I have read through every thing in this preopsal and this is how I see it.
The major Budget costs I see at present are as follows:
Marketing Costs: -Design Costs . . .. -Posters . . . I already have a rough draft of the Poster done in PPT (see separate enclosure) This can be touched up, detail added and taken to >printers -Flyers ? we can print these in-house
All the above are fine, this will be done at a max of ?50
-Media ? approach local Newspapers & Radio
(is this nessary as the venue in the hub only holds 250 people and to go public will cost an awful lot . Newspaper advertisements can cost anywhere from 100-1000 euro)!!!
Production Costs: -Fees (Director ? no cost) (Producer & Designer ? if outside personnel, -Fee to be agreed with Dramsoc)
We would not be wiling to pay for external procution costs (pro.producers can cost up to 5000 euro). We would encourage members of the society to get involved and get experience in these areas....that what we're here for.
-Set ? the 4? x 12? stage sections in the venue could be used as main stage - A circular cistern to be built in the middle
maybe you could contact art soc and see if they are willing to look into this as a project.
- Steps would be built up on 3 sides to the front
you know what stair cases we have to work with and building more will be a huge cost up to 1500 euro.
- The stage entrance would consist of building 8? high frames - I have a rough stage plan but it would need to be drawn to scale! (Rough cost ?400)
if you have quotes for this great but to just assemble a stage costs 300 euro. this will have to be taken into considertion.
- -Costumes ? its proposed we ask Musical groups to hire costumes - Failing that I have costume designs, we buy the material & make
can you sow? material is nearly as expencive as renting but I am in favour of doing these things ourselves however getting capable people to sow is often a hardship. dress makers charge approx 80 euro per garment depending on the detail you want in the costumes and we are only prepaired to go down this route if it is a last option and only for a very select number of costumes.
-Makeup ? use Dramsoc makeup (?20 to restock)
You obviously dont wear makeup ;) its very expencive and 20 euro might only buy foundation! we have always asked actors to supply their own makeup unless speciality makeup is required (eg one year we make a white guy black to look like a young michael jackson for a show)
-Props ? a full props list is enclosed separately - The major area of concern @ the moment is making the Severed Head - any ideas?
to get a prop like this made will cost up to 500 euro but art soc might be intrested, if not I might know a few people that might do it for just he cost of the materials.
- Soldiers weapons can be made
or the pound shop or even ask fencing club for a loan.
-Lighting /Sound - blue lighting Gels & scrim (rough cost ?80) - I have the sound CD - I character mick?d up -Royalties ? Royalties do not have to be paid on Oscar Wile performances
If this show is to be put on we have to look closely at the Timescale required. It was mentioned at the meeting to put play on for Arts Week ? wk starting 17th Nov. This Timescale in my opinion is too short. This might be possible with an experienced crew. Can the production team actually put the show
that a looks fine. Total Expenditure ?1,200 - ?1,400?? The thing about drama soc is that each person who decides to take on a production is 100% responcible for ever aspect unless they themselves find someone else to share responcibility (ie find a producer, a costume designer etc...). dcu drama is a society ful of people looking for experience and we would expect you to write a letter to the membership which we would then send out on your behalf. If you feel that it is a big undertaking then you can even look into the posibility of getting togeather a little committee to look after things like promotion and prop finding. Any help you need if you get really stuck the committee are there to help but as you can see from the provisional calander we have a lot to oversee this year so we dont handel the running of each individual show, thats for the producer and director of each show to handel by themselves as best they can and we are there as a source of information to help you do things yourself. that >is being described? ? Salome together in that short time??? . Not knowing the >work of Dramsoc you would have to answer that one yourselves!!
Also some complex characterisations will need a good deal of rehearsal.
I propose we aim for week 10 (wk starting 1st Dec.) & put show on in >Space, Helix or alternatively week 11 (wk starting 8th Dec.) & put show on >in Venue!
If you feel that putting the show on soon will be a problem then there's always semester two.We are allocated one week in the helix every year and we take it for the experience but the Helix take 50% of our ticket sales instead of charging us a fee as it is the newest and most expencive theatre in Ireland. If you really wanted to put on a show in the Helix then heavy sponcership would be required and you would be expected to source this yourself or someone from your production crew and if you could aquire this funding we would then pull whatever strings we could for you to get you the best price we can. How many weeks rehersal do you intend on putting on? you must take into consideration that 4 weeks is the standard rehersal time expected of a short play (under an hour long) and anything more than this will put people off as they tend to get bored with it after this length of time. The musical usually takes 6-7 weeks of proper rehersal and it is the biggest show of the year. _____________________________________________________________________
Production Team
Does Dramsoc have sufficient experience in Design? There's no point assigning someone to do the job of set design if they have no practical construction experience and knowledge.
This is an amature production society and we are here so that people without experience can achieve it. DCU drama is a *society* not a company. We have students studying communication , multimedia, science and lots more and all of these people have talents that can be sourced and used to help in your production. We always hire someone to construct the set for health and saftey reasons but if you have a large set in mind it will be costly and all the design will have to be done beforehand.
Producer At the moment I do not have a Producer in mind. Am dependent on Dramsoc to >identify Producer who will organise and chair regular production meetings between the production team to ensure smooth progression. The Producer would >also be responsible for the allocation and organisation of play Budgets.
Director I, Ger Considine would be responsible for directing the play and would have a >major input into the overall LAF (Look & Feel) of the show. Being
I have commented on the role of the producer and how you may aquire one but we dont hire professional people to help out on ameture prodcuctions. I know you are trying to do this as efficiently as possible but if you require people then it is from within the membership they will be obtained as that is what this society is all about. We will forward any corrospondance you wish to send to the membership and we hope that you will recieve a large responce as there are so many with previous expierence itching to take part. It will be up to you to pick whoever you deem most suitable for the role. the >originator of this play proposal I would see myself concentrating more on the >actors and movement of the play rather that trying to organise the entire >show.
Choreographer The director would require a Choreographer to take charge of Salome?s Dance scene that occurs on stage. The Choreographer would work with director to >ensure movement fits in with his ideas & intentions.
Dance soc have a great number of expierenced dancers who would be willing to help you out here as well as our own members who have had dance expierence. A choreoghrapher would have to be obtained the same way as a producer. ____________________________________________________________________ Budgeting The expenditure quoted above is probably overestimated but better to err on the side of caution! Expenditure Main areas of expenditure are as follows: Performance Rights: Free on this occasion! Publicity: The Publicity budget should be given high priority ? No Publicity => No Income ? Posters ? 100xA4 prints = ?15.00 100xA3 prints = ?30.00 ? ~ ?50 should cover Radio, Papers etc ? Publicity budget also used for FOH items & Publicity Photos Sets / Staging: Unable to give an exact cost on this but I have a Chippie contact that will build the set. A competent stage designer should be able to give a rough costing of how much the materials for the show will cost. ************************** connections that can build...I like it, the money that would normally pay him can then be used elsewhere. ************************** Props: Props can be made up & the expenditure here is minimal Making of the severed Head might pose a slight problem! See full list of Props enclosed. Lighting: If play is being staged in the Space, Lighting will not be an issue. *************************** if you get funding to hire out the space that is the costs will include the 450 euro to hire one of their own technitians as they are very protective of their equipment and insist that one of their people are onhad at all times. *************************** If staged in the Venue we?ll have to go with less sophisticated lighting plan Costumes: Ideally this show requires full period costume, which would have to be hired. It is proposed though that the costumes be made so the budget will need to cover the cost of purchasing the material. Do Dramsoc have any stock material? The expenses should never exceed the expected income, which brings us to . . . Income Tickets Income will come primarily from ticket sales Having formally worked in the PR Area I would be able to offer valuable input on publicity inside & outside the College. It is not unfeasible for a popular, well-known show like Salome with a large cast to get in excess of 100 audience per night. The price of tickets should be set with students in mind, and not be overly expensive. It may be possible to use the Dress Rehearsal as a Preview night and invite members of the press! Sponsorship Sponsorship is a good avenue for income although it may be a little late at this stage to approach companies. Having said that a number of our electronic component vendors are interested in our activities and could be approached. Sponsorship can also be sought from various funds within College. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ all exhausted! its not too late if you look to put it on in the second semester. Program It is envisaged that a proper program would be done up and printed. Money can be made from selling adverts in the program. again sponsorship is essential. I sugest you look for someone to help you get sponsorship for this event on your own. Merchandising T-Shirts for the show can act as good publicity, and a small mark-up of a ?uro or so can quite happily be made on them, a large-ish cast and crew means that you can make maybe £50 on merchandise. ************************************* t-shirts are very expensive to get made. Approx ten euro each and students wont pay this to be honest. Drama soc are only charging 6 euro for their t-shirts. ************************************* Union Grant I am not altogether ofe with the internal Grants that are available but they should contain a small amount of money to underwrite and assist College productions. you can always look into this. DCU Drama Prop List SALOME PROP ITEM NOTES 1 3 ? Halberds for Soldiers 2 2 - Spears for Soldiers 3 5 - Shields 4 1 - 10? Length of Chain to open cistern 5 2 - Standing Torches w/ electrical inserts & gel cover 6 2 - Handheld Torches 7 7 2 - Persian Carpets 1 Red & green, 2? x 4? 1 Cream & blue 5? x 7? 8 1 - Small Triangular Carpet to place on cistern for dance Hard back 9 2 - Gold Throne Chairs square stools, no backs 10 2 - Throne Chair Covers cushions attached to chairs 11 1 - Small Gold Table Scalloped gold top, maroon fringe 12 1 - Wine Pitcher Gold 13 5 - Gold Goblets 14 1 - Oval Silver Platter 15 1 - Brass Bowl of Grapes 16 1 - Small Brass Bowl for water 17 1 - White Cloth, silver edging for water 18 1 - Swing Fan made with white peacock feathers 2 - are removable 19 1 - Sword for Executioner 20 1 - Dagger 21 1 - Large Silver Bowl for Jokanaan?s head SALOME 1 - Dagger 2 - Handheld torches 1 - Wine pitcher 5 - Goblets 1 - Oval Silver Platter 1 - Brass bowl of grapes 1 - Small Brass Bowl 1 - White Cloth 1 - Sword 1 - Large Silver bowl 1 - Swing Fan 2 - Standing Torches 5 ? Shields Loose Props: 3 - Halberds 2 - Spears 2 - Gold Throne Chairs w/ 2 - throne Chair Covers 1 - Small Gold Table 1 - 10? Length of Chain 1 - Small Triangular Carpet 2 - Persian Carpets