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Production Managers Forum: Tech Rider Meeting
23rd Oct 2013
Technical Riders come in all shapes
and sizes, from the two liner detailing a stand up's need for an LX
special and an SM58, to the extensive tomes that detail everything from
the star's dietary needs to the size of the washing machines
required. Similarly Tech Specs at venues can be as easy to understand as
the Rosetta Stone, or as comprehensive as a ScrewFix Catalogue. There
is no consistency, this may be interesting but is it time to introduce
some form of standardisation? Wouldn't this make life a little bit
easier? If section two of every tech spec detailed the size of the
stage and section three of every tech rider gave details of the cast
size then people will know where to look. And what about schedules and
Tech riders?
To discuss this we have John Young, Head of
Technical Services at The
Ambassadors Group, Martin Hunt Technical Director at the Wales
Millennium Centre, Petrus Bertschinger Senior Lecturer in Technical and
Production Management at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
and David Evans Head of Production at National Theatre Wales. Bring
along examples of excellence if you have any, also other ones might be
interesting.
Here is a link to the legendry Iggy Pop Tech Rider - http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/lust-laughs?page=0
To sign up visit http://pmftechriders.eventbrite.co.uk
Website: www.productionmanagerforum.org.uk
