We are in the process of assembling points of view from as many digital performance practitioners as we can. We thought it only fair that DPI's Director, Hal Eagar, be the first answer the questions he drafted.

The questions:

1. What is the decision making process for choosing media for a production?
2. Does the production material (story or concept) influence or not influence your media choices?
3. There are a lot of titles for using media on stage, and a lot of titles for those who design or produce it. What terms do you use/like/hate?
4. How long have you been making or collaborating on media for theatre?
5. What were you doing before that and how did you get lead into using media or live performances?
6. What was your favorite show/moment/effect? Why?
7. What is your favorite tool(s)? Would you be willing to review one?
8. What media effects have made you cringe as an audience member?
9. Do you have a defined aesthetic prior to seeing a script? What is your aesthetic?
   Cinematic
   Spectacle
   cheesy flashy
   Techno/hi tech
   Moody/dramatic
10. Why use media on stage - see list of aesthetic possibilities...
    Gain / keep audience
    To experiment
    Other
11. When do you join the creative process? When would you like to join?
12. How many people / roles / time does it take to add media to a live performance work?
13. What is your role? There can be a lot of overlap among design elements,particularly media and the interaction between set, lighting, and sound designers
14. How do you hand off a show? What is that training process? How do you work with that? Do you also take on one of those? Or share work with a designer in another area? Or work as a team? Or do you run your own shows?
15. Do you find that your designs are reproduceable? Why or why not?
16. How do you document your work on a show? Video, pictures, ground plans? Wiring diagrams? Written instructions?
17. Would you be willing to share any of your production documentation?
18. Do you like to use hardware or software? PC/Mac vs. DVD/Mixer?
19. Do you like finished tools or programming environments? Watch out/grid vs. Isadora/jitter/vvvv ?
20. Would you be wiling to share any patches?
21. Where do you get content?
    Found footage
    Shoot it
    Use live
    3d or animation
    Where do you find it?
22. Do you ever build a backup? Why or Why not?
23. Do you tour? What are your challenges?
24. Do you buy/rent equipment? Does the venue equipment/projectors etc. work for you?
25. Can you think of a couple of tips or tricks to share?
26. What do you really wish for?
    More time
    Better tools
    Just that one missing feature?
27. What do you think of HD? Do you or can you use it? Ever?