Our performance has got a lot of visual projections throughout the piece but not that much audio. We are not sure if we are going to add any more yet but so far we have:
– Live element of mobile phone
– Voice recordings to portray voicemails
– Music at the beginning and the end
In our performance we have decided we want to use live audio as a form of media. We are aware this could be difficult as there could be faults with the technology but we feel it will add a lot to our performance and we want to push ourselves with the amount of media we can use. Using our idea of the mobile phone being at the centre of day to day activities, we want it use it so an audience member can answer it. We are aiming for it to be called live in the performance and encourage an audience member to answer it. Once the mobile is answered, Danny (who will be in the tech box above the stage) will give instructions and respond. We have rehearsed with the mobile phone on loud speaker and there is a concern it may not be able to be heard by all of the audience. If this proves not to work, Danny will use a microphone while talking down the phone to portray a loud speaker. This will still have the same effect but will be more beneficial to the whole audience.
We also have some voice recordings which we are using as a voicemail clip. This sounds really good and works well in the performance. These have been recorded on an iPhone to keep the original sound effects.
Although we have not got a huge amount of sound in our piece, the elements we do have work really well. There is music at the beginning while the audience is lying down and at the end when the piece is finishing.
We are still experimenting with some ideas to progress the final piece so there is a chance the audio could progress as well.
By Olivia Clephane
