Task 1 Production Roles Research

Year 11 production

Student name
1st choice
2nd choice
3rd choice

Please give reasons why you think you would be able to be effective in your first choice of production role

Year 11 production roles
JOB	RESPONSIBILITIES What planning/preparation, skills & tasks are involved? What materials/equipment are needed? What obstacles to get in the way of the job being completed by performance? How could these be overcome?
DSM
ASM
CHOREOGRAPHER
DRAMATURG
MARKETING TEAM
DESIGN TEAM	This will be made up of 3/ 4 people :
TECHNICAL TEAM	This will be made up of 3 / 4 people:
COMPANY MANAGER
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
MUSIC TEAM
FUNDRAISING
MAKE UP

Task 2 Personal Production Role Proposals and Interview

You will write a proposal detailing the jobs you need to do. You will also complete a timeline detailing when these jobs will be achieved, which will be assessed by your teacher and you will need to refer to it in the interview.

CRITERIA ASSESSED P1 M1 D1, P2 M2 D2

P1 identify the necessary planning requirements for a performing arts product

M1 describe the necessary planning requirements for a performing arts product

D1 explain the necessary planning requirements for a performing arts product with insight, foresight and confidence

P2 identify appropriate materials/ equipment suitable for a performing arts product

M2 describe appropriate materials/equipment suitable for a performing arts product with an attempt at shaping the nature of the work in development

D2 explain appropriate materials/ equipment suitable for a performing arts product in a way that shows a positive and artistic contribution to the work in development

Interview questions.

1.     Why do you want to do this production role?

2.     What experience do you have in this area?

  

3.     What do you think are the necessary planning & preparation requirements of this role? (deadlines?)

  

4.     What material/equipment would you need to carry out this role effectively?

5.     What skills are you interested in developing through this work?

6.     What do you think are the chief responsibilities of this role to ensure a good end product?

7.     How would you communicate with other in the team to achieve task objectives? 

8.     Describe a situation when you worked in a team.  What was your contribution and what did you learn from it?

Production Roles.

Production Team Hierarchy of Roles.

Production Manager
Technical Manager	Construction Manager	Head Scenic Artist	Head of Props	Head of Wardrobe	Chief of Lighting	Head of Sound	Stage Manager	Other specialists, e.g. Make-up, masks, special effects.
Crew	Construction team	Assistant Scenic Artists	Props Makers	Cutters/Makers	Assistant Lighting	Assistant Sound	Deputy Stage Manager (DSM)	Make-up artoists, effects technicians, operators, etc.
				Dressers			Assistant Stage Mangers (ASM)

Management/Administration Team

Administrative Director
Theatre (House) Manager		Head of Marketing	Finance Manager
Box Office Manager		Marketing and publicity Assistants	Finance Assistants
Front of House (FOH) Staff	Box Office Staff

Task 3 Carrying out the personal production role notes. Term 4 Week 1.

1. What is your task in this production? What are you responsibilities?
2. What have you done so far?
3. Outline the main stages of your production job in terms of preparation, planning and delivery.
4. Identify the next steps required.
5. How are your ideas working? Have you adapted or made any changes?
6. How are other peoples' ideas working? Have you used any?
7. How does your job fit in to the production? How do other people rely on your work? How do you make sure that what you do fits in with the overall plans?

P3 communicate with other team members and/or event personnel as appropriate

M3 communicate with other team members and/or event personnel using appropriate channels and methods to ensure communication achieves its objective

D3 communicate effectively with other team members and/or event personnel

P4 carry out a role in the development process showing a grasp of the task requirements and with some commitment

M4 carry out a role in the development process showing that the task requirements are handled with some thought and attention to detail and with some commitment

D4 carry out a role in the development process showing that the task requirements are handled with efficiency, commitment and independence