Second string to your bow.

[Just Some Bloke]

OK, so we know that most people on these boards are lighting specialists and no-one is King of Props. But most theatre technicians do more than one thing. Now is your chance to say what else you do. Unfortunately the way the polls are set up allows you only to make one choice, so I've put in a choice that says "I do everything!".

 

Me? I picked lighting in the first poll as I now work as a freelance LD, as well as a venue Production Manager, but I got into the business doing sound so I'd probably pick that as my secondary.

 

How about you?

[Pete McCrea]

Not a theatre Tech but I do (in order of most work of Late):

1) Sound Engineer

2) Video Editor/Camera Man

3) Rigger

4) LD

5) Crewing

and this should probably be at the top, as I should be revising....

6) Civil Engineering

[benweblight]

hey, I specialise in sound but ill have a go at everything, I know basics of all technicals, I could probably have a go at stage meangament/set/props if I had to

[Lamplighter]

Everything is a little bold, perhaps most things would be more accurate

[dominicgross]

Im a sound engineer in training (studio engineering)

 

Before I joined the dark side I was mostly a lampy / SM.

[deranged-angel]

I have voted for I do everything although at the moment it's I'll do ANYthing!

 

job hunting is not as fun as I thought it would be...

 

Em

xxx

[peternewman]

at the moment it's I'll do ANYthing!

 

All together now:

 

:o

 

I'd do anything,

For you, dear, anything,

For you mean ev'rything to me.

I know that

I'd go anywhere,

For your smile, anywhere,

For your smile ev'rywhere I'd see.

 

 

Good luck in the job hunting.

 

Oh, by the way I voted for "I do everything!" because I seem to do quite a bit. I've done lighting, sound, set even a bit of sewing, painting and props but narrowly avoided stage crew. :(

 

PN

[vinny baby]

I Majour in lighting design, and engineering. I tend to stick at one thing, so that I can concentrate all my efforts in that subject.

 

Although, I do have a backup plan, if LD work stoped, and the money stoped flowing.

 

I am also a graphic designer.

 

 

vince

[Stu]

Altho I'm a Lampie at heart, and will do my very best to keep to only this. However, if it came to it that I had to have a week off, and was given the choice to work in another department (or not work at all!), I'd have to choose Stage.

 

I'm not fantastic at it, but I can get by. Just don't enjoy it much

 

Stu

[P. Funk]

well I'm just crap at everything, so it doesnt make much difference as to what I attempt :(

[Ike]

I have done prety much everything with the exceptions of wardrobe and props, I am not a fan of stage management.

[themadhippy]

you name it I'll break it :( specalist subject hum scum ,but as with alot of other venues you tend to do everything,alough lighting comes top of the list,if I ever get bored I could fall back on my previous carea,but my phobia of building sites might not help me being a sparky