The Technical Director's Toolkit

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Acknowledgments
7. Foreword
8. Introduction: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
9. Chapter 1: Communication, Collaboration, and Flexibility: The Mores of Success
   1. 1.1 The Job: Never the Same Story Twice
   2. 1.2 Leadership Style: It’s the Relationship
   3. 1.3 Veritas: The Proof Is in the Pudding
   4. 1.4 Problem Solving: More Than One Way to Skin a Flat
10. Chapter 2: Design, Estimation, and Preproduction Planning: Paving the Road to Realization
    1. 2.1 Design
    2. 2.2 Estimation
    3. 2.3 Preproduction
11. Chapter 3: Production: It’s Showtime!
    1. 3.1 Construction
    2. 3.2 Load In: It’s Go Time, People!
    3. 3.3 Technical Rehearsals
    4. 3.4 The Run
    5. 3.5 Strike
    6. 3.6 Postproduction: The Afterglow
12. Chapter 4: The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Facilities
    1. 4.1 Shop Design
    2. 4.2 Tools of the Trade
    3. 4.3 Maintenance and Repair
    4. 4.4 Morale Maintenance
    5. 4.5 Health and Safety
13. Chapter 5: Special Skills, Training, and Continuing Education
    1. 5.1 Leadership and Management Training
    2. 5.2 Structural Analysis
    3. 5.3 Rigging
    4. 5.4 Electricity and Electronics
    5. 5.5 Mechanical Engineering
    6. 5.6 Automation
    7. 5.7 Project Management
    8. 5.8 Drafting and Modeling
    9. 5.9 Understanding the Jobs of Others
14. Conclusion
15. Index