Monday 7th March
After discussing progressions in our work with Steve, he sent us on our way to develop our pieces further giving us a set time later on in the day for a tutorial. Unfortunately I and Holly were unable to be in most of the lesson because of a teaching drama observation but this did not mean that the work did not continue. Before me and Holly left we went to a coffee shop and started writing a manuscript of the conversations we collected the previous week. These included sections where we would mime along (Menial conversations like ‘I’m not even joking that’s actually what happened) as well as sections where we intend to speak over the track to create a thicker textured sound (during the phone call conversations).
After I and Holly left Lucy and Emma began creating a example sound file to see whether the concept was feasible for performance. They used their own voices in order to save time which made sense considering it was not the final thing. The two of them then spoke to Steve in the space and asked him practical questions regarding things such as the speakers, the space, the audience etc. When Steve listened to the recording he was really positive and gave us the feedback that we need to listen to the inflection in the voices to inspire our movements rather than the other way around. He also mentioned a theory called the Cocktail Party Effect in which random words of the dialogue stood out above the general hubbub. After me and Holly returned we spoke as a group and he reiterated what he had previously said to the two girls.
Since then we have gone out into the community and began recording voices for our final piece, some of which we hope to have ready for Monday to show Steve, the group and potentially Conan. Attached is the example sound file we used to determine whether our idea would initially work.
Joe Turner
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