Design Workflow

"A Stage Apart" Lecture series: Design Workflow

Goal; to compile and expand upon a set of recommendations on how to best work together to establish deadlines for design and completion and have a documented process by which to refer back to, to avoid scrambling to get everything done at the last minute.

Covers:

[top]Initial Meeting

Early on in the beginning stages of a production, an initial meeting is called to brief the production team on the show. The main focus of this meeting is for the director to convey his or her concept for the production, as well as for designers brainstorm some initial ideas. This meeting establishes direction and a rough idea of some details. Other things covered can include deadlines, schedules, building rules, and other topics not directly associated with the design process. [Radman, 10/09/07]


[top]Realistic Deadlines



[top]Communicating designs and changes

Make sure that you stay on top of giving the Director and other designers information about your design when you make changes. Your work changes everyone's work, keep everyone on the production design team in the loop about things in your design. Up-dates on your design should be given during every production meeting, this should be a normal thing in your schedule of things to talk about at production meetings.


[top]How to document progress


[top]How to keep everybody in the loop


[top]Why using a documented workflow is useful and not just a waste of time