JUNGLE- TECH rehearsal

10th November Technical Rehearsal 1pm to 11:30pm (scheduled don't know actual time)

Peri and I sat at the desk while Maddy was with Kim and Laura on the floor ready to go through lighting. I surprisingly picked up the technical side of programing the cues so quickly. Writing down the lights used and there intensity also helped, so having 2 of us in the box was good. It took quite a long time to tech the lights I believe, because there was no organization prior to seeing Kim as to different lighting states and where they would change into next scenes etc. At this point I had stepped right back letting Maddy do what she was doing and just being there to help tech.

Due to the time taken for lighting Blue didnt get much time to tech her sound which has caused a lot of problems.

I like some of the lighting states, ie I like the fairy lights however feel they should be used more often even dimming them etc for different states, just because it was a huge deal getting them in and they are so effective. I like the purple light, and the shadows it creates with the set, as does the orange light on the coke sign. The wall really works well with lighting and theres so much you could do with it. We attempted to light from behind it, ie in the back corner, and different angles of the light created different shapes and effects like the wall seams to glow and also the light coming through the wall onto the floor creates an interesting shape and effect. However I dont think Maddy ended up using this light, and fair enough as it wasn't working well with the actors sitting in front of it blocking the light onto the floor anyway. It might have been interesting to put fairy lights behind the coke sign to make it seam actually like a working flouro light in Kings Cross, but it does look fantastic with the orange light.

I believe the lighting design needed to be constructed with the CITY and kings cross more in mind rather then merely lighting the areas of the stage. I know it was tough working with very minimal amount of lights and patch points however for example the black spot in the OP/US at the dress room door was a MAJOR problem that should have been addressed STRAIGHT away. I still think actors are in black spots several times during the play.

BETTY PAGE looks fantastic, after all Jeff's heartache to get it up and running, it works well, this is probably my favorite scene for lighting and sound.