Chapter 7Collaboration and Technology

Technology and Collaboration, by Lynne Koscielniak

Most theater designers have an ambivalent relationship with technology. We rely on it to communicate and record communication throughout the preproduction period, conducting meetings on Skype and sharing images and designs via e-mail and Dropbox, yet we sometimes struggle to work fluidly with others across all platforms. Previsualization software offers us the remarkable ability to see what our designs might look like on stage, but at times the images generated do not accurately reflect our vision. In this section, I will focus on how designers and directors integrate digital practices into the collaborative process, with a particular eye for these potential ...

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