Re: Heavenly Bodies Collide
Dan Zellner (d-zellner@nwu.edu)
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 12:07:45 -0600
I agree with Santiago. This question of interplay between actors is
fundamental. We have discussed many possibilities of perfomance and at this
point I think it would be a good idea to try out the ideas and see what
happens. Actually at this early stage the equipment isn't even needed. A
collaborator isn't needed. Simply a stage and lighting instruments
manipulated by crew members will do. IF you want to approximate the idea
of incoming remote lighting/sound instructions simply have someone on a
telephone call in lighting directions and vocals OR you can simply have
someone situated outside of the theatre with a microphone. The microphone
would be wired to a speaker in the theatre. All this may sound rather
ridiculous but at least it's a simple start in seeing what you have or, to
put it another way, you will see what the RL audience will see. Also it's
relatively inexpensive! Of course this doesn't address equipment/technical
problems (bandwidth, etc.) but it least it deals with the proposed mise en
scene. I have a feeling you'll make some discoveries this way.
Happy Holidays,
Dan
>the question is: is it different for the actor to speak to a cone than to
>speak to a representation of another actor.
>
>finally, i think virtual actors should not be light cones but virtual
>actors. more than a beam of light should be within them.
>
>how?
>