apologies for the subject line abbreviation, but ezboard only lets you type so much! 
unlike the previous recording report, this one's going to be a lot shorter, partly because the novelty's wearing off a little bit, and partly because the day was rather less eventful and jam-packed.
today's recording session went extremely smoothly, owing largely to the fact that only five actors were required, and that we had a full four-hour session to get a single play in the can. actually, six actors were required, but one of our guest artists, sharon maree brown, was sadly unavailable today and so recorded her lines in advance. such was her performance (apparently the nature of the scenes are her cup of tea as an actor) that i'm confident her integration into the scenes will be seamless.
the day started out with an abortive attempt to get some interview material shot, owing to technical complications with the video camera which i've since happily sorted out. however, we did take time out to have a rather more successful photo shoot featuring the "sprinkle" regular cast and the roger price of btr, as i am now known... (in which case, i'll be helming a remake of "a man for emily" next up!)
by about noon, we were into full swing with recording, which went largely without a hitch. there was some out of sequence recording to accomodate actors who needed to wrap up early, but most of the play was recorded in order: which proved helpful to those actors who were as yet unfamiliar with this last-minute script's plot! i subsequently assured them that even this was unlikely to help, so esoteric are parts of the storyline.
this play stretched the abilities of a number of actors today, pushing them to try new approaches they probably haven't tried before: including playing multiple roles which have to sound like different characters and yet like the same character, and keeping with the latest kingswood trends.
we also had a good opportunity to include some improvisation in the performances, with a few embellishments definitely worthy of inclusion in the final play, and a lot of streamlining of lines to make them sound more natural. in fact, i've now been presented with a unique challenge: deciding which of two parallel but different ad libs to include in the finished product!
i should also make mention of the fabulous catering that was provided today (as always) by matt and david. the munchies were delightful as usual, and david's cooked lunch was excellent.
with one final segment still to be recorded, post-production should get into full swing in the next fortnight or so (i intend to edit the dialogue just as soon as my semester wraps up this week), with a trailer and possibly a first cd available by the new year.
oh yeah, and everyone today (and in the second unit recording) gave stellar performances. but then i told them that at the time, so why repeat myself?
unlike the previous recording report, this one's going to be a lot shorter, partly because the novelty's wearing off a little bit, and partly because the day was rather less eventful and jam-packed.
today's recording session went extremely smoothly, owing largely to the fact that only five actors were required, and that we had a full four-hour session to get a single play in the can. actually, six actors were required, but one of our guest artists, sharon maree brown, was sadly unavailable today and so recorded her lines in advance. such was her performance (apparently the nature of the scenes are her cup of tea as an actor) that i'm confident her integration into the scenes will be seamless.
the day started out with an abortive attempt to get some interview material shot, owing to technical complications with the video camera which i've since happily sorted out. however, we did take time out to have a rather more successful photo shoot featuring the "sprinkle" regular cast and the roger price of btr, as i am now known... (in which case, i'll be helming a remake of "a man for emily" next up!)
by about noon, we were into full swing with recording, which went largely without a hitch. there was some out of sequence recording to accomodate actors who needed to wrap up early, but most of the play was recorded in order: which proved helpful to those actors who were as yet unfamiliar with this last-minute script's plot! i subsequently assured them that even this was unlikely to help, so esoteric are parts of the storyline.
this play stretched the abilities of a number of actors today, pushing them to try new approaches they probably haven't tried before: including playing multiple roles which have to sound like different characters and yet like the same character, and keeping with the latest kingswood trends.
we also had a good opportunity to include some improvisation in the performances, with a few embellishments definitely worthy of inclusion in the final play, and a lot of streamlining of lines to make them sound more natural. in fact, i've now been presented with a unique challenge: deciding which of two parallel but different ad libs to include in the finished product!
i should also make mention of the fabulous catering that was provided today (as always) by matt and david. the munchies were delightful as usual, and david's cooked lunch was excellent.
with one final segment still to be recorded, post-production should get into full swing in the next fortnight or so (i intend to edit the dialogue just as soon as my semester wraps up this week), with a trailer and possibly a first cd available by the new year.
oh yeah, and everyone today (and in the second unit recording) gave stellar performances. but then i told them that at the time, so why repeat myself?
nothing is certain. maybe.
