Having more than 10 cues per page is fairly rare, and if this happens, I borrow from the page before or after. And if I have to borrow from the surrounding pages, it's even less likely that those pages will also need 10+ cues.
I can usually see this coming ahead of time when I write my lighting score, which I include page numbers for. That way, I know if something like this would work with the show I'm working on. If this is a fast-paced show with lighting changes every few seconds, then it wouldn't work, but those shows are not as common as shows that have 1-4 cues per page.
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Sydney Thiessen
Fine & Performing Arts Coordinator and Technical Director
Reynolds High School
Troutdale OR
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-10-2018 07:04
From: Dan Mellitz
Subject: Numbering Lighting Cues: Trying Something Different
Hi,
This concept is intriguing but I am not sure how it works with lighting cues. If you have more than 10 cues on a page, you won't line up with your lighting cue numbers in your board. I know you can do 1.1, 1.2 etc in a board, but after 1.9 most boards have to switch to the next whole number. So if you know your show has less than 10 cues were page I Guess it works, but otherwise, your stage manager won't be able to line up the cues with the board cues. And to me having two systems running in one script seems odd.
But otherwise, it definitely helps find your way through the script. Just that little hiccup.
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Dan Mellitz
Technical Director
St Andrews School
Barrington, RI
Www.techiegreenroom.com
Original Message:
Sent: 03-09-2018 14:53
From: Sydney Thiessen
Subject: Numbering Lighting Cues: Trying Something Different
Hi All!
There's a new blog post up about my theatre experience, and I wanted to highlight a section from it that you may find useful. When I was at KCACTF Regionals, I had a judge mention a new way of numbering lighting cues, and since then, I've done it a few times, and it has been a great tool for our productions.
Consider numbering lighting cues differently: I number my lighting cues based on pages, not 1, 2, 3... If the cue is on page 7, halfway down the page, it's cue 7.5. This numbering helps immensely during the rehearsal process, as you instantly know where you are in the script based on what cue you're in. Cue numbers are set during a paper tech, once we nail down the call line. If you've never tried this method, it is worth trying.
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Sydney Thiessen
Fine & Performing Arts Coordinator and Technical Director
Reynolds High School
Troutdale OR
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