Recent content by jessamarie6

so...the idea of a magnetized prosthetic was vetoed at today's production meeting. We want something "more magical" than that. I am thinking that the solution is in some sort or motorized telescoping tube (like a radio antenna or one of those cheap lightsaber toys). We are looking at...

thanks! that all makes a ton of sense. Everything I was coming up with was going to require him to wear a much to large prosthetic to accommodate the effect. The turning toward the audience illusion probably won't work well becuase we're in the round, but I'll be sure to let you all know how it...

so this is a few months out, and I haven't done a lot of brainstorming yet, but I was wondering if any of you had ever come up with any interesting, creative solutions to making the nose grow.

I just did something similar to make a large fake book, but I don't see any reason why the technique couldn't be expanded. I used high density foam sheets (available at craft stores usually near the felt) printer paper, and tracing paper all mixed together. I'm sure you could mix in some...

I used plastic mugs that looked ceramic for a scene once. We numbered the pieces and used scotch tape on the inside to put them back together each night.

I prefer ketchup and mustard bottles, but in a pinch I had a carpenter use an Aquafina water bottle. He just screwed the cap on and drilled a hole in the center of it. It doesn't hold up as long as a ketchup of dish soap bottle, but I guarantee that you will always find an empty water or soda...

I did a post on my blog about how we approached the car in Full Monty. We only did one bit of welding and that could have been done with wood instead. The whole thing cost us $300 if I remember right and you won't get it for much cheaper making it yourself.

I feel like this issue is the constant struggle of women working in the industry. We face double standards and catch 22s a lot. You are told that in order to get any respect you must be able to exactly the same amount of work as your male counterparts, but at the same time you should accept help...

I've been conducting interviews recently and often feel like I just have enough good, probing questions to ask. I was wondering what some of your favorites were (either that you like to ask or you have been asked in the past). For example, one of my favorites is to ask people "If you could...

I think one of the biggest things to do to try to break the cycle is to take it easy at work. You took time off, which is great, but you can't go trying to make up for that time off right away when you get back. You've said yourself you are still at about 80%. If you go in and try to give the...

Add some coffee mate to that combination of karo syrup, red food coloring and hershey's syrup and it won't stain. Can't tell you why it works, but I've tested it on many shows and it does.

A lot of this may come around to asking the right questions as a designer. He says he wants them to be able to climb the tree. Your questions should draw out more information. Does he want a romantic place for two lovers to cuddle, or does he want a place for puck to hide? Once you know exactly...

First you need to pick you battles. With directors who demand too much it is often really easy to get frustrated and start saying no to any last minute or ridiculous request. If you do put up a wall those directors will just start to look at you as someone who is trying to avoid work or doesn't...

Though in many situations it is the producer who call the meetings, I find that it is often the stage manager who is expected to run them (especially in a theatre that has no production manager). It is the stage manager's job to effectively translate from one department or subject to another. It...

As a stage manager I think that two key aspects of keeping things safe are communication and chain of command. You need to be in constant communication with the props master, TD, costume shop manager, designers etc. The more you know about what the set is going to look like, how the props need...