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Technical Management for the Performing Arts / Shanda, Mark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shanda, Mark, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Performing arts--Management.
- Performing arts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Waltham, Massachusetts : Focal Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Technical Management for the Performing Arts: Utilizing Time, Talent, and Moneyis a comprehensive guide to the tools and strategies of a successful technical manager. This book demonstrates how you can coordinate personnel, raw materials, and venues, all while keeping a production on a tight schedule and within budget. From concept to realization, through nightly performances,Technical Management for the Performing Arts> focuses on the technical and organization skills a technical manager must demonstrate, and emphasizes the need for creativity and interpersonal management of a team.
- Contents:
- Part One Introduction
- 1 Meet the Manager & the Triangle
- Part Two Foundations
- 2 Roles
- 3 Authority
- 4 Personnel
- 5 Communication
- 6 Specialized Communication
- 7 Professional Practices & Resources
- 8 Employment
- Part Three Strategies
- 9 Planning & Scheduling
- 10 Analysis & Problem Solving
- 11 Budgets & Quality Control
- 12 Putting It All Together
- Part Four Wrap Up
- 13 Looking Back as We Look Forward
- Appendix
- i. Technical Production Guidelines
- ii. Blueprint of a Production
- iii. Sample Student Job Descriptions
- iv. Scene Studio Safety Form
- v. Scenic Studio Safety Agreement
- vi. Labor Estimation Guidelines
- vii. USITT Guideline for a Standard Technical Information Package
- viii. Production Crew Evaluation Form.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781317435754
- 1317435753
- 9781315693248
- 1315693240
- 9781317435747
- 1317435745
- OCLC:
- 958106424
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