Arts Lynx published a great article describing technical theater portfolios of all kinds, including a handy dandy checklist at the bottom of the page.
Need a clearer idea of what a techie web portfolio might look like? The Open Directory Project will link you to a host of people with online portfolios, which you can use to begin deciding what you like and don't like. After a quick glance at "Light Designers," we'd like to call your attention to these highlights (!):
Hugh Conacher: Here's a great example of how to split your portfolio between two interests- in his case lighting and photography. No one likes having to look at work that's irrelevant.
Paul Palazzo: Another well categorized portfolio, this time broken into types of lighting design.
Andrew Hungerford: A great portfolio with solid organization that leaves no doubt when and where he has worked, as well as what the finished product looked like.
Gregg Hillmar: Another easily navigated site, Gregg uses a technique we really like: he's posted a list of productions he's worked on, and then just linked to the photos if he has them. This is a great strategy, since pages with lots of photographs can be frustratingly slow to load.
This is a short list from the whole directory- try and look through as many as you can to get an idea of what you'd like in your portfolio. Once you have some thoughts, register with us an we'll help you build a website for free. And, when your portfolio is online, we'll make sure your in our directory, aka the Portfolio Archive.
We're issuing a challenge: bring us your work and we'll help you make it better. We'll build you a website. We'll bring in directors, lighting designers, set designers and the like- and we'll introduce them to you and your work. We'll find out the inside information from those in a position to hire on what they look for. We'll be your new best friend.
