an idea:
the position of the actor can be defined by the text he is about to say.
this is simplified by the fact that the stage is 'quantized' to 64 squares.
a simple example follows:
text: 'I don't know what to say, and I'm saying it.'
the first letter can determine the 'row' (a-h?). value can be
'transliterated' by proportion to the number of letters in the alphabet of
the language of the text (26 in english). letter 'i' is the 9th., so the
proportion would be 3 (9*8/26=2.769~3), that's row 'c'.
the number of words in the text can determine then the 'column' (1-8?).
this time the module of the number should be used, 'cos there's no 'frame'
to a proportion. the text in the example has 12 words, so the column would
be 4.
position (for this text) would then be 'c4'
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a
b
c X <--- that's the actor.
d
e
f
g
h
this position can be just a starting point from which the actos can move
freely when speaking. other variables (no. of vocals, of letters, of
consonants) can define other decisions, such as loudness or languaje (but
for this multilingual actors would be needed).
a drawback: this kind of process leaves little space to improvisation.
opinions?
santiago
mailto:jaco@overnet.com.ar
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/3721/
santiago
mailto:jaco@overnet.com.ar
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/3721/
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