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chimney_swiftBeen a bit, but we're back, with some good old-fashioned Dread.
1. I'm not as upset about Tanner's death as I thought I would be. I don't know, maybe because the tension is so high? I feel like all the interactions with these characters we've had have been tense and angry and scared; while I like them all, I wasn't heartbroken when Tanner died. As soon as Sat's eyeliner started running though, then the feels started in. Woof.
2. Amy V. plays Darby so realistically, it's amazing. And horrible. She's perfected this character and her weird purpose and self-centered vision and inability to see past her own actions. It's impressive, and man, it does not endear me to Darby very much. Props to Amy.
3. Man, I just want to be involved with the filming of this show. I have so many questions! Were all of the sound effects live, or were some in post? Did they stop and get other takes? Did they make choices, see them through, then stop and re-film different ones?
3a. Dang, Darin De Paul is just having the time of his life. I wonder if he's writing his own intros?
3b. Bonus story. I was the ASM for a college production of Spring Awakening--the play, not the musical. It's got some pretty heavy scenes in it, including a very intense monologue done by a character while masturbating. Not played for laughs. Very, very crushing actually. And when the director blocked it, it was just the actor and the director (which made sense, no one else had to be there). And my SM looked at me and said, "Always make sure that there's someone else present at rehearsals like these. You have to be there to make sure things stay safe". That's part of what an SM does in theater--they're the cast's advocate. And I'm watching Dread, and so much of the show is rooted in being hard, and intense, and feelings-heavy. And that stuff isn't easy on actors, no matter how good they are or how much they trust each other. It's a lot. And I don't know anything really about TV production, but God, I hope they had someone there to help them all stay safe.
1. I'm not as upset about Tanner's death as I thought I would be. I don't know, maybe because the tension is so high? I feel like all the interactions with these characters we've had have been tense and angry and scared; while I like them all, I wasn't heartbroken when Tanner died. As soon as Sat's eyeliner started running though, then the feels started in. Woof.
2. Amy V. plays Darby so realistically, it's amazing. And horrible. She's perfected this character and her weird purpose and self-centered vision and inability to see past her own actions. It's impressive, and man, it does not endear me to Darby very much. Props to Amy.
3. Man, I just want to be involved with the filming of this show. I have so many questions! Were all of the sound effects live, or were some in post? Did they stop and get other takes? Did they make choices, see them through, then stop and re-film different ones?
3a. Dang, Darin De Paul is just having the time of his life. I wonder if he's writing his own intros?
3b. Bonus story. I was the ASM for a college production of Spring Awakening--the play, not the musical. It's got some pretty heavy scenes in it, including a very intense monologue done by a character while masturbating. Not played for laughs. Very, very crushing actually. And when the director blocked it, it was just the actor and the director (which made sense, no one else had to be there). And my SM looked at me and said, "Always make sure that there's someone else present at rehearsals like these. You have to be there to make sure things stay safe". That's part of what an SM does in theater--they're the cast's advocate. And I'm watching Dread, and so much of the show is rooted in being hard, and intense, and feelings-heavy. And that stuff isn't easy on actors, no matter how good they are or how much they trust each other. It's a lot. And I don't know anything really about TV production, but God, I hope they had someone there to help them all stay safe.
