lukepeck Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hello, I recently recieved schedule and call sheet for Xmas Show but with following abbreviations included which I cannot de-code. Sd and Sp.Did a google and a 'Blue-room' but can't seem to find anything! Thanks in advance. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 What context are they used in? It is hard for us to decipher them without knowing the context. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Hampson Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 What context are these abbreviations used? it might help if we knew how the word was used. Perhaps quoting the rest of the sentence. Sp could mean any one of a hundred things from SPelling mistake, to SPeed, Service Provider. A quick internet seach yeilds 264 Acronyms for Sp and 185 for Sd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukepeck Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 What context are these abbreviations used? it might help if we knew how the word was used. Perhaps quoting the rest of the sentence. Sp could mean any one of a hundred things from SPelling mistake, to SPeed, Service Provider. A quick internet seach yeilds 264 Acronyms for Sp and 185 for Sd My Bad, The context is simply ''Crew ( 2 f , 3 st, 1 lx, 1 SD, 1 SP) Its just a crew call in the Schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Hampson Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 From that I imagine it will be:Crew: 2 Flymen, 3 Stage crew, 1 Lx operator, 1 Sound Operator, 1 Follow Spot Op.although I would call the tech manager of the tour to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukepeck Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 From that I imagine it will be:Crew: 2 Flymen, 3 Stage crew, 1 Lx operator, 1 Sound Operator, 1 Follow Spot Op.although I would call the tech manager of the tour to confirm. That would make sense. Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Why not just call or e-mail the person who wrote the schedule and ask them to explain their shorthand? B-) That would make sense.That doesn't automatically mean it's right, though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Yeah, I read that last one as 1 x Sherry Pourer ... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LampTramp Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I've seen this before..but a long time ago...Could it be Stage Piano and Stage Dress ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I've seen this before..but a long time ago...Could it be Stage Piano and Stage Dress ??I very much doubt it! Because a) we've already pretty much established that it's probably a spot op, and b) it's in the context of a crew call for a Christmas show and a 'stage and piano' rehearsal (as distinct from a 'stage and orchestra' or a 'full dress') is a concept that's unique to the world of opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LampTramp Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Not just opera.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Just another thought. In context it looks like SD would be Sound, but in another context it could be Stage Door. +1 for a phone call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Not just opera....Perhaps not. But let's put it this way - in 16 years of working in lighting for opera, plays, musicals, dance, conferences, television and concerts, I've only ever encountered "S&O" and "S&P" rehearsals in opera. YMM, of course, V! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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