Sound Check SBC1 Activity Log TEST | Future Yard

Sound Check SBC1 Activity Log TEST

This is the place where you will be reflecting on your progress and logging your activity, so that you can refer back to what you have achieved and the areas of the programme that you have enjoyed and would like to expand your learning. 

You can use text, images, videos and audio to share your experiences and complete the tasks.

Reflecting on shadowing shifts:

You will have separate experiences in sound, lighting and event management. We want you to think about:

  • your own understanding of what these roles entail.
  • how your skills and confidence are developing with this hands-on experience.
  • reflect on what you enjoyed about each shift and what you found challenging.
  • If you had opportunities to pass on your own skills and knowledge to other team members, please detail this.

SC SBC 1 TEST

Week One - TEST

Introduction (this can all be edited)

Tasks
  • Reflect on the week, documenting your activity.
  • Now that you know more about the programme, write down what you’d like to get out of it.
  • What parts of the experience are you most looking forward to?
Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Two

Management #1

TASKS:
  • Reflect on what you have learnt about event management at Future Yard. Was there anything that surprised you or stood out to you about the process of delivering a gig?
  • Think about how the role of the event manager is broken down at bigger events, what other roles are necessary?
  • Think about the journey of an artist before they hit the stage, what do you think the venue does do to make the artist’s job easier and reduce travel anxiety?
Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Three

Intro to Live Lighting

TASKS:
  • Reflect on what you have learnt, why is lighting important at a show?
  • Pick a piece of music that you love (include a link) and describe the type of lighting design that would accompany it in a live setting.

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Four

Intro to Live Sound

TASKS:
  • Reflect on what you have learnt, thinking about the journey that the sound takes in order to reach the audience’s ears.
  • Gig review – review of one of the gigs at FUTURE YARD. This can be a gig that you worked on or attended, but reviewed from an audience’s perspective.

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Five

Tech #1 – Lighting Rig

TASKS:
  • What information about the acts on stage do you think you need ahead of the show to ensure that BOTH lighting and sound engineers are well prepared?

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Six

Tech #2 – Lighting / Sound

TASKS:
  • Which role did you fulfil and how did you find it?
  • Where there any challenges setting up for the performance and how were they resolved?

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Seven

Tech #3 – Sound / Lighting

TASKS:
  • Which role did you fulfil and how did you find it?
  • Where there any challenges setting up for the performance and how were they resolved?

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Eight

Management #2 – Advancing

TASKS:
  • What information must the venue provide to it’s performers ahead of the show?
  • Research an industry professional or artist that inspires you and share your findings and what it is about them that you feel is special.

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Nine

Tech #4 / Management #3 – Stage Management / Backline

TASKS:
  • Which role did you fulfil and how did you find it?
  • Reflect on how well you worked as a team. What was successful and what challenges did you have?

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Ten

Tech #5 / Management #4 – Backline / Stage Management

TASKS:
  • Which role did you fulfil and how did you find it?
  • Reflect on how well you worked as a team. What was successful and what challenges did you have?

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Eleven

Tech #6 – Sound or Lighting

TASKS:
  • What role are you specialising in? What are your duties during the gig on 4th December?
  • What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses in this role? Are there any tasks you feel you specifically need support in order to complete?
  • We’ve talked about etiquette and communication. We’d like you to reflect on this and think about the gig in hand. Please can you detail how to conduct best practice in this area.

SHADOW SHIFTS

If you have taken part in a shadow shift this week, please share your experience

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Week Twelve

Reflection

TASKS:
  • An overview of your experience delivering the gig. Reflecting on what worked and also areas that didn’t quite go as planned.
  • An overview of your experience doing Sound Check and anything useful you think you learned that you’d like to take forward. Think about times when you were able to pass your knowledge and things that you have learnt on to other people and share how this happened.
Max. file size: 64 MB.