The Art of Documenting Theatre? - National Theatre Wales Community2024-03-29T16:02:07Zhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/forum/topics/the-art-of-documenting-theatre?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for all your input you…tag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2011-10-06:3152760:Comment:880022011-10-06T21:51:12.633ZBethany Seddonhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/BethanySeddon
<p>Thanks for all your input you lovely people, its been brilliant! If you do find that link Guy that would be amazing, but will have a search myself. Will keep you updated as I explore my research further but atm I am collecting as much as possible :)</p>
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<p>Thanks for all your input you lovely people, its been brilliant! If you do find that link Guy that would be amazing, but will have a search myself. Will keep you updated as I explore my research further but atm I am collecting as much as possible :)</p>
<p>xx</p> Hi Bethany there is a lot of…tag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2011-09-22:3152760:Comment:864142011-09-22T16:03:21.934ZGuy O'Donnellhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/guyodonnell
Hi Bethany there is a lot of discussion about this with Theatre Design in mind. There was a blog a while ago on the Guardian site which was about brilliant set design. The photos used to illustrate the article were primarily that of the actors as these are they tend to get photographed rather than the whole set and they are used to sell the show.<br />
There was also a discussion early on in the NTW comunity history about Marketing , posters etc which touched on your discussion . I will see if I can…
Hi Bethany there is a lot of discussion about this with Theatre Design in mind. There was a blog a while ago on the Guardian site which was about brilliant set design. The photos used to illustrate the article were primarily that of the actors as these are they tend to get photographed rather than the whole set and they are used to sell the show.<br />
There was also a discussion early on in the NTW comunity history about Marketing , posters etc which touched on your discussion . I will see if I can find a link<br />
Guy HI Bethany I have just worked…tag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2011-09-14:3152760:Comment:842052011-09-14T08:36:31.924Zcarmen medway-stephenshttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/carmenmedwaystephens
HI Bethany I have just worked as a Documentor - we will have to catch up and I can tell you about the process I went through x
HI Bethany I have just worked as a Documentor - we will have to catch up and I can tell you about the process I went through x Also an interesting model is…tag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2011-09-05:3152760:Comment:821052011-09-05T09:27:09.732ZMatt Ballhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/MattBall
<p>Also an interesting model is Forced Entertainment's <em>Imaginary evidence <a target="_blank" href="http://www.forcedentertainment.com/page/3043/Imaginary-Evidence-CD-Rom/82">http://www.forcedentertainment.com/page/3043/Imaginary-Evidence-CD-Rom/82</a></em></p>
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<p>Also an interesting model is Forced Entertainment's <em>Imaginary evidence <a target="_blank" href="http://www.forcedentertainment.com/page/3043/Imaginary-Evidence-CD-Rom/82">http://www.forcedentertainment.com/page/3043/Imaginary-Evidence-CD-Rom/82</a></em></p>
<p><em><br/></em></p> Hi Bethany,
It's a difficult…tag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2011-09-02:3152760:Comment:809152011-09-02T13:43:18.115ZMatt Ballhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/MattBall
<p>Hi Bethany,</p>
<p>It's a difficult one as there's always a tension between the need to document/ record/ preserve and the liveness or ephemerality of the theatre event. </p>
<p>Zecora Aura are working on capturing audience responses as a way of documentation - <a href="http://www.zecoraura.com/site/projects/" target="_blank">The Audience as document</a> .</p>
<p>Helen Cole's <a href="http://weseefireworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">We See Fireworks</a> is a performance/ installation…</p>
<p>Hi Bethany,</p>
<p>It's a difficult one as there's always a tension between the need to document/ record/ preserve and the liveness or ephemerality of the theatre event. </p>
<p>Zecora Aura are working on capturing audience responses as a way of documentation - <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zecoraura.com/site/projects/">The Audience as document</a> .</p>
<p>Helen Cole's <a href="http://weseefireworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">We See Fireworks</a> is a performance/ installation made entirely of audience memories of performances. Durining documentation into performance.</p>
<p>There has been a move recently, partly fueled by technology, to use audience responses through vox pops, or tweets, or blogs as a way to record document the event in a separate medium, rather than trying to capture the performance itself. </p>
<p>Having said that I love a good production shot - and whilst videoed performance is never the same, I feel like I have a much better understanding of Grotowski from watching videos in a university library, than i got from just reading a review or theoretical writings.</p>
<p>Best of luck with your exploring. Let us know how you get on.</p>
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