Monday, 9 November 2015

Monday 9th November 2015 - Production Roles

Costume Designer

What the job entails?
This is the person that designs the costumes for a production, their responsibilities include designing appropriate costumes that relate to the themes and concepts of the play. It is important that they help the audience understand what is going on on stage as they can picture a realistic situation. 

Who they work with and report to?
They report to the artistic director as they have an overview of what the production looks like as a whole, therefore the artistic director has an idea of what they want the costumes to look like. They also work with the costume constructor, this is because they need to come up with reasonable ways that the costume can be fixed together and appropriate materials to use that will be endurable enough to last the performances.

Why would you be personally suitable for this role?
When doing a production i really appreciate the costumes used, as well as this i enjoy having the opportunity of being able to contribute to these. I think it is a really important part of putting on a production as for me it helps picture what is happening on stage. I enjoy coming up with things that may include hidden meanings that relate to the play or other characters.

Set Designer

What the job entails?
This person is responsible for all of the aspects of set that is needed for the production being shown. This includes making sure that all of the scenes have appropriate set that relates to what is happening. This is all backdrops, furniture and bigger objects that have to be moved on and off stage.

Who they work with and report to?

They report to the artistic director as they have an overview of what the production looks like as a whole, therefore the artistic director has an idea of what they want the set to look like. They also work with the set constructor/maker, this is because they need to come up with reasonable ways that the set can be moved on and off stage and appropriate materials to use that will be endurable enough to last the performances.

Why would you be personally suitable for this role?

I really enjoy some of the artistic aspects of a production and therefore i think i would be suitable for this because I think i could be really creative with the way that i portray things to the audience. I also think that i can come up with ideas that be be more unconventional than usual ideas, for example just using backdrops to set the scene.

Choreographer

What the job entails?

This person is responsible for choreographing all of the dancing and movement for a production. They have to make sure that all of the movement used is appropriate for the particular production that the choreographer has been hired for. They also have to take into account whether or not the performers are going to be singing whilst dancing or not, this is to make sure that the choreography does not include things like leaps and jumps as the performers may not be able to sing at the same time as doing this.


Who they work with and report to?

They report to the artistic director as they have an overview of what the production looks like as a whole, therefore the artistic director has an idea of what they want the choreography to look like. They also report to the musical director, this is because this person knows exactly what the music sounds like, and therefore the choreography can then feature all of the accents that are featured in it, they can then choreograph movements that fit directly with the music being used.

Why would you be personally suitable for this role?


I have studied GCSE, BTEC and AS dance so I have had experience choreographing dances with different themes. This means that I can use movement and knowledge from previous projects be able to finalise numbers, that will be ready to perform.

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