We had a tutorial with Racheal Palmer about our dance idea in which myself, Lucy, Tom and Joel came up with the idea of a person breaking out of his mundane boring life and how this is interpreted through dance.
the notes taken on the day by Racheal and aspects we needed to consider and think about:
Mirror Idea - this is coming along - Great idea
Glad that we are moving away from the idea of literal - office space,
although this was a good starting point.
I want you to think about that this video represents, what it is
saying -
We talked about:
Trying to escape from the constraints of daily life, particularly:
Facing what represses us
We get taught, told what we should do - the 'right' thing, the 'safe'
thing
As a person as an individual you want to do so many things, but
responsibility sometimes constrains us
Also a lack of motivation, self belief, the pressure of social
acceptability
constrains us.
You liked the idea of two different movement styles to represent the
opposing sides - you'll need to find a dancer who can do both styles
that
you are after.
I wonder if it may be about constrained v's free movement, how do you
constrain the body? What texture is in the body when it is
constrained, v's
when it is free?
Think about oppositions to represent free v's repressed:
In water / out of water
In the air / on the floor
Slow motion / Real Time
Close up / V's Wide Angles
Tension / Relaxed
contained in something / in a large open space
How does a viewer experience watching the expressed self v's the
repressed
self?
In terms of set:
Minimalist: black back drop, minimal objects? Mirrors and Cameras
Questions: pick your objects carefully, what do they represent?
In terms of your two sides of the character: repressed self v's free
self,
think about:
What does the person want to see in their reflection?
Things to work on for next tutorial:
Storyboard: How is the dance going to translate the concept?
synopsis
technical tests
description of dancers
learning agreements – who’s doing what
time tabling
test shots
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