Experiment 1
In our group we thought that we could project a documentary onto a black wall. The documentary would provoke reactions , for example there might be a funny line in it or something that would shock an audience member. Then one of the cast members would be watching and pick out an audience member who had a reaction and take them out of the audience. We thought that this would be effective because in 1984 everyone is told to think and act the same, therefor it would be seen as wrong to express any emotion towards something, in a world where big brother is always watching you.
My second experiment was projecting onto audience members when they first come in. I think it would be really effective to project the words 'thought criminal' onto selected audience members. Some of the actors would then play the thought police and bring them out from the crowd. I think this is a good representation of 1984 because all the thought criminals that were caught would be singled out and humiliated.
finally I thought that there could be a live feed of one area, being shown in another area. The play will be spaced around different rooms, but if there is a holding cell or police room, audience members should be able to walk in and see the thought police watching people in their homes or in their work places. I really like this idea because it is a good representation of how no one has any privacy or freedom in this controlling world of 1984.
I really enjoyed the exercise we did and found it very useful. Being able to use and see the equipment that will be available (projectors, cameras etc) helps you to visualise your ideas more clearly. I can now see how using multi media in performance is very effective.
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