Top 10 Reasons to Go Virtual with VirtualCallboard
1. Convenience
Your collaborators will love to have access to all the information they need at any hour of the day or night! Using VirtualCallboard is like giving everyone a copy of your production book—with only the parts each individual needs. Put an end to the frustration of misinformation for good! Say goodbye to late-night and early-morning phone calls! Empower your collaborators and stop the endless questions: “Where am I supposed to be? When?”
2. Organize Yourself
We’ve all lost a critical paper at one time or another. Now keep all of those files digitally stored and preserved, accessible at any time and to anyone you want.
3. Save Valuable Time
You’re probably not getting paid to sit and create call sheets all night. In fact, union rules state that the time it takes to call and organize rehearsals is not counted as part of your workday. The faster you can do this busy work, the faster you can reclaim what little personal time you have.
4. The Broadband Boom
The broadband and wireless boom has made the Internet readily available in hotels, coffee shops, apartment complexes, and in the palm of your hand. Millions of people access the internet through wireless and PDA devices. Even theatre companies themselves have caught on, with broadband access in theatre facilities growing significantly in the last few years.
5. The Mobile Computing Boom
In the last decade, prices of laptops, phones, PDAs, and other mobile computing devices have plummeted. Remember when a laptop was only for the rich corporate executives? Now most performers and technicians carry them around the country.
6. Go Green
Stage Managers sadly admit their addiction to the local copy machine. Leveraging the power of the Internet, we can finally stop being tree killers! Rather than making hundreds of copies that will be outdated tomorrow, VirtualCallboard automates delivering of schedules and other communication, reducing the amount of paper you’ll need to use.
7. Improve Your Communication Process
Use VirtualCallboard to keep your other information systems moving. Make professional-looking printouts directly from VirtualCallboard and post them on your conventional callboard. Record your rehearsal hotline directly from the website, which ensures that you’re looking at the most accurate and up-to-date schedule.
8. Make Archival and Retrieval Realistic
Have you ever tried to access a report or cast list from a production you did five years ago? If you can manage to even find the storage room where the old production books are kept, you’ll still likely spend hours filtering through the mess. VirtualCallboard puts old production information out of sight, but not out of reach. With VirtualCallboard, you can quickly recall information from years past.
9. Demand
Performers and technicians are already leveraging the Internet to find jobs, handle their finances, communicate, and manage their lives remotely. Theatre companies of the twenty-first century will need to provide them with effective collaboration tools over the Internet. Seasoned veterans and artist just beginning their careers understand the power and importance of the Internet to the entertainment industry.
10. Your Collaborators Will Love You
VirtualCallboard is easy, affordable, and custom-built for the live entertainment industry. With its user-friendly setup and streamlining capabilities, your collaborators will have a hard time remembering how they ever worked pre-VirtualCallboard!
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