Overall we thought that the performance went well despite a serious lack of audience. The videos all worked when they should have and overall everything ran smoothly. There are however several things that we could have improved on considerably. There were many ideas that we disscussed in terms of what technology we could possibly use … Continue reading “Evaluation of the performance.”
Our original idea was to perform in the lpac auditorium, mostly because the opening scene is about the theatre. However, this actually became more of a problem due to our relatively small audience. After the performance and feedback, we agreed that the piece probably would have been more suited to a smaller, more intimate space. … Continue reading “Finding a space to stage the piece.”
My character Kelly is a hardworking member of society that the audience is able to sympathise with. Unfortunately I am disappointed by what life has given me in return for all my efforts: no job, no money and soon I will be homeless. Firstly my character reflects on how the situation I am in doesn’t … Continue reading “The desperate life of Kelly”
After filming the pre-recorded sections of the show, we were then able to rehearse the live sections of the performance. Starting with the scene where Kelly steals from the shop, Emily S rehearsed reading the corresponding lines to what Kelly was saying in the video. At first this didn’t run smoothly; there was far too … Continue reading “The live rehearsal process”
During the recording process there were a variety of elements which we needed to overcome such as, The weather: This was a hindrance to the filming process and due to typical English form it played up greatly. The main concern which we faced was wind when recording as it made the vocal elements extremely difficult … Continue reading “Obstacles during the recorded process”
The recorded rehearsal process consisted of dividing the live selection of the performance and the pre-recorded as two separate rehearsal processes. This allowed us to explore the multimedia aspects this work had to offer and play around with a variety of both vision and sound. The rehearsal process which was explored first was the recorded … Continue reading “The recorded process”