This is not Tessitura related, but I am just wondering what is being used to track props inventory around the network. Our props department wants to buy a program built on Filemaker. It looks perfect from their point of view, but has no support to speak of. What are other folks using to keep photos and specifications on props in storage? They need to be able to find specifications and photos of (for example) all 1930's end tables. They then need to email this information to the show's designer. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Thanks for the response. I have heard of the program that Dan Tracy created, so no need to send me information on that. I appreciate the issues with staff and time.
From: Tessitura Technical Forum [mailto:forums-technical@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Patrick SchleySent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:40 AMTo: Ambrose, LouSubject: RE: [Tessitura Technical Forum] What do you use for props inventory?
From Jim Guy, props director here at Milwaukee Rep (jguy@milwaukeerep.com)...
I'm afraid that the answer from Milwaukee Rep is that we do not have the time during the contract season to do a digital inventory, nor the money to hire someone to do it for us. If we could afford to hire someone to inventory, move, photograph, measure and write descriptions of all our major pieces (and there are hundreds), then the question would be who could we find with the knowledge of prop, fabric and furniture period styles to be able to do the project independently of the prop people? If we couldn't find someone with that knowledge, it would again become a matter of someone (probably me) in the Prop Dept. being able to find the time to advise on the project. Almost every Prop Dept. that I know of that has an on line inventory has at least 2 people on contract year round who has non-production time to spend on such a venture. Such is not the case at MRT. Some of those are Filemaker based, some are on Flickr. I'll try to get the name of the program that Dan Tracy in Kansas City presented to our annual conference a couple of years ago. It was pretty well received by the S*P*A*M members who have the time to deal with it. Our method here is to find out what the designer is looking for, take photos and measurements of the pieces we have in stock that are appropriate and available and then send them to the designer as attachments.
-p.
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