Organizational Fun
So, I have decided I need to create a little database for myself. I just can't decide if Word or Excel or perhaps some other program would be the best.
For the past three years I've been keeping careful track of my auditions. My first records were print outs of ads I would get from Performink. I would then write the time and date of my audition in the margin next to it, if I was called back, I would add that date and if I was cast I would mark as such. My process has since become more indepth. I now tape the ad to a blank page of a journal, write the time and date of my audition at the top, the theatre company, the location of the audition, what is required and what pieces I perform. This helps in that I can keep from A. submitting for the same audition twice and B. doing the same pieces for the same company if I audition for them again months or years later. I also have the rest of the page to include my notes on the audition, if I sent a Thank You note, if the called me back, if I knew someone there, comments I recieved, etc.
Recently I thought, this would be a lot more effective if I could just do a search for keywords. Like the company, a person's name, etc. Then all the entries with that company or whatever would appear and I could review my notes of my previous experiences.
My first thought was Excel, because I could easily create columns for Date, Time, Location, etc. But then there is the fact that I don't have a lot of experience with searching in Excel, which is really the point of the thing, and I need a rather large area for the 'notes' section. So I'm thinking Word right now. I could just create a table in word and copy it several times.
I dunno. What do you guys think? I'm so anal, I know.
For the past three years I've been keeping careful track of my auditions. My first records were print outs of ads I would get from Performink. I would then write the time and date of my audition in the margin next to it, if I was called back, I would add that date and if I was cast I would mark as such. My process has since become more indepth. I now tape the ad to a blank page of a journal, write the time and date of my audition at the top, the theatre company, the location of the audition, what is required and what pieces I perform. This helps in that I can keep from A. submitting for the same audition twice and B. doing the same pieces for the same company if I audition for them again months or years later. I also have the rest of the page to include my notes on the audition, if I sent a Thank You note, if the called me back, if I knew someone there, comments I recieved, etc.
Recently I thought, this would be a lot more effective if I could just do a search for keywords. Like the company, a person's name, etc. Then all the entries with that company or whatever would appear and I could review my notes of my previous experiences.
My first thought was Excel, because I could easily create columns for Date, Time, Location, etc. But then there is the fact that I don't have a lot of experience with searching in Excel, which is really the point of the thing, and I need a rather large area for the 'notes' section. So I'm thinking Word right now. I could just create a table in word and copy it several times.
I dunno. What do you guys think? I'm so anal, I know.