Today I had a very successful lesson. Ragnar and Sebastien even decided to help me. We got hold of the “Black Mac” and gained permission to download Audacity. It is an awesome sound editing program that is easy to use and works brilliantly. Next I began editing the SFX I had already acquired from previous lessons. I finished converting the SFX and editing three out of eight that need adjustment. Now that Audacity is available in class as well as my home, I can work constantly and faster. I showed Mr. Sarstedt my nearly complete cue sheet. Hopefully I can finish next class editing and acquiring the needed SFX.
Later the same afternoon Ragnar and I got together and further edited one SFX to make it some like an authentic radio broadcast. I must say that I’m very proud of what we accomplished. At the same time we recorded Ragnar’s sister’s voice for one SFX that included, “Fly sheppie, fly!” As I said before, this was a very successful day with much progress. I learned that small kids need much persuasion to say even the most normal of things into a microphone. The deadline is coming up and I’m still behind schedule, but now that I have Audacity only a few steps away, I should be back on track by the end of next lesson. Now it’s only up to the actors to learn their lines so that lighting and sound can be added. The sound and light aspects will greatly improve the quality of this theatre piece.
torsdag den 31. maj 2007
onsdag den 30. maj 2007
Drama Lesson: 30 May 2007
Today was a very productive day. The tech crew (Sebastien and I) started out by working out the exact amount of colored lights needed. We were given the necessary materials and began working. The chosen colors, rose purple and straw were perfect. We traced around the slide holders and cut out the various slides. Mr. Sarstedt told us to touch the slide as little as possible with our fingers as the heat from the lamp could cause the grease from our fingers to burn. I found that really interesting. Mr. Sarstedt then showed Sebastien how to work the lighting. The various knobs and switches were a little confusing at first but then became clearer for Sebastien. While he was controlling the lights, I helped Mr. Sarstedt install the new slides to their positions. My acrobat like teacher mounted the scaffolding and soared up like a monkey. I on the other hand stood 3 meters below keeping the scaffolding sturdy and moving it when ever Mr. Sarstedt was finished with one lamp and had to move on to the next.
Today I learned few facts about lighting that I already knew. The only new concept was the actual installment of the colored slides. I had a bit of a boring lesson. As you can see from the pictures on the right, we had a busy lesson concerning lights. I feel that Sebastien learned much valuable information on lighting design and application.
Today I learned few facts about lighting that I already knew. The only new concept was the actual installment of the colored slides. I had a bit of a boring lesson. As you can see from the pictures on the right, we had a busy lesson concerning lights. I feel that Sebastien learned much valuable information on lighting design and application.
onsdag den 16. maj 2007
Drama Lesson: 16 May 2007
Sebastien and I are a little behind schedule. We should have completed our cue sheets and found all the SFX, but we haven't. Mr. Sarstedt helped us out a little by bringing a book to class concerning all the technical aspects of theater. He allowed us to photocopy some pages and use them as guidlines for our roles. I photocopied some pages to help me fully understand sound effects for theater production. I now have "An Introduction to Sound", "Sound Effect Sources" and an example of a cue sheet. This will give me plenty of information to begin thoroughly taping together SFX and portraying them correctly. Next Sebastien and I visited the "Tech Room". It is located in the back of the photocopier room. It controls all the lighting and sound for productions.
We looked at all of the equipment in awe.
We returned to class and dicussed various opinions on the play. The rest of the class was a little bit of a waste of time. I read through my sheets of paper and began mingling with the actors. Even though we did a little more investigating, this lesson wasn't a very productive one.
Alex
We looked at all of the equipment in awe.
We returned to class and dicussed various opinions on the play. The rest of the class was a little bit of a waste of time. I read through my sheets of paper and began mingling with the actors. Even though we did a little more investigating, this lesson wasn't a very productive one.
Alex
torsdag den 3. maj 2007
Drama Lesson: 3 May 2007
Today the class split into their usual groups: actors, directors & designers. Sebastien and I started out by having a meeting with the directors. We spoke about the sound effects first. We agreed that a closing window and similar SFX would be extremely hard to coordinate with actors as we only have a limited time on this. We then spoke about lighting options. We decided on colors, effects and types of lighting that was needed. I then spoke to Mr. Sarstedt about what colors the Performing Arts Center already had. THey had all the primary colors, which wasn't sufficient for our play. We needed a special purple which wasn't avaliable. Mr. Sarstedt then said we should just buy
one from a store that he has done business with for earlier productions. He brought out a color
example booklet. Sebastein and I ran through it countless times and came to the conclusion of a purple not too dark, nor too light. It's just right. Mr. Sarstedt then suggested that we should also find a neutral color to use as a plain or normal light. It was to cover the cold blue stare of the halogen bulb from the lanterns. We chose a straw like color and he approved contently. The rest of the lasson was spent
reveiwing the play looking at lighting. ( If you refer to the side panel which is
titled "Production Lighting", you can see the to extra colors needed for
this production)
Alex
one from a store that he has done business with for earlier productions. He brought out a color
example booklet. Sebastein and I ran through it countless times and came to the conclusion of a purple not too dark, nor too light. It's just right. Mr. Sarstedt then suggested that we should also find a neutral color to use as a plain or normal light. It was to cover the cold blue stare of the halogen bulb from the lanterns. We chose a straw like color and he approved contently. The rest of the lasson was spent
reveiwing the play looking at lighting. ( If you refer to the side panel which is
titled "Production Lighting", you can see the to extra colors needed for
this production)
Alex
onsdag den 2. maj 2007
Drama Lesson: 2 May 2007
After a quick breifing from Mr. Sarstedt about tech aspects such as cue sheets and other useful tips, Sebastien and I started reading through the play and getting a general idea of what had to be done. I wrote up in my script where SFX had to be added and what kind of sound effect it was. Then Sebastien turned on his computer and we spent most of the lesson checking out websites for good SFX, listening to recordings and
taking note of what we had and didn't have. We even managed to acquire some of the needed SFX
right there on the spot. To end off the lesson the whole class played Bang!
as a result of our hard work. As a seven time Bang! champ, I was embarassed to be knocked out as the 4th or 5th last. Ow well, at least I enjoyed watching the rest of the game.
Alex
taking note of what we had and didn't have. We even managed to acquire some of the needed SFX
right there on the spot. To end off the lesson the whole class played Bang!
as a result of our hard work. As a seven time Bang! champ, I was embarassed to be knocked out as the 4th or 5th last. Ow well, at least I enjoyed watching the rest of the game.
Alex
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