Drama Lesson: 5 June 2007

Today was a very busy day. While the whole class was rehearsing, I was editing and finding the needed sound effects. It was incredibly hard to locate the exact sounds. I was almost pulling my hair out trying to find the right SFX. The whole lesson was spent in front of the “black Mac”. My eyes grew more and more weary, but I had to keep working as our next lesson was the final rehearsal and the tech team hadn’t had a tech rehearsal yet. As you can tell I was behind schedule. I think this was due to the lack of director involvement with the tech crew. I think the directors were too focused on the actors. The directors should have kept Seb and me on our toes more. Acting is a major benefactor to the quality of the final production, but the acting is further enhanced by the technical side. The tech effects help dramatize scenes and clarify the setting and/or mood of the scene. Basically the tech crew should have received more attention from the directors giving us the necessary feedback.

During the lesson I found and edited three SFX. I only needed one more sound, the darn rollerblades. It was nearing the end of class and I just couldn’t sit in front of that screen a second longer. I spent the whole lesson glued to the screen. I guess I’ll just have to take the rest home and do it as homework.