6/9/2010

Journal:
Edited some sound for my showcase. Will show in class tomorrow. Unable to record voices until the weekend.

Grade: 100
Blocked the rest of my play.

Journal:
E-mailed corrections / notes on Lexi's paper.

Grade: 100
Helped Lexi and Abbi work on their papers and taught the freshmen class a mini grammar lesson on the verb "to be" and passive voice.

6/4/2010

Grade: 100

Again, I did not receive a third draft from either of my Freshmen today. What should I do about this? Is there anything I can do besides just keep reminding them?

6/2/2010

Journal:

Audio research... Chose Sodham, South Georgia as my song. God, I love Iron and Wine. I know one of the major lessons to know is not to score your piece with something just because you like it, but it's always nice when it works for the piece AND you like it as well...

I came up with a list of sound bytes of beeps and airport noises that I will share with Daria. Still nothing on the voice though. We'll see.

Also, checked out some Christopher Riley. His cover of "Karma Police" is pretty incredible.

Grade: 100

Some notes of interest:

"Director admits when director is wrong."

"Connect your biography to the play - director's equivalent to grounding."

"Shit, you're right." - Javi's realization that his protagonist dies at the end of his play.

"An actor who isn't grabbing something to write with when I'm talking is a very anger-making, making me angry actor." (Best.)

"Do not say anything unless you're motivated to and do not stop talking unless you are cut off."

And I don't think anybody said this, but it's my own revelation of the day:
"Comfortable situations do not make for compelling drama."

6/1/2010

Eighteen days until I reach "manhood." Travis Tribbins could learn a lot from me.

Journal: I listened to a LOT of Iron and Wine today while reading my play. I definitely feel it for the ending. And I'm having doubts about the Music for Airplanes. It just seems too calm for me. I'd rather start it off starkly, with just literal noises of an airport... Swoosh and boop and everything. I don't want to have any music in the beginning of the play, I don't think.

Grade: 100

We worked on scenes today. I'm still really happy with how my freshmen are handling everything... Lexi has great instincts and Abbi is very natural.

As for my notes... I took a lot. Some of the more interesting ones:

"Do not sink your boat before you even set sail."

"You do not CONTROL the actors, you GUIDE or DIRECT them."

"Can you go to the market and get some fish?"

And the best one: "You must tell the story under the assumption that you will have no lighting, sound or any other elements to help you out. Think of it as having a really good acoustic version of a song and then a really good, freaky Radiohead version."

5/28/2010

Grade: 100
I have not received a first or second draft from either of my freshmen yet.

5/26/2010

Journal:
I found this video of Brian Eno's airport music... Interesting. I could see it working for the start of the play with the airport noises. I want it to sound like this... Silence, first couple notes of the piano, HUGE swooshing of an airplane... Boooooooop... boarding announcement... Yeah, something like that.

Funny, I've been listening to the track while writing my journal, and as it goes on, I like it more. Even if it's just more the of the same over and over and over and over...

Grade: 100
I TOOK THAT STUPID EXIT EXAM.
But for legitimate grading purposes, I taught my freshmen how to use operative words in the twenty minutes I was with them. And then 8th period, we talked about the design aspects of our plays.