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Designing Shakespeare Collection - Audio Interview Clip

- Typecasting

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Designing Shakespeare Collection - Typecasting
Filename	:	DS_NO_au11.mov
Date of Interview	:	16 December 2002
Date digital resource created	:	06 June 2003
Creator1	:	Nick Ormerod
Creator2	:	Christie Carson
Creator role1	:	Theatre Designer - Interviewee
Creator role2	:	Principle Investigator - Interviewer
Description	:	Question: Do you think that designers get sort of typecast in the way that actors do? Answer: I think they do, I think, completely understandably, directors don't necessarily like to get, to be seen to be, over-attached to one particular designer. I completely understand that, but in does make the designer's role a bit difficult in some ways because many designers I know feel like they are kind of, one on a list and directors deliberately choose another designer. For possibly what they think are very good reasons, that designer will be better for that piece, they think. In fact what they are doing is maintaining control of choice, and I'm very lucky in that Declan doesn't have that control. He doesn't always, there was one occasion recently when he didn't work with me, it was a French production, but on every other production he has to at least kind of consult me, put it this way.
Source	:	DS_16_12_02 (2xmini DV tape)
Format	:	Quicktime Progressive (audio)
Type	:	Resource Audio
Rights	:	This clip may be used for educational purposes only, any commercial use of this material requires permission from the copyright holders. Misuse or misrepresentation may result in legal action. Copyright holder: Christie Carson, COMPH, Royal Holloway University of London.
Length	:	49.00 seconds