West High Stage Crew

04/11/2019

It's been a hot minute since I've posted anything, but check out this innovation!

This is "StageAround" by Imaginenation Robin on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

06/12/2018

Check out this cool 360 video along with some very interesting facts about the show!

Viewers can see every angle of the Broadway showstopper.

05/13/2018

04/12/2018

https://theatrenerds.com/how-to-work-backstage-broadway/

Not bad advice. Two word summary? Work hard!

So, being center stage in the spotlight during the eleven o’clock number isn’t your thing. Instead, your calling is creating the art the actors onstage can then live in for a few hours. Whether you want to work with costumes, sets, props, sound, lights, makeup, hair or any other technical aspect...

02/10/2018

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meet-nicholas-mahon-olympics-opening-ceremony-1221353

The first five minutes of the internationally televised event required months of careful planning, design, and production by one puppeteer.

10/10/2017

Do you know how you react to sounds? What if there was someone who had the job of making you feel a certain way? Video games, movie, live theatre, we all do it!

Four video game sound designers explain the thinking behind some of the world's most recognizable video game sounds. Featuring sounds from the Legend of Zeld...

05/24/2017

WEAR. YOUR. SAFETY. GLASSES.

02/15/2017

Get ready for Guys & Dolls!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQqDPS1nSUE

Scenic painting drop for Haymarket Opera - Ravenswood Studio, Inc. www.ravenswoodstudio.com

02/07/2017

Tech Video Tuesday! Did you watch Lady Gaga's half time show? Did you see the awesome individually controlled lights the audience on the field had? Here's how they did it! The company is called Glow Motion Technologies.

https://vimeo.com/184401923

788 Kinetik winches suspending Glow Motion LED illuminated balls that move above the audience during Drakes performance making a moving 3Dimensional art piece choreographed…

01/03/2017

Never ever underestimate the power of color (or colour if you're British). While this video mostly speaks about film directly, every single aspect of it is directly translatable to every aspect of theatrical design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXgFcNUWqX0

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12/27/2016

A highly underrated position in theatre! Watch this for some insight on what a Prop Master does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWMtFtzRC0

The life of a Prop Master is often unknown even to those working in the theatre. But, an important career it is, filled with a variety of skill sets. From de...

12/08/2016

This goes along with the Theatre Arts Class lighting segment.