Organised Chaos
Thursday was performance day! I left writing a few days to leave some time between the making and reflecting. On Thursday morning I live streamed putting my make-up on as Penny Arcade. I forgot how long it takes for me to actually get into her character and the set-up time required in the bathroom. My flat looked liked organised chaos. I performed the piece four times with the last runs being the most successful even though I could still improve on them. In my last post I wrote that I was less interested in ‘refinement’, however watching the video’s back I can’t help but pick out all the minor faults in my performance. It was torturous watching them back. I let someone else view the work and that helped me see which video was the best and highlighted the one annoying mistake in it. For this reason I need to go through the whole ritual again. The piece is very lo-fi, although I don’t want a silly mistake to disrupt the quality of the work. I plan to do another day of rehearsals and videoing on Sunday. This still means I have to keep rehearsing the script between now and then to keep the words fresh in my mind. The lighting in the bathroom is still niggling away at me, could I get brighter bulbs for the ceiling?
Checklist
Audio clips set to start, test
Video framing correct
Lighting placed
Marker in corridor
Wig and make-up check before each performance
Wedding rings off
Use all three intro cards
Final rehearsals
Set-up bathroom ready for videoing
Rehearsal part 1 & 2
Change into outfit
Put on make-up as Penny Arcade
Dress Rehearsal
Play back and review
Final performance
