Guildford School of Acting Production Class Graduated 2019 🎓
Joined October 2017
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22 Apr 2020
BACKSTAGE Q&A!
1. Please send us a direct message with your question
2. We will then tweet your question with our answer/s!
3. Share the Q&A with friends!
We’ve all done a huge variety of things since graduating and we can’t wait to share some of our experiences with you!
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7 Oct 2020
We are hoping everyone is doing okay through these tough times 🌟
#SaveTheArts 👊🏼
#MoreThanViable 👊🏼
#notlowskilled 👊🏼
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24 Apr 2020
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS YOU GO THROUGH BEFORE GETTING A JOB WITH A NEW SHOW? DO YOU NEED TO ‘AUDITION’?
This can hugely vary from job to job so follow through this thread to see a few different opinions from different departments!
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24 Apr 2020
“...long before anyone else on the production team. As a result, they play a large role in who is hired, and generally they’ll like getting the same team back show after show. Being part of a PMs core team can be hugely beneficial.” (Part 4 - Lighting Graduate)
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24 Apr 2020
“I have applied many jobs through job sites such as @TheMandyNetwork, @SMAssoc or Facebook groups. This is then commonly followed by an interview or informal chat. However, word of mouth and recommendations are still how I’ve got most of my jobs!” (Stage Management Graduate)
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24 Apr 2020
“Generally new work comes from people you know and getting into professional “circles” is really important. Networking and cultivating the ‘Who you know’ whilst maintaining ‘What you know’ is basically what it means to be Freelance in the industry....”(Part 1 - Lighting Graduate)
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23 Apr 2020
WHAT ARE THE MAIN BACKSTAGE DISCIPLINES/DEPARTMENTS?
At GSA we had the choice of 4 disciplines: Stage Management, Lighting, Sound or Scenic. But there are many more departments backstage and it varies from show to show! A few include: Automation, Wardrobe, Carpentry...
23 Apr 2020
AT GSA, WHAT DO YOU STUDY IN EACH YEAR AND DO YOU SPECIALISE IN A SUBJECT?
During our 1st year at GSA we got an overview of: Stage Management, Lighting, Sound & Scenic
We then chose our specialism for our 2nd & 3rd years where we undertook show roles in this discipline (eg ASM)
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23 Apr 2020
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THAT’S ABOUT TO GRADUATE?
Don’t compare yourself to other people! Some people will get jobs straight away, some people won’t. But that’s ok!
Stay in contact with the people you studied/worked with, so often jobs are through recommendations!
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23 Apr 2020
WHILE YOU ARE STUDYING DO YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO INTERNSHIPS IN LIVE THEATRE?
Whilst at GSA we had 2 opportunities to gain experience in the industry as part of our course. During our second year we undertook a 2 week placement, in our third year a 6-8 week placement. 1/3
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23 Apr 2020
Every placement is different, varying from West End theatre, to touring theatre, warehouses, international theatre, live events, hire companies, fringe theatre...the list goes on! 2/3
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23 Apr 2020
These were great opportunities for us to not only gain experience but to start networking preparing us for graduating. However, there was nothing stopping us from gaining further experience in our own time, as a lot of us did! 3/3
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22 Apr 2020
BACKSTAGE Q&A!
1. Please send us a direct message with your question
2. We will then tweet your question with our answer/s!
3. Share the Q&A with friends!
We’ve all done a huge variety of things since graduating and we can’t wait to share some of our experiences with you!
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20 Apr 2020
POLL: BACKSTAGE Q&A?
With a few welcome suggestions and theatre’s being closed, we thought we should use our time wisely!
Who would be interested in a Q&A?
Whether it’s about graduate life, stage management, lighting, sound, scenic design, GSA, student life, theatre..anything!
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Absolutely! ✅
6%
Not Interested!🤷♂️🤷♀️
17 votes • Final results
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20 Apr 2020
If we get a positive response then we’ll post details over the next few days! If you know anyone who you think would be interested then please pass this on 👏🏻 #QandA #technicaltheatre #graduates @SMAssoc @lsionline @AudioCartelLtd
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20 Apr 2020
Make sure you keep an eye out for this years graduates! We know they have worked super hard and can’t wait for their virtual showcase!
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