I truly believe what Seth Godin is talking about in his recent post. He talks about working hard, not just working long hours but working hard. The more sweat you have on your forehead, the harder work you are probably doing. You should also know that I don’t mean physical work. The kind of work [...]
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Maximize Your Ability To Work Long Hours
I work in two ways physically and mentally. As lighting designers, we need to move lights, cables, etc on a regular basis. When all the physical stuff is done then its the mental process that kicks in. There is so much paperwork that requires clarity comparable to looking through a glass window, its just [...]
Finding Work Wherever You Are
It’s all about networking.
How many times have you heard that before? To find people you like to work with should be on your to-do list and I think it’s the most important move you can make. I’m assuming you have a goals, right? If you aren’t the lucky one with a “secure” job, aka a [...]
Work in Progress, Miki Liszt Dance Company
I did a bit of a light installation for the show tomorrow night at 6:00pm and 7:00pm. There will be a Saturday show at 3:00pm. If you are in Charlottesville, VA you should come and say hi. There will be work by Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Kiera Hart, and Rachael L. Shaw, as well as guest [...]
TeamWORK
How many times have you been in a place where you can’t get your design vision across? No matter how many times you have explained or how many times you have shown the pictures, it still doesn’t click. Designer- Sir, I would like to have that light hung there so that I can hit these [...]
Documentation for the Theatre Designer
The most important strategy for archiving one’s own work is to have a system. This is fairly easy to do and implement. The most important feature of this system that I’m about to explain is taken from diverse sources. The book called Getting things done by David Allen should be on your reading list. This [...]