intervals
Thu, 19 Nov 2009, 04:33 pmGordon the Optom30 posts in thread
intervals
Thu, 19 Nov 2009, 04:33 pmHow long should the main interval be? 10 minutes? Or would 20 minutes start to spoil the flow of the show? How often do you find that you have had tea and a biscuit, done your ‘trip to the toilet’ and are now standing for a further 10 minutes, aimlessly awaiting the start of the second act?
At a show I saw recently, there were several necessary blackouts throughout the play; some were possibly 15 seconds, whilst others, according to the programme, were supposed to be two minutes when three or more minutes in total darkness was nearer the mark. At what stage should the auditorium lights be raised – possibly to half level – rather than having the audience sit in the dark? Or could this result in patrons wandering out of their seats and not returning in time for the curtains reopening?
Should low-level, appropriate music be played during all of the blackouts and intervals?
You know it's funny but....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009, 03:31 pmI have only just twigged that there is rarely the opportunity in the community setting to do what I guess I'd call a 'proper' tech run - ie. lighting, a-v cues, prop and set changes, exits/entrances, costume changes/coordination, setting of costumes and props back stage to suit production, etc, etc.....A run where crew, actors and Director are all present and providing input and solidifying exactly who is doing what and when.
And then poor Directors and crew primarily get hammered in reviews for poor technical aspects of shows. And possibly the argument is that they are deserving of such for having failed in the planning stages. But I fear it is just not that simple/black & white - these things never are; not when so much is given by so many for no compensation and often little appreciation. Sigh.....feeling a little melancholy today clearly....
But I have resolved to go straight to our SM tonight when I get there and ask her how I can help more! [insert blush here for having not thought to do so before now....]