Twisted Minds

'Creative Minds' was suppose to be the title of our project; however, that all went down today--literally. Halfway during our live show, the letter that we so carefully strung up in the background somehow loosened and came tumbling down. Immediately, everyone became frantic and began to scramble towards the letters, desperately attempting to somehow reposition the letters. Yet, it proved to be a difficult task for the letters continued to fall and with the time against us, we simply decided it was not worth it. So we took down all the tape and the letters and set them aside and focused on the actual show instead. This little problem occurred halfway during the show...we had other difficulties before that.

 

 

As I was setting up my camera, I realized that my head set was not working. I first I thought it was a minor glitch until I kept trying and realized it just would not operate. Patricia, one of the floor managers, also tried to help in discovering what the actual problem was but it seemed to be out of our hands. When we informed Mr. Lemos about this small predicament, he suggested changing the batteries, which gave us hope of finding a solution. However, even after we changed the batteries, the head set still did not work and so I began to panic a bit more because then I would not have a method in which to communicate with my other group members. The situation could not be helped though and so I had manage my camera and whole show without a head set. Although it seemed like a big problem at first, it soon became very manageable because the shot list was well done and easy to follow or I simply looked over at Laura and Jose and took note of their own camera movements and their actions served like a guide.

 

 

Jose and I also had to switch cameras although such an action did not bother either of us because it was an easy task to tackle. We simply had to follow a new set of instructions but that was all right because we both already knew the workings of our show.

 

 

In the end, our live show was a bit more hectic and confusing than I thought it would be because there was so much going on. Although each of our group members knew what to do after careful practices and observations, it was still a bit of a challenge because it was our first time doing something so new and exciting. However, with further practices, I am sure we will all master this new setup and be completely prepared for next year!