We tried to have weekly production meetings in regards to what tasks had been done and any actions that needed to be undertook. As i have mentioned elsewhere I was part of the lighting team but we did have defined roles with each team which we assertained before the first full production meeting. These roles were as follows
Year 2 and Year 1 Roles Lighting Team
March 25th
1. Report on the week
Lighting –
– Have looked at visualizers
– Brewery have said they would like some pre programming
– Been through old FMP plans
– Spoken through lighting bars and has a good understanding of this
– Looked at previous FMP time lapse to understand the space
Projection –
– Looked briefly through the script and has various ideas
– Could use a Public Amenity No 9 projection as this is main setting
– Buildings projections for town scenes
– Full moon for “Follow Your Hear” song
– Rabbit for “Don’t Be the Bunny” song
– UGC logo projected on flats throughout and back wall
– Flats could be projected on
Set –
– Model Box is nearly finished
– Red ladders now added into the design
– Added some more levels throughout
– Bridge out of decking across the back of the stage
– Rotating platform will be dressed to look like Public Amenity No 9
– Sliding doors have been added in and will be supported by hand rails
– Shouldn’t have much set backstage, allowing room for actors
Sound –
– Hoping to get a DigiCo on demo, saving us money
– If not, contacted Chris Edgar who will hire the same desk for £400
– Made a list of radio mics
– May have two different desks due to amount of mics and the band
– Hoping to use the Brewery’s multicore
– Putting two speakers at the back for quadraphonics for echo and soundscapes
– 5 members of the band however a lot of instruments including woodwind, trombone and piano
2. Tasks for next week
Set –
– Finish model box
– Begin making detailed plans of set elements ready to be built
– Add in manholes and other smaller parts of the set
– By end of next week have detailed plans and know what materials need to be ordered
Lighting –
– Read through script
– Mark up any possible lighting ideas
– Look at possible gel colours and begin creating an order
– Look further into a visualizer
– Look at hazers
Projection –
– Needs to discuss with Hilary what images she would want
– Ask Hilary where she would like projection
– Look at where we could put projectors in the Brewery
– Finalise roles in group
Sound –
– See Hilary about sound effects
– Charlie and Jake to begin looking at a soundscape
– Go through script to make initial sound effect list
– Look on programmes like Audacity for plug-ins and synths
– Need to find out final requirements and specs of the band
– Mic list for the band to be created
– Could look into different mic techniques for the band
– Find out where we can put the second desk
3. Hilary
Not attending due to illness
4. Marketing
– Looked at pricing and ideas for Snapchat filter
– Needs to decide where it should cover (Brewery? Town?)
– Facebook sponsorships looked at
– Finding contacts with Lakeland Radio and the Bay Radio
– Already made examples of Snapchat filters
– Fundraising to be looked at (Hayes?)
– Looked at merchandise
– Going to make a pack of ideas for Hilary to see if she would like the merchandise and marketing ideas
– Going to be teamed up with some actors
5. Questions for the Brewery
– Can we rig speakers in the roof or throughout the room?
– Is there anywhere we can take some seats out and put a second desk?
– What are the best places to take seats out?
– Can we do anything with the corridor leading to the theatre?
– What lanterns have they got available? – numbers, types etc.
– Weight limits on bars?
– Can we use the LEDs?
– How much room do we need to leave for fire exits?
– Do you have a CAD drawing of the space?
– Do you have any visualizer recommendations?
6. Orders needed
None so far – will begin looking into bulk paint ordering online
7. Concerns/Issues
– Make sure we keep track of heights of things
– Red ladders – double check these will work or if there are any alternatives
8. Any Other Business
Budgeting – table on group
9. Meetings in Teams
March 31st
1. Report on the week
Lighting –
– Rehearsal on Monday of first scene – going to attend
– Read through the script and got some initial ideas
– Looked at colours
– Hilary wants gross colours but still want the lighting to be precise and not gloomy
– Make sure it is still highly lit
Projection –
– Looked through the script again
– Found out Hope and Bobby look out towards the audience so don’t need projection for the UGC for this part
– Hilary likes the idea of the Rabbit projection
– Found possible fonts for the rules written across the set
– Triple head to go splitter – can use three projectors and possible project on all sides of the building
– Projection to look like the Hunger Games
Set –
– Visited Homebase and found textured wallpaper
– Found colour schemes
– Closer to finishing Model Box
– Everyone in teams to plan separate set pieces and create a material order
Sound –
– Looked at random sound effects for the soundscape and SFX
– Got more hire quotes – £45 each including delivery for speakers
– Spoke to Satt about microphones
2. Tasks for next week
Set –
– Try to add more depth and make it look like a town
– Find ways of making the decking look less rectangular
– Add well into set design
Lighting –
– Look at how to do a search light for chase scene
– Look into different lighting in different areas of the stage
– Look at clear piping with LEDs and smoke in
Projection –
– Look into projectors
– Come up with some rules
– Look into programmes to work on
– Find places on the set that can be projected on
– Look further into triple head to go splitter
Sound –
– Look further into quadrophonics
– Get Alex’s contact details
– Ask about the band directly
3. Hilary
Doesn’t want anything to look one-dimensional
Futuristic sounds, random screaming etc.
Build up sides of decking so they’re not rectangles
We’re using the audience
Research the Hope Foundation
4. Marketing
Found a sample Box for merchandise
Poster being finalised
Art students got a final design for badges
T-shirts etc need designing
Get a price to Hilary
Glen to find the company we used last year for t-shirts a hoodies etc
5. Questions for the Brewery
Do you think there will be enough access with our set design?
6. Orders needed
Working in teams to find out what needs ordering
April 27th
1. Report on the week
Lighting – Watched a rehearsal for the first scene on Monday
– Made brief notes about possible lighting states and cues
– 10 minutes long – first scene
– Looked at possible gels
– Made a list of gobos we could look at ordering
– Drew up a rough design of the Brewery
– Back 2 lighting bars can’t be changed at the Brewery (parcans and fresnels)
– Brewery going to send a magic sheet for pre-programming
– Brewery going to send a sheet with all channel numbers
Projection – Decided on using three projectors with triple head to go
– Looked at the things Hilary asked them to look at
– Still needs to get specific projections and rules
– Asked the Brewery if they could project on walls
– At front of the stage there is room to rig projector
– Going to use our own projectors
Set – Set has switched side
– Incorporated tower entrances
– Moving from palettes to bricks to metal industrial work with pipes throughout
Sound – Began microphones for the band
– Got a DigiCo for free from AdLib
– Dave said he’s happy to rig speakers in the roof for reverb and quadraphonics
2. Tasks for next week
Set – look at how we can merge palettes, metal and bricks together,
Lighting – go to more rehearsals, look at more gels, share gobos with everyone else, look into making a lighting plan on magic sheet
Projection – look further into finding a smaller price for triple head to go, look for more specific images and rules etc., research Malthus
Sound – make a contingency, plan with actors where people need to go
3. Hilary
Would like projection to get laws from Donald Trump that sound stupid that we could use in it/Brexit, currently political
Thomas Robert Malthus – RESEARCH (why is it in the play?)
Going to find a solution for why they say Hail Malthus
Going to be pre-recorded actors a lot throughout
Sound team make a session about head mics (non patronising)
Sound – research into dancers and how they use microphones and don’t damage them
4. Marketing
To meet with actors in the near future.
5. Questions for the Brewery
No new questions
May 3rd
1 – Report on the week
– Lighting – Emailed two lighting designers (Adam Silverman – Urinetown) (Other – Book of Mormon and Spring Awakening – wants to have a phone call about the show)
– Been through the script and looked at possible lighting states.
– Looked at possible gobos.
– Projection – Researched different laws
– Looked into Trump etc to put in projection
– Going to have three projector
– Made a basic hologram idea for Jolyon’s head
– Set – Been through the whole set ideas with the actors, answered any of their questions
– Sound – Recorded basic sound effects
– Making a soundscape
– Going to use quadrophonics
2 – Tasks for Next Week
– Lighting – Finalise orders
– Waiting for contact back from places for things on demo like movers etc.
– Watch rehearsals
– Projection – Look more into different ideas
– Look at an example for writing on the set
– Orders? Triple head 2 go etc
– Set – Continue working on this and finalise orders
– Sound – Experiment with quadrophonics and sound effects
– Complicated number on Tuesday afternoon, go and see rehearsal
– Lots of complicated songs because everyone needs to be heard at the same time – everything they say is important
3 – Hilary
Questions have been asked.
4 – Marketing
Met together, came up with a seven week plan of different things they are going to do on social media etc.
– Trailer etc going to be published on 5th week, the week before flash mobs.
– Want to use smoke machines for photos in the Box.
– Got quotes from Caris for merch aswell.
– Going to do a giveaway for tickets on Facebook page etc.
– Experimented with a green screen for promo.
– Going to make a page of students coming next year so they can be shown promo for the show and rehearsal footage.
– Looked at Snapchat GeoFilters, looked at how long and how much space we want it to cover- for a day at the Brewery it was £17.
– In the middle of getting a quote for posters.
– Looked at promotion for facebook, cheap promotion and pops up everywhere.
*** Biggest competition for live theatre at the moment is Netlflix and Youtube. Also cinema streaming of bigger theatres. ***
5 – Questions for the Brewery
6 – Orders Needed
7 – Concerns/Issues
8 – Any other business
9 – Meetings in Teams
10 – Actors
Next week they are going to do a run of the second half.
Finished working on the first act.
In the middle of creating a props list for us, not going to be normal props.
Matt Cooper 