So technically I started work yesterday. I got my first few assignments and penciled them in. Hans (production Manager at SF) contacted me about getting a giant check made for the Thursty Awards on Saturday. I started working on that (possible designs, dimensions, etc...) just to get a jump on things because I knew today would be a busy today.
Hans also asked me if I would be interested in running sound at the Thursty's on Saturday. I have never ran sound before (and made sure to let him know this before accepting the offer) but thought it would be a good experience for me. So Saturday is going to be a jam-packed day. I will be arriving at the theatre at 10am for a half hour tutorial on how to work the board. Then things officially kick off at 10:30am (call time for everyone). And I'll be there until the show lets out at 11pm.
Now to today, my first day working IN the theatre. I get there around noon, and notice there is a sign on the door that reads "truTV Auditions". There is a sign-in sheet, some audition forms in the lobby, and a sign that says to wait in the lobby. Since I am about 15 minutes early I figure that these auditors are renting the theatre til 12:30pm, when I am scheduled to meet with some of the company members to work on the sets. After about five minutes a few guys come out, introduce themselves, and ask if I'm there for the auditions. I explain that I'm interning with SF and we chat for a bit. Turns out two of the three guys are company members (the third guy strictly works with truTV). They ask for my headshot and resume... They explained that they like to try and help out fellow company members as much as possible and give them priority with stuff when they want it. They mentioned getting your SAG card from it. I definitely need to follow up with that. I am pretty familiar with all that is SAG but I wasn't quite sure if I followed that entirely so I am going to follow up. They will be at the show on Saturday as well.
Eventually I made my way into the theatre and met Christina (Scenic Designer). She has done shows with SF before but also works with other companies (and is comping me tickets to go see a show at another theatre called the Arc). We worked together for the entire 6.5 hours (Brandon joined us after a bit), and we talked about everything from our "real lives" to our shared loves for Joss Whedon and Aaron Sorkin.
When I first arrived at the theatre I did not know exactly how extensive the work was going to be for the day, or how long I would be there, but the three of us ended up building a whole set. It was not the most complex set, but it looked great by the end of the day. And tomorrow, well, tomorrow we are going to tear the half down that we are not satisfied with and start over :-D
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