Production Management Practices Assessment 2 by Thomas Kidd https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq My portfolio for my work experience with the Warehouse Project en-us 2021-12-29 16:33:47 UTC 2025-03-16 05:05:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1518268744/d5314956d3946715a2652c3d3755fbde/headshot.jpg The Main Stage tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1967918722 Per the name of the stage, this is the Warehouse Projects biggest stage in the venue. It has a full LED video wall; an impressive rig of lanterns (both filament bulb and LED) as well as a sound system that surrounds the entirety of the stages area. 

The LED video wall doesn't use QLab however. After speaking to the video designer, he told me that it uses a combination of different animation softwares; the main two being Module 8 and Resolum.]]> 2021-12-29 16:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1967918722 Tour tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1967958875 This building is known as the Depot Mayfield, an old warehouse located ten minutes from Manchester Piccadilly. It has three stages: the main stage (as shown above), the concourse and the archive.
 
]]> 2021-12-29 17:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1967958875 The Archive tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1967985370 During my first session at the venue, I balanced my time during the night working at both the Main Stage and the Archive. 

The Archive is a smaller performance space for independent and smaller artists to perform live. This performance space has similar lighting, sound and video capabilities than the main stage but on a much smaller scale. 

I spent the better half of an hour shadowing the lighting and video designers as they were both working in real time on their designs and editing pieces of it ready for the show later that night. ]]> 2021-12-29 18:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1967985370 The Concourse tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1974350713 This is the one stage of the venue that I didn't grab a photo for this. 

Essentially the performance space comprises of a stage in the centre for the DJ to go and perform. 

Seeing this in a music venue compared to a theatre venue was really similar for me as it reminded me of an In the Round staging with the main part of the performance in the centre of the stage with the audience on the outside. ]]> 2022-01-04 14:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/1974350713 Technical Session tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008659218 My first session with the Warehouse Project, I was on the technical session. This encompassed a lot of waiting around for the night to begin, but I still got to witness a bit of the sound check happening in the main room. 

On the mainstage, there was an LED video wall which was really interesting to look at the back of to see how it worked. The company use different video design software to make the graphics.

I talked to the stage manager for the main stage and he gave me some interesting facts about the Warehouse Project. ]]> 2022-01-24 12:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008659218 Events Management tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008696142 This session I spent a lot of time waiting around for something to happen. 

A problem I encountered early on into the night is the woman who I was working with was about an hour late as she had a prior engagement that needed attending to. 
I found that this halted my ability to learn a bit about the role but I still managed to see a few of the spreadsheets that they had in the main office. 

This session was the most effective for me as this is closer to what I want to do within the theatre industry. I found that within the music industry, the role is more based around being an artist liaison; but is also about ensuring the event is being run smoothly throughout the night. ]]> 2022-01-24 13:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008696142 Final Session tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008700472 I was meant to do a third session, however due to complications with my work schedule, I was unable to attend. 

I was planning on attending a technical session, however, after doing both of the sessions; I am going to arrange to work more in the events management sector as this was something I connected with more while doing my work placement. ]]> 2022-01-24 13:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008700472 Reflection tkidd21 https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008730841 2022-01-24 13:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tkidd21/nx43ygv58soo8blq/wish/2008730841