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Director's Log - Popcorn

Intr'acte Theatre Company is presenting Ben Elton's 'Popcorn' in 2001. This is a web log by the director intended in taking some stress out of doing the show and having some fun.... no harm is meant to anyone.... just venting....ok? -DK

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Sunday, April 29, 2001 : 09:18 p.m.
It is finished
  Well....... it's over....... the show was brilliant..... and I think I have thanked everyone for their hard work enough.....ok..... one more time....

THANK YOU
Beware of post show depression..... it is the silent killer [:

I'm now rebuilding my computer room.... and organising cables and the like.... after that, I'll try organise my life again..... this page will eventually turn into the log of my next project...... hopefully I can be better at updating........cya

Thursday, April 26, 2001 : 09:42 a.m.
Wahey!!!!
  It has begun!
Well opening night is done and under our belt. Everything went well.... the gun worked and no-one got hit on the head....

Big thanks to everyone who has helped me personally and the show in general..... I think this is one of the best production Intr'acte has done.

So where to from here? Well I gotta get through the rest of Popcorn, I'll try give daily reports after the shows, depending on work commitments. After that.... um.... I think the Madness section will start being my 'pet project' section of the website... so that should be music after that.... hmmmm I'll have to find some place to store MP3 files without having problems.... oh well.....

Friday, April 20, 2001 : 11:59 a.m.
Hmmmmm
  A couple of days until bump in..... here's my check list of stuff I am doing....

  1. Complete video editing
    • News footage needs watermarks and sound overdubs
    • Create the end montage with voiceover
    • Create background to Oscar speech, with leading voice over
    • Create Start and End Credits
  2. Sound
    • Finalise music, pre/post show and interval
    • finalise list of sound effects and inserts
  3. Publicity
    • Get more posters printed and distribute as needed
    • Program
  4. other....
    • Test video/sound on laptop with video projector
    • pickup truck and load (Saturday)
    • Get cables and connectors for sunday

and probably more..... as you can see I'm rather busy...

The show itself looks like it's going to be brilliant, kudos to everyone....
more later... maybe... [:


Wednesday, April 11, 2001 : 11:04 a.m.
2 weeks to go
  Two weeks to go.... are we panicing?, me panic never....

The video editing is coming along nicely, if not slowly. I should have it completed for next week's rehearsal, but I'll have the script of what is said there tonight.

I'm thinking of using Angel - Massive Attack for the Stip music, but I'm open to suggestions.

I would like to take some time to thank all of the people putting in lots of hard work, both on the acting front and the people who have helped with the building of the set/props, acting in the video shoot, taking bookings, putting up posters, and generally helping me out.... extra big thanks to Mr Production Manager man... whom I have been putting too much work on because I don't have time at the moment.... I'm sorry about that, but my real life work is starting to eat into me.....I will post after tonight's rehearsal with some thoughts....

Friday, March 30, 2001 : 10:19 p.m.
Video Shoot
  Tomorrow is the video shoot... it looks like it will be lots of fun... guns, cameras aerobics.... you know... good stuff.....

I've sorted out (hopefully) the video editing stuff and I'm currently writing up the script to be used by peoples tomorrow.....
If I remember/have time I'll post after the shoot to let you know how it went

Wednesday, March 21, 2001 : 01:29 p.m.
Inpress
  Today's Inpress paper has a full colour 1/4 page ad for popcorn in the comedy festival liftout...page 10

...and we enter end game........

Tuesday, March 20, 2001 : 05:44 p.m.
Webpage update
  Intr'acte's web page has been updated, I think it looks kewl.... let me know if there are any problems... it takes a little while to load, so be patient....

Grab a copy of tomorrow's Inpress magazine, it'll have a quarter page ad (full colour) for Popcorn.... advertising goodness..... more later......

Monday, March 19, 2001 : 12:20 p.m.
Film Shoot
  Another update already!!!

The filming of the inserts will be on Saturday the 31st of March, meet at my house at 1:00pm and we'll make our way over to the set (oooo that sounds so profressional... hehehehe). As I've already said, any bank bits and pieces you can scrouge would be great.
Unfortunately the promised BBQ is unable to proceed due to me having prior commitments, I'll re-schedule the BBQ for another time....

Other things to bring for the shoot are costumes (for those that appear in the play, we need to organise the real costume asap). For those to be shot, normal street clothes are good. For people that want to be media peoples, dress smartly (business like stuff, you're news reporters after all). A letter will go soon to all Intr'acte members asking for volunteers....

Monday, March 19, 2001 : 11:59 a.m.
Artwork
  OK, I'm a slack bastard. I was hoping to have this as an up to the minute (hour?) on what is happening re: Popcorn, but I've been slack....

First up is the news of the artwork, 'tis done and looking great, kudos to Lyndon at LooseCannon for the great work from a dodgy sketch of mine, I did the layout etc. Lyndon did the great art and hopefully Novo will be able make a nice flash site out of it.... get it here. On word though DO NOT USE THIS FOR FLYERS due to the colour matching, there will be a specific Black and White version available soon.

I'll have some flyers ( probably both B+W and colour) available soon for your advertising/spamming needs.... the ticket rush begins!

Update for the main (official?) website coming soon, with all the new artwork etc.....
More tonight..... I promise!

Thursday, March 1, 2001 : 12:14 p.m.
Rehearsals Moved
  As most of you know we've moved rehearsal space.... more room is fun yeah?
I'll be posting up a heap of info tonight on timeframes and extra stuff, hopefully......... [:<

Monday, February 12, 2001 : 04:34 p.m.
Updates? I don't need no stinking updates.....
  'ullo all.... I've been on holiday and didn't post anything sorry....

Tomorrow Night (Tuesday) I should get some graphics stuff happening for our publicity. Last week's rehearsal went really well and I'm stoked at how well everyone is coming together and having fun and being so fucking good. Makes me feel rather ashamed with my direction so far.... I shall rise to the task though.....

Wednesday, January 31, 2001 : 10:34 a.m.
Archived
  For the start of rehersals I decided to archive the old entries. Hopefully it will work, but who knows?

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