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Busking: version 2.0
Okay, so there are many elements in the running.
After thinking about all of the input that I have received, I have decided that the next step that I will take is to push myself into the background a bit more. My original costume competed too much with the puppet and the rig, which is really the main focus. I do need to be a presence, since I am what he's piloting around, but I should be secondary.
So, in that vein, I have put this together.
It's certainly not flattering, it's not exactly neutral, but is more neutral than the previous costume. I don't think that switching costumes, or puppets will be the answer- but I do think that messing with all of the variables will lead to the right combo of things. I understand that the real crux of the thing is how I direct the energy of the audience, but there are some superficial elements that matter to me.
Mette has been pushing for me to go out without any face covering on at all. I am open to the idea, and will try it at some point- just to see how things unfold. She and another person have given me input that I should try to make myself a character in the show. Some of the oinput that I have been given is that I should try playing the straight amn to the puppet, which I think would be very interesting, if I could pull it off....
I am committed to finding the perfect thing to make it work, however that ultimately plays out.
I will also be recording new material to work with. Gotta keep it all moving forward.
The big, fat words of eeno at June 22, 2004 02:51 AM
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Great picture, Ian.
locke's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 06:04 AM
you know, it's a tough call whether you attract or detract having an unusual costume. from everything you've written, it sounds like you're an anomaly out there because you offer content -- everyone else is grabbing some serious ADD money. The tourists are responding to things with take-away appeal -- a photograph with ______. they walk away with something. that's something serious for you to contend with. There’s an argument to be made that by showing yourself you integrate yourself with the content and add/augment the content of the show, but with a get-up you rope in the ADD crowds.
Is there a way you could offer them something with the audio and the puppet? Something like hearing their voice looped back into the “story” you’re weaving? I could see kids and parents getting into hearing themselves.
lala's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 01:58 PM
It would probably be super hard to implement ... but that is a really great idea in my opinion, lala.
locke's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 02:24 PM
whooweee.. your new costume looks something like the dark lord of the Teletubbies.. i like it.
Mark's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 02:46 PM
ditto on lala's/locke's comments... i don't know much about the content of your current stuff, but back on the mall in Boulder, people loved it when you asked their names and then made fun of them, made up little songs about them, etc.. good idea for getting people involved in the show so they stick around.
Mark's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 02:51 PM
you look like an inverted michael myers (from Halloween)
tomas's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 04:05 PM
I was wondering if I was the only one who had the Michael Myers thought... Perhaps stab wounds could be a part of the show.
I plan on incorporating a microphone into my mask, so there will be some ability for a bit of improv that way. I have some ideas, but I'll wait until I actually see what I can do with the hardware.
Thanky fer the input!
eeno's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 22, 2004 09:12 PM
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