Wednesday 4 May 2011

director Notes from 2nd dress

  • caretake audience sightlines more
  • initial video needs to be louder
  • audience need giftbags before video so that they can read programme. does taz say about installation afterwards?
  • ryan's mic on at the beginning.
  • ryan reference timeline more
  • projection was not right on the screens
  • robbie careful to not block projection when you go to greet henry
  • 'how do you feel about how you look?' gently, you dont want to hurt henry
  • slower doesnt mean more emotional. needs more pace.
  • good op to audience rory
  • five screens needed for operation shadows.
  • actors check table and personal props. there was a script on the table! dress etiquette; stay in character, dont talk back to audience.......
  • doctors write on screen much much more. remember the lecture initially was conceived to be supported by huge mobile of brain with everyday objects. we dont have that, so we need the screens to support what you are saying visually.
  • do we draw a bigger better brain with labes on one of the screens?
  • taz, during robbie speech, write on board ' tan, tan tan, tan tah...'
  • brocca area on brain map on screen
  • fix toby's brain (!)
  • toby hair
  • ty give phineas tamping bar and patch?
  • robbie ' no longer cage...' more subtle 
  • robbie ' that he did phineas' no longer makes sense as phineas last line changed. check.
  • ty good temporal lobe. more please
  • good demo of magic tab taz more and properly.
  • give us time to think about first kiss. encourage us to remember if we dont .....
  • toby work on speech to relate to audience experience
  • rory magic appearance great
  • taz dont come out of character
  • where has tom gone?
  • after bette ' thank you' bette dont go. paul come in faster.
  • suzanne get hm permission before you take suitcase from in front of him.
  • paul blocking ria in  i will only give it to you..
  • good hand acting rory
  • toby come in faster after rory
  • henry ria cant hear you.
  • 2nd time with luke, why not hug again?
  • ty, 'wait, anarologist????
  • ty look at us, you seem more focused on movement than us.
  • pointing to paul's brain for numbers needs to be accurate. ish
  • ryan cheer up
  • brit suitcase..!!!
  • ryan with brit speed up.
  • henry dont lose humour.
  • toby and shaune need more light
  • scene needs more choreographing. good underplaying jar actions.
  • doctors movement? check cue.
  • rory take other screen. good pace.
  • it's been lovely to meet you is cheery.
  • shadows of death need 5 screens?
  • keep light on suitcase right to the end.
  • fade opera slowly.
  • obituary louder.
  • lets all say follow the suitcase? or follow me, take a seat etc.......
  • stand still dont shuffle in the end scene.

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