3) The light cones will be distracting to the audience. Period. Put the
live-major-performers to one side of the main screen(s). If the entire
performance is represented on the screen(s) they get to see both
happening (with a slight lag).
4) Involve the live audience if at all possible. Teach them a piece of
the chorus and have them participate. (If you have a two camera
operation, one can be used for the chorus/audience combination.) They'll
LOVE it. (It was the most popular part of our AMTF-Crosswaves
presentation in March 96.)
4) The net lag noise idea is excellent -- if it could be accompanied by
a stylized visual noise sequence -- something Homeric, it could be most
interesting. I would PLAN on net lag as part of the performance,
inserting the noise deliberately at places where you know that
"difficult" net connections are almost certain to occur.
5) Major problems. If any location goes totally offline, a single site
(Vienna, I assume) should be prepared to take over. You simply can't
wait until things get better. This calls for constant alternative
communication between the stage managers using separate software and, if
possible, constant conference telephone links.
5) If the experience is "delayed" or "rehearsed" until 1998, how about
having some additional cities "ghost" the experience -- just watching
the performance on screens. It could add to the funding revenue.
6) I've sketched out thoughts about my notions of what an Ouedis stage
might look like. It is quite simple, but the audience won't be
distracted from watching the international event.
http://www.virtualdrama.com/cat/misc/ouedis.htm
Cheers
Cat