Thoughts.com Blogs - Week 2: The process begins...

Second week, second Live Audio (Radio) Drama seminar.

To sum of from last week:

I tried to analyse the basics of Live Audio (Radio) Drama (Do not know if that worked out well?)
We "played creative games" to create the settig of our drama - A16 (Working title I guess

Since last week I have been thinking a lot about where this seminar might end up. The seminar this monday though was much more unravveling than the first week. Maybe Brother Sloan tried to give the weak souls a chance to escape his crazy puzzling passion for Live Audio Drama, before we got into the real work, but anyway, this week gave me a fantastic positive feeling about the way we are going to do work in this seminar.

The third person narratives we did last week, we had to perform. I´m glad I did not forget mine at home:-)

For me, being an international student, whos first language by no means is English, I was a bit nervous to perfom the "piece" as I have never acted in other languages than Danish, and that I haven't done much either. Well, I feel that there where other people feeling a bit like me as well. None the less this execise loosened everyone up a bit and thereafter I feel that it was easier to be creative and free-thinking. This would turn out to be good as the next tasks was to start writing the infant stages of the script.

Anthony, the brother, Sloan asked us to come up with 5 scenes or relations between our cast. We divided these scenes into teams. Then a brief and rather confused walkthrough of the principles of script-writing, a book title comes into my fantasy; "Learn professional script writing in less than 5 minutes" - by Anthony Sloan. Anyway we got the basics and I guess that we will catch up on that later.

I found a very nice website in my research of how to write a good script:

http://www.irdp.co.uk/scripts.htm

I still must read more up on it, at first glance it seems as these models are a bit to structured and maybe that would kill some of that divine "creativity" we all strive for?

Well, me and Lunel jumped on the scene where the Manager Sarah and the Ecentscoordinator Glen has a telephone conversation. This is what we came up with so far:

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A16
By The Class
Clash of the 80s
Manager Sarah and Events-coordinator Glen
Lunel & Jonas

Telephone ringing

On the Telephone

Glen

Glitter, glam and grooves, you have reached events-coordinator Glen Sparks, how can I help you?

Sarah

Hi Glen, its Sarah here how are you, we have talk about something. Well, to my big surprise Patrick came into my office this morning asking me where he should put the 50 boxes of glitter balls and lighting equipment for some kind of 80s bash, that is supposedly happening on Friday, Friday Glen? This is NOT in my diary and I am trying to manage a business here.

Glen

Ehm… Hi Sarah, I was just about to give you a tinkle. Great so my boxes already arrived, that’s so grand.

Sarah

Grand? Grand is what I would consider the cost as stated on the three invoices Mandy walzed into my office this morning. I mean really Glen…

Glen

But but, Sarah, remember what a big hit my 60s party was last year? I just thought we should do something slightly more modern this year.

Sarah

Modern? The only thing modern in my office right now is my new Prada shoes and by the way Glen, I don’t think a Police drug search at your last 60s party can be seen as a big hit if you ask me it’s was slightly weedy.

Glen

This year it is going to be different, I see glitter, I see glam, brightly coloured lycra I see John Travolta in hot pants while he…

Sarah

STOP Glen, just stop it! You know Friday nights are reserved the regular Friday sessions, since all the equipment is non-refundable, how about we compromise and use it for our monthly bingo night for aged?

Glen

But Sarah, I have already booked the band.

Sarah

Band? You booked a band? And all this without consulting me?

Glen

Well, I had to act quick on it, since everybody is desperate to get “The Bats” after their recent reunion.

Sarah

Well, you have put me in a very compromising situation here any suggestions?

Glen

Maybe I can reschedule the band for Saturday?

Sarah

No, we have a wedding reception that day.

Glen

What about Thursday?

Sarah

No, ESKOM conference, which is well needed.

Glen

Monday?… that way I can do more promotion any way.

Sarah

Done!

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We had so much fun writing it and laughed a lot. Maybe other people think that it is as funny as a lecture in medieval church designs, but that is not the point for me. We really worked the best we could and hearing the other participants laugh of the things that we intended to be funny was a very positive feeling. Also to hear the other scenes was a good expirience. I could really see how everybody had been working well on their scenes.

And suddently, the clock was five minutes past six... and nobody seemed even to bother taking that break they where talking about last week, or think about that we are doing thirty miutes more than other seminars. Time passes quickly when you have fun I guess...

Later, that week, wedensday or so, I was sitting at home reading the other scripts as they where popping in my e-mail inbox that only one of them was actually not a soap/comedy giggly laugh laugh punchline script? Does the term/genre "drama" include all that comedy? Or should we aim more at some more serious content....? hmmm... I like the comedy aspect... so far...

Third week comming up. I have heard rumours (Directly from Mr. Sloan) that we are going to record our third person narrative this time. The process seems to connect things...

Let's see.
Jonas

Bonus info this week: I now know where the Mendi lab is!