Music Performance and Production Level 3
Jamie Gilham
24/03/2017
Strengths-
Things that have gone well for this week was us getting our songs together, as well as working out the transition between both of them, since they both contrasted with one another, with the former having a melancholy atmosphere, whilst the latter being more aggressive.
Weaknesses-
Things that haven't gone so well for this week was most of the groups didn't remotely have any material by that week, probably because they were wasting time in the booths, which didn't help with the quality of their work.
NEXT WEEK-
Things to do for next week is to work on visuals for our set, based on how far we have got, by looking at various videos, then splicing them using a video editor software, for us to then play along and evaluate the results
Weekly Evaluation 2
31/03/2017
Strengths-
Things that have went well for this week was getting our setlist down, with all of our songs and transitions worked out in our set, as well as some of the visuals which matched what we were playing, based on the dynamics of the song, as well as some of the groups, since they did have some interesting ideas to use in the performance.
Weaknesses-
Things that haven't went well for this week was the lack of content produced by the groups, because although they did have some interesting ideas, they were more than less thrown together before the showcasing. Another thing was that my group wasn't exactly religiously practicing the set, rather than they were messing around, much to my annoyance.
NEXT WEEK-
Things to do for next week are to fully learn my set, so I know exactly what I am doing, and to make sure that I have got the final visuals sorted for our performance, so that we have everything ready in preparation for the gig.
Weekly Evaluation 3
Weekly Evaluation 4
21/04/2017
Strengths-
Things that have went well for this week was getting my visuals down because it was hassle to do them, splicing them and matching them up to the video so that it matches the dynamics of our songs.
Weaknesses-
Things that haven't went well for this week was being given a song to do because I already had the visuals sorted and the fact they had given us another song really makes my job a lot more difficult, although thankfully we didn't perform the song on Friday.
NEXT WEEK-
Things to do for next week are to finish of the visuals for our group and to make sure that everything is fully rehearsed for next week, so we don't have to worry about anything else, other than the performances.
28/04/2017
Strengths-
Things that have went well for this week was the material shown off, because a lot of it was really strong and suitable to use for the show, particularly our set, since we were one of the few groups that had a complete setlist, even with the new song added to our set by our director.
Weaknesses-
Things that haven't went well for this week was some of the groups were far behind with their visuals, which is a shame since they had some solid material, as well as some of the songs being cut out because they either didn't fit the standard's of the performance or were not ready to be shown.
NEXT WEEK-
Next week is show week and we will be treating every run through as if it's the actual gig. We aim to have all visuals and songs completed. This is the time for finishing touches and will give us an idea of how long the show ill be and how it will run.Things to do for next week are to edit my visuals for my group, so they fit with the context of the band and for every group to had everything ready in time for the gig.
Weekly Evaluation 5
05/05/2017
Strengths-
Things that have went well for this week was finally moving the equipment into the theater, because it was nice to see how the stage was setup for the performance, as well as how the visuals and lighting was also setup, so it looks like it will be a brilliant show to watch. I believe we have adapted well to being in the theatre. It is quite different as we are working under theatre rules. We have had to learn to be respectful and patient, which most of us have.
Weaknesses-
Things that haven't went well for this week was some of the songs cut, particularly our third song, even though it was good enough to use, as well as some bands not even having their visuals ready, and that ticket sales are extremely poor for the Saturday Night show.A weakness. I also believe some people were disrespectful towards the technicians by talking needlessly (as they were learning too).
NEXT WEEK
Things to do for next week are to increase ticket sales by any means necessary, make sure that our visuals were properly changed to fit the screen and to have all of our songs ready to perform for all of our shows.
Weekly Evaluation 6
Weekly Evaluation 1
Strengths -
We collectively began to come up with ideas for the FMP for our layer 'Heresy'. We researched many different music videos, produced in different and being a variety of different genres. This means we have a head start and put more into our pieces. We used the venue as well as we could as we practised 'Take Me to Church' (Hosier). All in all, this has been a good week because we developed good harmonies and we seem to be getting the hang of the structure of the song.
Weaknesses -
We lack stage presence for a number of reasons. We do not know the song well enough, the singers don't know the lyrics and we generally lack confidence. A way to improve this is to perform this song in front of others to build up confidence and to gain feedback. A technical issue we came across was that there was no enough mics available which made it awkward when the singers were singing different part simultaneously.
NEXT WEEK
We will continue research into the FMP and try to come up with an idea for a song, maybe start practising it. We can also look at visuals and start to the main story theme and what we wish to portray to the audience.