Costume's set the time, mood, and elude to the setting in both plays and movies. It's important that the costumes fit perfectly for the audience and the actor. For example, let's say you have a set based on the '70s, baggy pants and oversized white tees definitely do not fit the part or time. If the audience sees baggy pants they might think, "oh, this is a modern day play and it's probably urban based...I should expect some Hip Hop references. But if the play is set in the '70s and the actor has pants that are not fitted properly then, the actor also may have trouble walking in them and possibly fall while on stage. Costume Designer Michael Murray says, "measuring is everything".
Mr. Murray gave an assignment based on measuring the body. Today we had to pair-up with a partner and take each other's measurements in preparation for "Do You Like Good Music?" . Get ready for costumes from Motown's prime years. Yes, that means afros, bell bottoms, & sparkly sequence.LISTEN TO THE BEAT
Take a moment, be silent and just listen to the noise around you. If you were to record the noises it will be called white noise, which is a variation of sound. Sound can be controlled and manipulated through a sound board, which is a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves. It's essential that sound is controlled during performances because you want the noises to be distinguished for the audience, the actors, and anyone who is recording the performance.
Today we had the privilege to learn a few things from a professional sound technician, Mr. Garcia. Mr. Garcia controls the sound at THEARC and has his own thriving sound company that is well known throughout DC. He has done several events, including a Father's Day Convention, which President Barrack Obama was present! He defines sound as input and output...simple right? Well, ask the Summer Youth and they will tell you that sound can be quite complex.
Mr. Garcia is one tough cookie and he challenges the youth to THINK, when he asks questions. Here he is quizzing the youth about what they learned...you better get things right or you will be doing push-ups.
my favorite part of the program is sound. Sound is interesting to learn.Sound is interesting to learn because you can mix different sound and make them act as one. My other favortie part is Lighting. Lighting is cool because you can create differrnt mood just using lights.
ReplyDelete-Dana Smith
I really enjoy working with the sound. It's nice to know how to make the songs and sounds on stage sound exactly how you want them to. I want to learn more about the Digital console since I understand all we went over on the analog console in the sound room.
ReplyDelete-Norris Wiggins
Im very fascinated with the sound portion of. the program. It seems to stimulate my mind and grasp my attention more than anything. I believe this is because I enjoy music . So anthing that involves music intrests me. Mr.Garcia is very friendly and makes things easier to understand which makes his class down to earth and fun. I thik the program will be very benificial to me in the future. So I will put 100% into my classes and the program period.
ReplyDelete-Kia Johnson Mcdaniels