Hello friends!
I'm sorry for getting the blog up later than usual. It's surprising how crazy weeks can still be, even when one is staying at home. :D
This week we are going to be recording!!!! This means EVERYONE IN COSTUMES!
We will be recording Scene 0, Act 1: scene 1 and 2, and Act 2: scene 1.
These are all of the scenes that we memorized our first few weeks in class, and that I believe we're all the most familiar with.
Having these recorded will allow us to spend more time and focus on the other scenes in the play, which are longer and might be more complicated. Please be completely memorized and confident in these scenes by this Thursday.
Pretend that you're about to perform in front of your family and friends, and you want to look completely prepared and excellent on stage! Because, with all technicalities aside, that's exactly what's going to be happening!We'll be meeting at 12:30 through this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2354
Meeting ID: 235 477 9168
Password: Vanguard
In order to be prepared for the recording we need you to do the following:
- Be in a location with a blank wall (or as close to a blank wall as you can get) in your background.
- Make sure your computer camera is directly in front of your face so that we're not getting strange angles.
- Be in a position where we can see your torso and a little above your head. This will allow for a little more body language through hand gestures.
- Make sure the device you are using has a working mic.
- Please do not share your camera with any siblings. We'll be recording the scenes one after the other, so if you need to trade off your camera with your siblings then that is fine.
- Please wear your full costume, as well as hair and makeup if you can.
Keep in mind that this is supposed to be a very fun and memorable experience for everyone, so please don't stress out too bad. If you do your homework and prepare accordingly then there will be nothing to worry about other than possibly having the time of your life! ;)
Along with preparing for the recording, most of you still have not shared your photo or video of you dancing. I asked if you would be willing to participate in that last week, and you said yes. But that didn't end up happening.
Thank you to those of you who participated, it was very helpful! Those of you who did not, please know that the longer you stall the more the directors have to postpone getting things done on our end. We asked for your dedication when we started auditions, and I hope that you will remember the excitement and the conviction you felt near the beginning. We still need you to be just as active as you would have been if we were still meeting in person.
We need everyone's cooperation in order to make this production work. Along with that we want everyone to have a lot of fun while participating.
With that in mind, please make sure to send me your dramatic 50's character picture, as well as a video of you dancing (in whatever way you would like) in your costume to me by the end of this Thursday. That way you won't have to get in your costume more than once during this week, so long as you make sure to take the picture and video before you change out of your costume after class.
We're so excited to move this play forward and to continue to meet with all of you in the coming weeks! We miss you guys, and we hope you're staying safe and happy while at home. :)
Sincerely, the Shakespeare people
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