Managing the Creative Mind explores techniques in
managing a team of technicians for the production of
The Taming of the Shrew. It is also a documentation
of a Technical Director's process. More than the
organization of the project, it focuses on the
people. I wanted to experience what made the
technicians tick and test my theories on motivation
and efficiency. I kept a log of conversations and
happenings for each of the people involved in the
production. I made assignment decisions based on my
reaction to their personalities and experience. The
goal was to make people excited to be there and, in
turn, produce a forward thinking, can-do environment
where the production would run itself. Included is a
script analysis, statement of goals, process,
evaluation, technical drawings, paperwork and
photographs.
Managing the Creative Mind: A Technical Director's Process