Tech Rehearsal Notes

 These are the list of notes that I made during the tech rehearsals. I made these during the tech so we would not have to be altering the lights on the actual show and so I could check if there were any more mistakes or changes that need to be done in regards to the lighting. Also I made these check lists because it helped me create the best possible lighting design and states for each change of scene and transition so everything look visually pleasing for the audience.

This is a picture of the notes I made during the dress rehearsal which took place after the tech rehearsal. There were only two things that I had to change because I had already made notes during the tech. I found this to be extremely useful as it meant that I did not have to rush in the morning of the show to fix any plotting or focusing errors just hours before the show. So when we came to the final run through everything with regards to the lighting was to the best of my abiility.

 

However there were a few things I could not change, for example when the reverend stood on one of the higher bails I could not light the top of his head with any of my front light or spot lights, next time I should consider looking at the space more with regards to not just where people stand but if they move to stand on objects so I will know whether I need to put in any extra lights to light height of the set, not just depth. I also found that on some occasions I could not light people that were talking at specific times so the audience could follow them and have focus on who was talking. I found myself searching for some people on stage when I heard an important monologue, this could have been avoided if we had room or the budget for a follow spot. In the future we could look into acquiring a follow spot.