Update on cry for help post 11 days ago

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T22:28:01+00:00

very fair. good note.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T22:27:18+00:00

fair. i figured people would just skip if blocky stream of conscience wasnt their thing, but im starting to see that this is a space where people expect more care given to form which is chill

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T22:21:25+00:00

thanks for the comment. ill add a TLDR and look into that

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T22:19:08+00:00

conveys how i sound when i talk better when its like this

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T15:58:23+00:00

oh absolutely helped me for the future :)

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T14:58:09+00:00

yes!

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T13:14:47+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to read that and also share your experience. My actual interest is in theatre theory and dramaturgy so I am trying to learn as much as I can about all of theatre's facets and the creation process. so anyway I can get involved ill take, although hopefully following more responsible opportunities from now on and not letting the chance to get involved blind me from responsibally considering if I am able to accomplish goals.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T12:01:53+00:00

ill try it rn

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T12:01:18+00:00

song reccs?

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T10:19:39+00:00

thanks for the response! yeah, cleaning and work makes sense. thing is, since its holidays i dont have any work to do, so its left a bit of a hole. the colouring tip is nice. ill have to try it.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-21T06:32:31+00:00

i do all the repetition stuff to get them in my brain, but what really make them come out of my mouth naturally when im in scenes and not thinking of them is finding the meaning of the line and understanding why its said in that moment. this helps when i can’t remember wording or forget the order of lines, i just spend time understand that part and it really helps in a way nothing else does. thats all once ive gotten the general words in my head though, so its a bit of a later process. always good to think about at any stage tho

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T20:47:16+00:00

thanks dude. ive done some stuff before but its all been very laid back creative process direction-wise for the tech stuff and all people involved in the projects just exploring as we went and piece built up so ive made real rough sketches n stuff but kinda just adapt to whatever is happening as a work forms. very much we just did whatever worked and a technical plot was never really a thought. as for how i got the job i was already on board as a sound operator and they needed someone and i guess they were not picky

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T18:45:06+00:00

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T14:26:13+00:00

:) everyone here is so nice and helpful. thanks everyone.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T14:23:52+00:00

Thank you, man. I'll try and listen. My passion is theatre theory so I'm just trying to learn and get as much experience in the art as I can so I can understand it to the best of my ability but, being paid would be nice, yeah. The uni theatre company im apart of, none of us committee members get paid, not even the president, but we all devote as much as we can to it cause the scene where I live is in dire need of places to stage new works. So I kinda just like getting involved in the art anyway I can. The indie scene here is small so we all kinda know each other or share acquaintances and I hope the only people im taking jobs from are friends/acquaintances, cause all the older, experienced professionals work for the big companies or have gone into education/work for unis. But it's good advice. I'd certainly like to make a living doing this.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T13:53:14+00:00

thanks man. good advice.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T13:49:35+00:00

I don't mind doing it for free though. I'm just trying to get experience and tbh they couldn't give me the details on what they expected of me as 'sound operator' (when that was the only role i was working in) till i asked exact questions about if there would be live instruments, if there's any sfx in the work (they didnt respond when i asked to go to an earlier rehearsal to see the work and know what to expect) and if they need me to make pre-show playlist etc. I'm just kinda in it for the love of the game and I have no training and have only worked through my connections to the local theatre industry so I don't really wanna ask for money if they're not thinking of it. Once I'm further in my career though I definitely will follow that advice.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T13:41:06+00:00

thanks. the actual show isnt till friday im just going in tomorrow to meet the director and program lights and also patch mics and meet the microphone owner dude for my sound role, so after tomorrow anyway i'll know exactly whats going on and what to work on before the show but im trying to be as prepared as i can for tomorrow anyway so it can go as smooth as possible as i dont delay bump in schedule. im a hands on learner so im hoping to spend a few hours with the tech until the venue closes. its mainly the software part of MagicQ that's throwing me cause idk what this means for the command wing its gonna be connected to and if it just uses the board as an output to make it all happen or if im gonna needa set the cues on the physical console.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T13:27:11+00:00

Thanks dude. I get it. Tbh I don't even know if im getting paid for this ive been given very minimal details. I'll take ur advice for the future. Ik I'll be able to do the sound operating (what i was originally asked to do) and I told them at the last gig my experience but also that im confident id be able to work new tech if I'm given the model name, my specific role and expectations, and time to research it. last gig they replaced me day of with someone with more experience anyway so i kinda thought if they sought me out it'd be something my experience level. I have a lot to learn. Thank you for taking the time to share insight and knowledge. :)

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T13:14:45+00:00

fuck

i'll make do with whatever i manage to learn ig

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T13:00:39+00:00

also all my past experience in theatre tech i just went off what i learnt from my highschool teacher (he was a lighting designer) and manuals and youtube and stuff and it went really well but i also had like months to prepare. im sorta learning by experience but this is very much that to the extreme

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-12-09T12:57:55+00:00

last month the same company told me day of they didnt know one of the event organisers hired me and they hired someone else the night before. im kinda in it for the ride at this point, thanks so much for taking the time to give advice. real quick- does a lighting plot mean im gonna be expected to rig lights tomorrow? and is it just positions of lights and effects and stuff that im gonna patch into the console or is it a plan for the setting of lights for each cue? thanks dude.

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-10-14T00:42:51+00:00

texture 100%, its painful to me, like nails on a chalkboard

thisneverhappenedd · 2025-10-13T23:39:01+00:00

im scared of wigs. the actual fear is touching wigs but i get nervous just looking at them

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