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Talent Show production crew silently
communicates with Today's Meet |
In the final February Talent Show the production crew experimented with new technology. It's a site called
Today's Meet. The audience didn't see or hear it, but it kept the adult and student production team on the same page. Today's Meet is an online "backchannel" tool. The balcony and backstage crew used it to silently share information through on screen texts. For instance, the backstage
"projector" light is still on or the
emcee is causing feedback when he talks into the mic while underneath the PA speaker or giving the whole crew a heads up on an
unplanned stage entrance. In a live show, scripted events change and the production crew needs to be ready to jump in, make adjustments, and keep the show rolling. People come out to watch our talented young performers, but the behind-the-scenes work of the backstage and balcony crew is in itself a performance worth seating an audience. Whether their work involves adjusting wireless microphones on stage or balancing vocals with recorded music through a mixer in the sound booth, each production crew member, working outside the spotlight, contributes to the show's successes. And Today's Meet, I think, will make our jobs
this much easier. -- Paul Tomizawa
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