Why did the elephant paint his toenails different colours? So he could hide in the M&M dish! Have you ever seen an elephant in an M&M dish? See it works!
Dare I say it…. “Lol”
AND HAPPY 37TH BIRTHDAY COOPER! Hope you had the best day… on Wednesday and Friday. Sneaky bastard.
Acting
I really want to hurry up and learn my lines so I can get my script down and so my movement isn’t so restricted. Also it’ll mean I can focus more on being in character and less on what to say and when. I thin I’ll be doing a lot of line learning over the holidays and during musical camp. Although last time I pulled homework out at musical camp I copped an earful of what a nerd I was. Kids can be so cruel. I’ve nearly got my lines for the whole first scene down which doesn’t sound like much but the Guide says a hell of a lot in the first void scene. I’m still really working on how to do the bit where she talks about not deciding on a memory being worse than anything you could possibly imagine. This is not only a huge part for the character, having her so exposed and for once not being full of herself and sarcastic as per usual, but it is also the first clue the audience get to her fate and the soon to be fate of Alex. In fact I think there are only two other clues about it in the script before we find out, and they all come from the Guide, but they are far more subtle. (eg. “Who are you?” “That… is a very good question”). So this is a huge part to see the Guide bare and not putting on a front or a mask for once, and to let the audience in on the plot to an extent. When they find out at the end, I want them to all go “Oh! Now I get it! That’s why the Guide was saying that before!” So it has to be memorable but subtle … if that makes sense. Any way the point is that I’m still working on it and I’m kinda stuck, but I’ll find a way to do it eventually … hopefully some time before opening night.
Directing
Just one memory left to block =] So he next step is making sure that everyone has remembered what they do for each memory and tidying up some of them. Right now the tube is looking a little ridic. so I’ll have to fix that up. Sophie’s last memory is just frustrating me in general. We’ll get there. The final issue after that is boxes. Myself, Cooper, Jarrod, Tasha and Jordy need to get together at some point sort out exactly what each box will be used for each scene and exactly how they will be used, because I think we may have some conflicting ideas. As well as being the right size and shape for the memories, they also need to be practical for the Void scenes and able to be moved easily and quietly by the actors on stage. So we can’t have too many massive boxes that block the actors or minimise the space. Because we have such a small stage to begin with, we need to maximise all the space we can.
That’s all from me for this week. You stay classy Santiago.
*this site so needs a spell check on it.
1 comment.
Coops
Comment on March 18th, 2007.
No…..I’ve never seen an elephant in a bowl of M&Ms.
A fantastic job in my absence with blocking. From the feedback I have received from others, it seems it was a very healthy thing for me to be away and leave you to it. Great work.
You are right on track with the guide and have all of the right ideas. You know where you need to be going and you’re doing everything in your power to get yourself there.
I’ll be doing homework on musical camp so we can be nerds together if you want.
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