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I think one problem you're going to encounter is the amount of information you're going to need to stuff into his head in one day. Even if he is very alert, and taking a ton of notes, something will be missed. He is in a very tough position. It's a pretty ridiculous thing for a school district to put him in that position. It's one thing if it's someone who is thrust into Biology, they can just read from the textbook, and use the textbook's homework. They won't be a good teacher, and the class won't be that worth that much, but no loss. However, you're talking about a guy who has to teach others how to work with fly systems, at height with lights, power tools, and in a shop environment. It's often scary enough with high school students who don't know much, but to have a room full of people who are all starting from scratch...?
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Its the fly system and basiclly all the OH&S that scares me, is there anywhere near him that does short courses in OH&S, something like that would be benficial and although your experience is fantastic for teaching the basics its the fear your going to walk away and remember that you have forgotten to tell him something that seems so basic that would help him so much and may save lives.
Example for counterweight fly system, if your flying something and one of the ropes is lose you have a weight problem in the cradle. THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS EXAMPLE AS INSTRUCTION, I AM NOT TEACHING YOU HOW TO OPERATE A COUNTERWEIGHT FLY SYSTEM I AM OFFERING ONLY AN EXAMPLE. THIS INFOMATION MAY NOT RELATE TO YOUR SITUATION SO DON'T TAKE MY WORD AS LAW. Ah, that should cover it |
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Tell him to get a copy of Theatrical Design and Production, by J. Michael Gillette and The Backstage Handbook stat!
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Oh wow, how fun!
Teach him the basic principles, give him some good reference material, point him here. I'd probably spend more time doing hands-on safety stuff like how to work the counterweight system and the tablesaw. The rest is moderately trivial. Good luck! |
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My thoughts:
1. Get a book or two (or three or four) about technical theater. (Technical Theater for Nontechnical People by Campbell would be a good start to get a broad picture. Then, get some of the Stagecraft Handbooks.) 2. Get organized – figure out what you know and what you don’t know (and remember that there will be many things that fall into the category of “what you don’t know you don’t know”). The divisions on the CB board are a good place to start, but you’ll also need rigging, costumes, and makeup. Safety is an issue and is embedded in each of the disciplines. 3. Seek help – maybe the students know what they are doing. There may be other teachers in the school that can help, or teachers in the lower schools. (There is the issue of compensation and contracts, but there should be some way to manage that.) Also, if he’s doing the technical side, there must be someone doing the acting side and/or directing. Maybe that person has technical experience. 4. Look around and get familiar with the place. Find out what the equipment is, how it works, when the last time it was maintained, are there manuals,…. 5. The light at the end of the tunnel may be a locomotive. Ninety percent of everything is below the water. Joe |
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Just make sure he lets his student's know that he is no credible expert on any of it...
I would hate for the high schoolers to think his word is THE word. I've been in that position, and it is very misleading for kids to think they know it all, when an amateur has been teaching them. Good luck to him though, massive undertaking.
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