STAGE - HD 2010 (沈昭良, Shen Chao-Liang, Taiwan)
Channel: ShenchaoliangTaiwan
Date: 28/12/2012

《STAGE》(舞台車) HD (3'40")
Excerpt From《STAGE》— The Photobook of Shen Chao-Liang
節錄自《STAGE》— 沈昭良攝影集 
www.shenchaoliang.com

Performing groups in the form of cabarets, song and dance ensembles, recreational bands, or even in the name of entertainment companies, are mobile performing troupes endemic to Taiwan, where their customer base and show content are inextricably interlinked. They have been around since the 1970s, with song and dance performances as their principal act, and have made regular appearances in all sorts of occasions—from weddings, funerals to festivities. Stage trucks, the subject of this photo series, are mobile "carriers" exploited by the said performing groups still active and widespread in Taiwan's plebeian society, molding the collective memory of the Taiwanese people.

In the early days, in addition to the conventional makeshift staging still in use today, there were also modified trucks furnished with stereo and simple keyboard equipments. But with the advancements in technology, coupled with the thirst for quality audio visual effects, both from the business owners and audience, the stage has progressively developed into the likes of electronic floats or foldable mobile hydraulic trucks we see today. At first glance, unfolding of the stage trucks seems rather easy, but the technology requires precise science in materials, power, mechanics, electric machinery, and industrial design. The way of the unfolding has also seen evolutions, from the initial complete manual operation to more sophisticated wired control, then to the present state-of-the-art wireless remote control that takes no more than a few minutes to completely unfold the stage.

以綜藝團、歌舞團、康樂隊及影視傳播公司為名的演出團體，其對外的客群與內部的工作內容實則相通，堪稱為台灣特有的移動式演出團體，自1970年代前後，即以歌舞表演為主體，活躍於台灣社會的各式婚、喪、喜、慶等場合。此集所攝舞台車，即是目前現役並仍存在於台灣庶民社會，提供上項演出團體表演所用，進而形塑多數台灣民眾集體記憶的移動式「載體」。

早期相關演出團體所使用的表演舞台，除了現仍沿用的搭棚台方式，也有以貨車改裝，搭載音響設備的簡易式電子琴車。現今隨著時代進步，加上經營者和觀眾對於優質燈光音響設備的視聽需求，逐步發展成電子花車及現今以摺疊收納式開展的移動式油壓舞台車。初見這類舞台車的展開過程，雖看似簡單，研發過程實則涉及材料、動力、機械、電機、工業設計等等諸多科學。摺疊收納的開展方式也在上列科學研發的精進過程中，由發想初期的純手動，研發中期的有線操控，發展至目前僅需約數分鐘，即能完成舞台開展的無線遙控技術。

策劃製作 & 攝影 沈昭良 
Producer & Photography Shen Chao-Liang
攝影助理 林亞蒨 劉瀞之 郭澤衡
Assistant Lin Ya-Chian. Liu Jing-Zhi. Kuo Tse-Heng
剪輯 鍾順隆
Film Editor Max Chung
音樂 陳泰翔
Music Ascent Chen

台灣新竹 Hsinchu County Taiwan  Aug. 2010
特別感謝 鑫堯綜藝傳播