

« on: Feb 11, 2006, 10:01 pm »

When I win the lottery and can afford to buy my own, I'm going to find out who makes those light weight ones and get one for myself!  
-Centaura

You can get a decent lightweight headset from Barizon (barbizon.com) or many other places for around $150.  It works on many systems - I take mine with me anywhere there aren't lightweight headsets for use.  

It'll be the best money you've spent - and remember that it's deductable come tax-return time!!    

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Tools of the Trade / calling from the typed script

« on: Oct 07, 2005, 02:20 pm »

Being the stage manager who has taken over calling from Matthew's typed script - I thought I'd post a comment on it  

It's been very easy to learn and call from - everything has been annotated, including when to start speaking the cue line and exactly on which syllable or movement to call "Go".  

I've only had to add a few notes for myself, since I didn't build the script, to remind me where-to-look-when (stage or monitor, prop, person or set piece) which we normally figure out on our own when teching.

I will certainly adapt this mode for myself in the future.  I especially like the thought bubbles as reminders and the uber-specific nature of the cue placement.  It's also very clean, and I didn't have to read someone else's writing!  

I was also able to print out a copy for myself to use when shadowing Matthew, making notes and "rehearsing" the calling on my own.  When he came back to call the show one night, he used his own copy - so I felt free to make what notes I needed.

It's really a fanastic method.