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Employment / SM Portfolio?
« on: Oct 28, 2007, 03:35 pm »
I'm currently taking a portfolio class. We're getting ready for the 'real world'. My teacher (who is a designer) told me that my portfolio for SM should contain pictures, and that's about it.
He says if I'm being interviewed as a stage manager, they are just going to assume that I know how to notate blocking, schedule, and such things. I'm not sure I agree with him. My work happens in my prompt book. Even if I'm horrible at my paperwork and notation (which I hope I'm not ) the play could still look good. And besides... what kind of pictures would a stage manager put in a portfolio? I'm fairly confused at this. I have interviewed for positions before, and I've always had a prompt book at the ready.
So. I suppose the real questions I'm asking are these... what is in your portfolio? Do you even have a portfolio? Do you use your best prompt book as your portfolio? Any help on this subject would be appreciated.
He says if I'm being interviewed as a stage manager, they are just going to assume that I know how to notate blocking, schedule, and such things. I'm not sure I agree with him. My work happens in my prompt book. Even if I'm horrible at my paperwork and notation (which I hope I'm not ) the play could still look good. And besides... what kind of pictures would a stage manager put in a portfolio? I'm fairly confused at this. I have interviewed for positions before, and I've always had a prompt book at the ready.
So. I suppose the real questions I'm asking are these... what is in your portfolio? Do you even have a portfolio? Do you use your best prompt book as your portfolio? Any help on this subject would be appreciated.