Notes From Evaluation Lesson

Justify our use of Multimedia NOT the performance itself

Multimedia- the use of different technical elements. That can be visual, oral or aural. Lighting, sound, recording/video, songs, dance, props (edible and props the audience can handle), costume.

Normally multimedia supports the acting, but in this, the multimedia is as important as the acting. The play was multimedia. Like actors all the technical elements performed.

What worked- costume intrigued the audience. When they were wearing certain costumes they wanted to follow (boiler suits, anti-sex league, mackintoshes)

Light- lecture theatre. The lights were turned off to disorientate the audience and then they were led into a room with a bright board depicting the ingsoc logo.

Suspension of disbelief- the audience want to believe in the world of your play.

Sound- sound of the crying baby and depressing music in Stanley's room.

What didn't work- more time would be good but time is a luxury and when working on a large scale play, time is a certain luxury we don't have. 

School building- institutional feeling. Sight specific- created a performance for just that building.

Food hall- sound of slogans. Projection of interviews on a loop. Poster covered walls. Labels on the ingredients.

101- projection of eye operation. Sound of baby. Bright flash light- creating heat and bright light, suffocating feeling, torture tools. Blood on the board and on the workers.

Stanley's apartment- hidden music player playing radio show on a loop and music. Video of training.

O'Brien's office- spotlight for speeches. Computers- prop and light. Dressing room costumes.

Space- projection, sound, lighting, X's on the floor.

Lecture theatre - Prezi. Lined up on the carpet lines.

Masks- put them on edge. They were hard to breath in. They made then feel alien and detached from us. The numbers took away there human qualities. Helped them buy into our world- disease and strict rules. Created performance opportunities- we could tell them off for not wearing them and call them by their number.

Idea for masks (and whole performance) from Punchdrunk in their performance. It allows the audience the freedom to perform.

Year 13- ushers. Both spectators and actors- 'spectators.'

TALK ABOUT ACTING BUT LINK TO MULTIMEDIA.