#Light It In Red - At The Old Fire Station and The Story Museum
Jul
6
8:00 pm20:00
BGP, Freelance Lighting Design, Lighting, Lighting Design, Old Fire Station

#Light It In Red - At The Old Fire Station and The Story Museum

On the 6th of July 2020 we took part in the #LightItInRed campaign showcasing the national emergency situation for the Arts in the UK. We worked with both Arts at the Old Fire Station and The Story Museum to light the front of the buildings in red.

For me, it felt great to be able to spend time doing what I love, which is working in the technical side live and events industry. It was also great to have my work in the Oxford Mail there is still a very long way to go before the arts returns to any sense of normality or regularity.

A huge thank you to Event Production Services for the equipment support they provided to help make this event possible!

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Mar
9
to 14 Mar
Freelance Set Design, TASIS England, Freelance Lighting Design

Copacabana

I was hired by TASIS England to design, build and install the sign for their Copacabana show in March 2020. To fabricate the letters I decided the easiest course of action was to purchase MDF letters, pre-laser cut to ensure they all matched and were the same size. This was then followed by ordering several sets of festoon lighting and fabricating the holes, test fitting the festoon, painting and then reinstalling and fixing the festoon in place. The letters were then mounted to 2x1 with some structural bracing between the top and bottom. This was then flown in the theatre space and wired in, ready to be programmed into the show.

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The Story Museum Installation
Nov
7
to 12 Mar
Lighting, Sound, Custom & Installation

The Story Museum Installation

I have been working with a number of other technical contractors at The Story Museum to deliver the variety of technical installation work in both the Whispering Woods and the Enchanted Library. This included power distribution, lighting and audio work. Also, my first ever experience of installing and using an ETC Echo Touch system. Included below are photos of both of the spaces in various states of completion.

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Mar
20
to 21 Mar
Lighting, Lighting Design, Rigging, Sound, Sound Design, Production Management

Brookes Got Talent

The Brookes Got Talent show’s second iteration, run through the student union, Sabah and I worked together to deliver a talent show showcasing performing arts at Oxford Brookes University. I worked as the production manager, managing the budget, designing the lighting and sound in addition to operating it on the day of the show. This also included all of the scheduling and additional equipment hire. We worked to deliver a prosecco reception with apéritifs prior to the show in addition to working with the then newly opened Westgate shopping centre to offer raffle prizes to those who attended the event. We also worked with Ox Events, the local club promoter to offer free entry wristbands to attendees and artists of Brookes Got Talent to go to the clubnight at Atik following the event.

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Mar
4
to 9 Mar
Freelance Lighting Design, Freelance Set Design, Lighting, Lighting Design, TASIS England

The Wedding Singer

For this production I designed the lightbox door frames on the side of the stage. They consisted of wooden framing fixed to a scaffold back frame on which LED batterns were mounted. The front of the wooden box had a 3mm sheet of plexiglass fitted, covered in a layer of frost to diffuse the light from the batterns.

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Aug
8
to 10 Aug
TASIS Switzerland, Lighting, Lighting Design, Rigging, Set Building, Sound, Sound Design, Technical Director, Technical Management, Video, Video Design, Production Management, Venue Management

TASIS Summer Arts Festival 2018 - Session 2

Programme

08.08.2017

TSP Musical - The Prince of Poyais - 19:30

09.08.2017

TSP Drama Premieres- 13:00

TSP Talent Show - 19:45

10.08.2017

CDE Musical - Miss Helvetica - 15:00

CDE Final Night - 16:00

MSP Musical - Three Days - 18:15

MSP Final Night - 19:15

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Jul
16
to 18 Jul
TASIS Switzerland, Lighting, Lighting Design, Rigging, Production Management, Set Building, Sound, Sound Design, Technical Director, Technical Management, Video Design, Video, Venue Management

TASIS Summer Arts Festival 2018 - Session 1

Programme

16.07.2018

TSP Talent Show - 19:45

17.07.2018

TSP Drama Premieres - 13:15


TSP Musical - The Prince of Poyais - 19:30

18.07.2018

CDE Musical - Miss Helvetica - 15:00

CDE Final Night - 16:00

MSP Musical - Three Days - 18:15

MSP Final Night - 19:15

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Jul
9
7:45 pm19:45
Lighting, Lighting Design, Video, Video Design, Technical Director, Technical Management, TASIS Switzerland

Contemporary Circus - Cultural Event

The cultural events at TASIS Switzerland allow for a showcase of various different types of performing art to the students. As part of my role as Technical Coordinator I work organise and manage the Tech Team to setup the performing space from scratch with a lighting rig, PA system and projections as well as coordinating with maintenance to lay out the marley flooring and build the theatre blacks at the back of the stage.

For the duration of the performance I design and run the light, sound and visual projections and information. Then coordinating the pack down and closing of the venue space for the evening.

The cultural events always provide an interesting opportunity as there is a mix of dance, instrumentation and vocals with acts of varying sizes and styles. Check out the video and photo gallery below.

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Jul
2
7:45 pm19:45
Lighting, Lighting Design, Rigging, Sound, Sound Design, TASIS Switzerland, Technical Director, Technical Management, Video, Video Design, Venue Management

DPAT Musical Revue - Cultural Event

The cultural events at TASIS Switzerland allow for a showcase of various different types of performing art to the students. As part of my role as Technical Coordinator I work organise and manage the Tech Team to setup the performing space from scratch with a lighting rig, PA system and projections as well as coordinating with maintenance to lay out the marley flooring and build the theatre blacks at the back of the stage.

For the duration of the performance I design and run the light, sound and visual projections and information. Then coordinating the pack down and closing of the venue space for the evening.

The cultural events always provide an interesting opportunity as there is a mix of dance, instrumentation and vocals with acts of varying sizes and styles. Check out the video and photo gallery below.

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Jun
25
7:45 pm19:45
Lighting Design, Lighting, Rigging, Sound, Sound Design, TASIS Switzerland, Technical Director, Technical Management, Video, Video Design, Venue Management

Staff Talent Show - Cultural Event

The cultural events at TASIS Switzerland allow for a showcase of various different types of performing art to the students. As part of my role as Technical Coordinator I work organise and manage the Tech Team to setup the performing space from scratch with a lighting rig, PA system and projections as well as coordinating with maintenance to lay out the marley flooring and build the theatre blacks at the back of the stage.

For the duration of the performance I design and run the light, sound and visual projections and information. Then coordinating the pack down and closing of the venue space for the evening.

The cultural events always provide an interesting opportunity as there is a mix of dance, instrumentation and vocals with acts of varying sizes and styles. Check out the video and photo gallery below.

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Manwatching
Feb
10
4:00 pm16:00
Old Fire Station, Sound, Lighting, Venue Management

Manwatching

Manwatching, by an anonymous woman is "a funny and frank insight into heterosexual female desire, read out loud by a man". 

The production was not hugely complicated and consisted of a preset/postset and a general wash during the performance. However, programming on an ETC console is always a useful experience as I find I learn things by using the console and increasing my familiarity with it.

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Ibiza to Norfolk
Feb
1
2:30 pm14:30
Audio/Visual, Lighting, Rigging, Sound, The Mill Arts Centre

Ibiza to Norfolk

The production of Ibiza to Norfolk was more involved for me as a venue technician. There were a variety of lighting fixtures to refocus along with rigging the birdies to light the set and rigging the projector for the video elements of the production. The technician, Tom, who was who tours with the production ran the show. The pack down was essentially a reverse of the process after a successful show. 

Working with a technician who has worked in the West End was a great learning experience to see how they worked with the lighting fixtures to create the desired states for each scene. 

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Jan
24
to 25 Jan
Audio/Visual, Lighting, Old Fire Station, Sound, Venue Management

Dining al Desko

Dining al Desko is a comedy produced by Tightrope Productions Oxford. During this production I  worked with the technicians the production brought in to ensure smooth running with the in house lighting, sound and a/v equipment. 

The first day focusing around the tech programming and get in and the second day involved a full rehearsal and the show in the evening. 

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Working Christmas
Dec
4
to 16 Dec
Lighting, Sound, Old Fire Station, Rigging, Set Building

Working Christmas

Working Christmas is Arts at the Old Fire Station's Christmas production. Today, was the get in and comprised of getting in the set, rigging and focusing lights and many many fairy lights.

While not a particularly foreign day of work in the theatre, it was a great day working with Nomi Everall, Jude Thorpe and Steve Coe. Set construction involved laying a floor and using a series of tank traps to secure the set which was constructed and created by Nomi off site.

Light rigging was slightly different than usual having to work around the 1000 fairy lights up in the rig and on the set. And while focusing around the fairy lights and chandelier was interesting it was successful. 

The following weeks contained a variety of previews and shows. Each production became more refined through preview week. This show has allowed me to work on improving my skills and familiarity with the ETC Ion and Soundcraft Expression series of control desks. This was also my first hands on experience with the full version of Q Lab.

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