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www.telegraph.co.uk: More than 400 years ago, Shakespeare was busy dazzling his very first audiences with the latest in baffling theatre technology, from trap doors to bursting fireworks and the sound of rumbling thunder.
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Lucy Scherrer
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I am so excited to hear about this, and I can't wait to see how it turns out! The article makes a great point in that, while many people are wary of media being used in plays because it can be overused and detract from the shows, Shakespeare's plays from their inception were all about using new methods to confuse and excite the audience. I think it fits with the spirit of his original work to use things like 3D projection mapping to create holographic representations of the characters. Also, I think that if this technology were to be tested in the first place, The Tempest is a perfect show to use it in because it fits the character of Ariel so well. Overall, I'm very excited for what this means for the future of media design. Applying this technology to live performance instead of movies must come with its own set of challenges for both the technicians and the actor playing the holographic character, so I would assume that intense engineering and designing challenges will be presented to everyone working on the show.
In addition to being a general Shakespeare fan girl, I am exceptionally excited to see the Royal Shakespeare Company striving to maintain that spirit of spectacle and ingenuity that was presented to audiences so long ago. As times have changed, and audiences have evolved, I am thrilled that the Royal Shakespeare Company is advocating a parallel advancement in technology. There are so many creative resources available today, and I truly believe that many of them can be utilized to enhance the telling of a story, without supplanting the story itself.
Though there is nothing wrong with "tampering" and altering Shakespeare in experimental ways, it is also rather refreshing to hear about a production that is not changing the story itself but rather experimenting and exploring the actual presentation of the preserved story itself. The Tempest is a fantastic show, and the magical components are some of the most thrilling moments of storytelling I've read. I think this production will truly do the play justice, and I look forward to hearing more about it.
This sound so cool! I think that this is an amazing idea that really incorporates the best of modern technology into theatre. This is far beyond than what I thought that media could be capable of. One thing that I find especially good about this is that they are testing this concept on a show that could use it. They are not just pushing a cool idea on top of an already good story, but actually incorporating it to be a part of the show. This article just made me wonder more how this is being accomplished technically. Is the character of Ariel being filmed in another room and projected on stage? How will that challenge the acting? How are they accomplishing a 3-d projection? These are just some of the questions I have and more. I hope that more information comes out about this new way of incorporating media and I hope that they are successful in pulling it off.
3 comments:
I am so excited to hear about this, and I can't wait to see how it turns out! The article makes a great point in that, while many people are wary of media being used in plays because it can be overused and detract from the shows, Shakespeare's plays from their inception were all about using new methods to confuse and excite the audience. I think it fits with the spirit of his original work to use things like 3D projection mapping to create holographic representations of the characters. Also, I think that if this technology were to be tested in the first place, The Tempest is a perfect show to use it in because it fits the character of Ariel so well. Overall, I'm very excited for what this means for the future of media design. Applying this technology to live performance instead of movies must come with its own set of challenges for both the technicians and the actor playing the holographic character, so I would assume that intense engineering and designing challenges will be presented to everyone working on the show.
In addition to being a general Shakespeare fan girl, I am exceptionally excited to see the Royal Shakespeare Company striving to maintain that spirit of spectacle and ingenuity that was presented to audiences so long ago. As times have changed, and audiences have evolved, I am thrilled that the Royal Shakespeare Company is advocating a parallel advancement in technology. There are so many creative resources available today, and I truly believe that many of them can be utilized to enhance the telling of a story, without supplanting the story itself.
Though there is nothing wrong with "tampering" and altering Shakespeare in experimental ways, it is also rather refreshing to hear about a production that is not changing the story itself but rather experimenting and exploring the actual presentation of the preserved story itself. The Tempest is a fantastic show, and the magical components are some of the most thrilling moments of storytelling I've read. I think this production will truly do the play justice, and I look forward to hearing more about it.
This sound so cool! I think that this is an amazing idea that really incorporates the best of modern technology into theatre. This is far beyond than what I thought that media could be capable of. One thing that I find especially good about this is that they are testing this concept on a show that could use it. They are not just pushing a cool idea on top of an already good story, but actually incorporating it to be a part of the show. This article just made me wonder more how this is being accomplished technically. Is the character of Ariel being filmed in another room and projected on stage? How will that challenge the acting? How are they accomplishing a 3-d projection? These are just some of the questions I have and more. I hope that more information comes out about this new way of incorporating media and I hope that they are successful in pulling it off.
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