Student Preview

Student Preview went well regardless of a few stuff ups... I wasn't nurvous at all I think this was due to knowing the script so well and having studied the Ques all afternoon... that said there were a few Ques that were wrong...

-I brought the lights up too early after a scene change and there was a crew member still on stage AHHH It is a difficult part to call though with the entrance of the old lady, its taken me a bit to get right and hopefully tonight it will work.

-Im confused with the entrance of Singing Girl and when to call the fade out of the animation... BUT I just need to know to watch Rhys really closely.

-Scott said some of the Ques are a little early.

-THERE WAS A STUFF UP WITH LX40, LX40.1 and LX41... The fade on LX40.1 was way too long which meant LX41 didn't go meaning Charlotte was stuck laying on stage for ages, Droogs wait for the black before entering with torches in the end we said GO Que 0 which takes all lights out.... PHEW!!

Im absolutely loving the production the more we do on it the more I love it, and am so proud of everyone's achievement including actors... Im so impressed when Laura or Lighting (Liam and Maddy) can fix a problem ASAP and can see that they are all getting better with the programs. Costumes are fantastic, to be honest I was worried about them for awhile and secretly didn't like them BUT now after some fine tweaking they look great, I guess that goes for everything else as well ie acting, set, lighting, sound, directions etc all the final tweaking has made it all come together..

SAM is doing great with props her set up backstage is nicely organized etc and she is a great help with things like getting working coms, coffee, cleaning etc. Im worried about her calling the show HOWEVER she is sitting with me every time looking over my shoulder and I have been explaining Ques to her during Que to Que that im doing every night as a warm up for me ad the operators. So hopefully she is confident enough when it comes to her time to call, I would like to see the show at least once from the audience.

1 Week to OPENING!!!!

Well Clockwork is in full swing, PLOTTING complete and going into a week of tech and last minute rehearsals. Plotting went well I thought, to be honest I was worried about how many Ques I would have with LX/SFX and VFX however they have all just plotted in beautifully. A few issues with designers not knowing the correct blocking but nothing that wasn't fixed easily, however it is just a little embarrassing for them especially when I wrote in the rehearsal reports may times that there were plenty of cuts and anyone could get blocking from me after our Wednesday class ie when I brought my book.

SUNDAY FULL DAY REHEARSAL!!! Went well Jamie was the only actor absent as he was quite ill. We rushed through the 1st act to get to know props and set changes, then warm up then ran the Act properly which went smoothly. After lunch we did the same for Act 2 which seamed to have more energy then the 1st. A couple of issues with actors: Just having to tell them things more then once which is very irritating like pick up rubbish etc and that warm ups are not a 'break' for smoking. But I appreciate that people smoke and need breaks but I think actors should wait until a time is scheduled. Actors have also been telling me so many times that they can not make it to tech etc for work and ive said NO you can not have that time off we are at the crucial time of the production and EVERYONE has to be there. I scheduled people on even though I knew they had work however i thought it was obvious that they needed to get it off just for this week. HOWEVER obviously not so obvious (i should have know better) just another example of how I need to tell Actors EVERYTHING with extreme DETAIL and CLARITY!!!

DESIGN WISE: LX/VFX seam ok only a few stuff ups however sound seam to be finding it quite tough but I can understand completely. I f I was in that situation I would be extremely lost see and though we have NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DO SOUND!!!!!!! Which a major floor in the coarse. I really like the sound though and think they have done a great job with NO KNOWLEDGE.

QUE TO QUE: Went well I was enjoying it and some of the states/fades from all aspects go together beautifully. Couple of sound issues, 2-3 LX issues, maye 1 VFX issue but should be all fixed by today at 12 when Im going in to go through Ques again.

4 DAYS TILL PREVIEW AAAAHHHHHH!!!!

2 weeks to OPENING NIGHT

Everything has been going well now that scheduling is running smoothly and we have more time per scene, which I know director is also thankful for. Im really enjoying seeing it all slowly come together and how it has changed from the very beginning where actors merely are reading lines and not particularly in position etc etc.

Once I got my prompt script organized (it had to be perfect) I feel more on top of everything and am getting the hang of blocking, Im not even caring tat I need to rub out blocking ALL THE TIME.

Rehearsal reports are going out every night so that designers keep on top of information ASAP. Props keep changing a lot however I am very appreciative of Sam (DSM) who is managing all props and my ASM timetable. Its very handy having little minions, as they've been called by designers.

W have changed te sets to only 3 blocks which ha freed up the space a lot and will be interesting to see it all come together in the playhouse. We bump in next week!!! Which is very exciting however a little stressful to see how much blocking will change and also getting all the Qs together during tech. I think it will be a very heavily Q-ed production wit SFX/LX and Projection will a lot of visuals. BUT I guess thats what tech rehearsals are for.

Just trying to get the schedule out for the actors for the final 2 weeks of rehearsals before PREVIEW!!!!! I feel extremely organized, even with other UNI work/essays and am coping very well, I seam to be the only designer not stressing, BUT this may change when we get to the playhouse... weekends are my saviors...