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Scene Technician 

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - D.25
Senior Scene Technician - 6332
Scene Technician - 6333
Assistant Scene Technician - 6334

April, 1975

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SERIES CONCEPT


Scene Technicians construct or supervise the construction, painting, and
lighting of stage settings for campus theatrical events and other fine arts
presentations; supervise students in these activities in accordance with
instructional aims of the department; organize, train, supervise, and 
participate in crews for the presentation of fine arts presentations; and 
perform other related duties as required.

The series includes positions which range in level of skills from the trainee
to the Senior Technician who is required to design from rough drawings without
detailed instructions and to complete the fabrication, painting and
lighting of stage sets.

                          CLASS CONCEPTS

Senior Scene Technician

Under general supervision incumbents make blueprints from designers' sketches
and construct stage settings from scenic designs and plans; organize, train
and supervise grip, lighting, prop, and fly crews; maintain theatrical 
rigging, lighting, and drapery equipment; mount settings on movable 
platforms; install stage hand rigging and counterweight systems; devise 
simple sound amplifying systems; and mix and apply paints used in scenic 
decorations.

'Incumbents typically instruct students in the solution of technical problems
encountered in lighting, set design, construction, special effects, sound,
and properties for theater, concert or motion picture productions; supervise
Scene Technicians, Assistants and student crews; evaluate students' work
for grading purposes; may act as a substitute or replacement during the 
absence of student designers; and are assigned responsibility for safety and 
fire control in stage area or studio.

Examples of assignments allocated to this level of difficulty and 
responsibility are:

       Participates in meetings with faculty and takes notes on general
       production outlines of scenery, sound effects, and lighting
       requirements.

       Prepares detailed plans for production, including scene drawings,
       cost and time figures, personnel needs, and after clearance from
       the production manager, produces the scenic materials needed.

       Paints murals, grained-wood affects, marbleizing, conventional
       ornaments, cycloramas, portraits statuary, free-hand flowers, trees, 
       etc.

       Inspects and performs major maintenance and repair on rigging and
       lighting

Scene Technician

Under supervision incumbents construct stage settings and paint scenic 
decorations; arrange lighting and sound equipment for special effects; move 
scenery and stage sets; may supervise Assistant Scene Technicians, helpers, 
and students assigned to painting, lighting, or construction crews; may grade
students' work in laboratory courses; serve as crew head on minor productions;
and may be assigned responsibility for safety and fire control in stage or
studio.

Examples of duties allocated to this level of difficulty and responsibility
are:

        Constructs and paints scenery and properties; assists in planning
        scenic changes and organization of backstage personnel; and
        constructs stage properties from designers' sketches.

        Arranges electrical circuits for stage lighting; assembles sound
        systems; and rigs and mounts scenery and lights.

        Assists in the maintenance of shop, rigging, and lighting equipment.
    
        Operates props, grips and lights at productions requiring a single
        operator.

Assistant Scene Technician

Under close supervision of a higher level technician incumbents assist in the
pre-assembly work for dramatic arts presentations; assist in the construction
of stage and scenery settings; assemble and disassemble lighting arrangements
for specific setting; may be assigned entire lighting responsibility for a
small production; operate dimmer; set up and check for proper functioning
of the amplifying equipment and/or loudspeakers, microphones, or recording
equipment; move scenes; and operate scenery lines and backstage counterweight
systems.

Examples of assignments allocated to this level of difficulty and 
responsibility are:

        Serves as a crew member in presentations requiring changes in
        scenery, lighting, props, sound, or as a crew member loading
        in and striking scenery.

        Assists technicians in arranging stage lighting, assembling sound
        systems and mounting lights.

        Assists in the construction of stage and/or scenery from
        instructions and/or drawings.

        Disassembles stage settings.


                       MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Scene Technician

Two years of college and three years of experience in theater production;
or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledges
and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned
to the position.

Scene Technician

Two years of college and one year of experience in theater production; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledges and 
abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to 
the position.

Assistant Scene Technician

Two years of college or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
and knowledges abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties
assigned to the position. Two years of experience in theater production may be
substituted for two years of college.

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