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Hello again.
Over the last few days we’ve been programming the surface table, testing technology and running through the storyboard in the lead up to Analogue’s Theatre Sandbox Showcase: ‘Living Film Set.’
Surface Table Programming
Playing with the Surface Table to reveal stories
Yesterday Analogue presented ‘Living Film Set’ a mighty nine times to a diverse (students, producers, programmers, punters) and supportive audience. Black curtains had been used to partition the Theatre Space creating an intimate environment to house the shows set and stories. The high-tech surface table and low-tech models and structures blended really effectively.
The show set-up
High and Low-Tech collide
I saw the piece several times throughout the day and its got a vast amount of scope and potential. It’s charming, playful, nostalgic and poignant. It was lovely to see different audience members responding to the work and have the flexibility to incorporate their feedback. The afternoon / evening ’sharings’ became more fluid and less instructional as Liam continued to experiment with improvisation. I particularly enjoyed the audience interacting with each other, working together to solve tasks and smiling as they unveiled miniature rooms, furniture and figures.
Opening a box to discover 'Shepperton Film Studios'
At the end of ‘Living Film Set’ we meet Liam and help him to complete a film where he delivers a message to his dad behind a camera lens. It’s a charged moment which takes place in an Underwater Cinema.
“I need you to know some things. Things I can only share at a distance. I am 4 years old, but I talk to you with the voice of a 29 year old. The age you are when you leave.”
“I want you to know this is not for you. You won’t know these words have been spoken, so nothing can have been changed. I don’t seek to change things. I want you to know that I don’t hate you. That I can never love you and that I’m doing fine. I just want you to know I’m doing fine.”
The final scene
An impossible film screened in an impossible cinema
It was fantastic to share the work and collate thoughtful responses:
“At the heart of it is an interesting story which needs to be told”
“Very much about the audience member – exciting to unveil different sections”
“Important to remember theatre can be small-scale”
“You feel directly linked to the character and are taken on a journey”
“The work bent our imaginations and played with scale”
“I was moved by the simplicity of the storytelling – so gentle, small and personal”
“Really beautifully done – moving to instantly see from a child’s perspective”
“A story we could work out for ourselves”
Lots of fun and lots to think about.
Looking forward to seeing where it goes next…
Kate
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