Response to Marie's Blog =)

Marie,
I agree!! I thought the epic tale of Peter Pan was going to be soooo much for fantabulous than it turned out to be!!! =( made me sad...but then again Clark brightened up the night!! ;-) but the tink thing was ridiculous and so was the Michael boy. He was funny. but he did try, that's for sure!! But it was a good experience and I'm glad that we got to experience it together. =:)

Response to Cassidy's Blog!!

Cassidy,
I totally agree with the tinkerbell part not giving a great taste of the true Disney film. I believe it would've been a great vision to the audience to set her as a small beam of light or even a person. I also agree that Michael was great being dually put to the fact that he is a small kid and that he took on all that as such. He could have been better, yes, but there's always a down-side to everything. =)

Peter Pan! =)

Peter Pan is an epic tale of never growing old in a world filled with rules and limitations, but where a little believing and some fairy-dust brings to life a world of adventure. With pirates to Indian Natives, this world is where the lost boys hold true to the rule-less palace of life with their noble and fearless leader Peter Pan on his journey of Age-less fun. The play held true to many of the original processes in the Disney film and was a great adaptation of the real thing. The best parts included Peter Pan's vocal talent and acting as such a young boy. The other things included the Massive and gorgeous set. The bad parts were the out of character acting of Michael and that of some of the choreographed parts such as the Indian Natives part took in. These helped the play to move along yet, gave a dull sense to the true arena of the theatrical production. Relating all this to Sound effects in my last post is rather difficult. There truly were no sound effects other than that of the on-stage chanting of the Native peoples and the CD usage of transition scenes. Thus put frankly, there was rather not much relation to that at all. Overall though it compared not much to our own performance and run of the play of Peter Pan, but was yet again humbling to our abilities at sets and the true beauty that lies within. I loved going to this show and am very glad we did! Thank you for the Oppurtunity!! =)

Sound Effects!!!

Sound effect should be the wonderment of the original theaters in the late english centuries of Shakespeare's Globe theater and the Greek Domes. Thus it is the most basic of all the special effects of technologies of modern day theater. Thus with this said, we as a production team of Mulan Jr. reading through the script know that we are bound to be using alot of noises or sound effects for the avalanches, running, marching, war crys and such to add the dramatic affect necessary for the primary observers to appropriate the right meaning from our production. I used my source of http://www.ruyasonic.com/sfx_closet.htm as the "bread-winner" of my ideas on what we are able to use as to what is available to us. The effects that I see fit for the right things on the play's outlook are stampedeing feet, clapping, thunder claps, and other noises that can be man-made or even put upon a CD and reproduced to be played at the time of the production. These will all come in handy for the showing of the Mulan Jr. productuon and make more of what we have as a team with limited use of money in this current economy. Thus, our best forms of sound effects shall come from CD reproductions played from the sound booth in the rear of the theater and the on-stage people whom need to make the sounds whether off-stage at the time or on.

Theatrical Technology!!

Lights, sound effects, pyrotechnics, Fog; all of these fall under the category of theatrical technology. This is one of the many things that helps to give the audience as realistic a ride as being in the movie theaters. Since the theater productions nowadays are always competing with the movie theaters and their own spin of technology and special effects they need to make a better fore-front every time a new movie production comes out with an even bigger bang than before. So theatrical technology is thus of great importance to every production. With our Mulan Jr. production, majority of the effects are going to be lighting and sounds with few pyrotechnic installations here and there. This will help to keep the audience genuinely intrigued at the plight of the show within all its glamor. With a good deal of help from this in-genius invention of theatrical technology we are bound to keep the eye of the audience alighted with wonder and to achieve any actor's dream of a standing ovation and sold out tickets for the entire run.

Response to Larissa's Blog

Larissa,
Yeah!! Totally true!!! I thought the show was a little shakie to start. Like Marie asked me if it even started. I didn't think it was a bad show, actually quiet the contrary. I thought it was a fabulous show to begin with. But I agree that again, it needed a plot. It was a tremendous effort though to do all that they did. I thought it was a great show and I'm glad you did too and had fun!! =)

Response to Marie's Blog

Marie, I agree with the play missing out on something without a story plot. I thought the rhythms that took on within the audience's heart was amazing and definitely kept you on the edge of your seat, but with a plot they could have taken it much farther. Also, the way the actors were helped to build the play to exactly what it was. They were as easy-going and down-to-earth as possible. This to me was a humbling experience as to what we can and can't do within a short period of time. =)

STOMP!!

What a show!! It was a spectacular escapade that lead the audience in an emotional percussion theme. It was a show filled with different beats and rhythms filling the air of the Tampa Performing Arts Theater. The beats that undertook the stage and the hearts of the audience lead a great deal of the lot awaiting a show in the seats above and below to their tip-toes. I liked the show because I am a very musically-oriented person. I like to sing, and beat-box in the shower and sometimes with an audience. I am involved in many musical things therefore, it runs the way my brain thinks. I thought highly of the show, though it would have been much better as a theatrical play with a story plot. Thus, it kind of took away from the magic of the stage. But overall, it was a fantastic show performed by many down to earth people. =) Thank you!!