The team actually ran through their performance several times in under the allotted time without using scripts! The performances weren't completely flawless but they weren't too bad considering the amount of practice time they've had. We have three practices scheduled for this week leading up to tournament so we should be in good shape. There are a few new pictures in the album to check out, for the first time you can see the honey colored inside of the hive.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Meeting #18 - 3/28/09
One week from today is tournament. I went into today's meeting pretty nervous about where the team was; especially since one of their side trips (the evil bug Demestre's costume) hadn't even been started; as a matter of fact the team wasn't even sure who was playing the part.
The team quickly laid my nervousness to rest. They went right to work, figured out who was going to play the part of Demestre, designed a costume, we went shopping bought what they needed, and inside of an hour had a working costume. The team also made good strides in finishing up the bee hive, the centerpiece of their three dimensional set pieces, touched up their grass and flower bases, and got a few rehearsal's of their performance in. Now they just need to keep refining the story, learning their lines, and practicing. Between now and tournament we plan to meet quite a few times because the team has not had a lot of pure rehearsal time.
Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera to this meeting so there are no pictures in the photo album.
The team quickly laid my nervousness to rest. They went right to work, figured out who was going to play the part of Demestre, designed a costume, we went shopping bought what they needed, and inside of an hour had a working costume. The team also made good strides in finishing up the bee hive, the centerpiece of their three dimensional set pieces, touched up their grass and flower bases, and got a few rehearsal's of their performance in. Now they just need to keep refining the story, learning their lines, and practicing. Between now and tournament we plan to meet quite a few times because the team has not had a lot of pure rehearsal time.
Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera to this meeting so there are no pictures in the photo album.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Meeting #17 - 3/15/09
The team had all team members present for only about the first hour today so they jumped right in and did two complete dress rehearsals. The total performance (including set up) can be no longer than 8 minutes, the first run through took them about 8.5 minutes, the second took almost 12 minutes. The script is still undergoing major revisions.
After rehearsals the team set to work on improving their set and prop pieces. Wooden bases were cut for all of the blades of grass and flowers (they've been easily tipping over as built), the flower bases were attached and several blade of grass bases and this seemed to help the stability quite a bit. One of the flowers was coming detached from it's stem so it was disassembled and put back together. The outer portion of the hive is now completely sewn together. The team also has plans to add some horizontal running ridges through the hive to make it look more authentic.
With the nice warm weather we are having the meeting ending with a spirited snowball (actually closer to slushball) fight. With tournament less than 3 weeks away we will most likely be adding some extra meetings so please keep checking your emails!
That's all for this week,
Mr. H.
After rehearsals the team set to work on improving their set and prop pieces. Wooden bases were cut for all of the blades of grass and flowers (they've been easily tipping over as built), the flower bases were attached and several blade of grass bases and this seemed to help the stability quite a bit. One of the flowers was coming detached from it's stem so it was disassembled and put back together. The outer portion of the hive is now completely sewn together. The team also has plans to add some horizontal running ridges through the hive to make it look more authentic.
With the nice warm weather we are having the meeting ending with a spirited snowball (actually closer to slushball) fight. With tournament less than 3 weeks away we will most likely be adding some extra meetings so please keep checking your emails!
That's all for this week,
Mr. H.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Meeting #16 - 3/8/09
Sneak peek was yesterday meaning there is only 4 weeks until tournament. The team showed off their bee hive yesterday and did a fun improvisational instant challenge for the audience. They did a nice job and entertained the crowd well. They had to create a scene using audience suggestions. The scene started with one team member and then another team member entered the scene with a secret word they had to try to get the other team member to say. Once the word was said another team member with another word was inserted into the scene until all were in the scene. The scene was a Wal Mart greeter working on Christmas Day trying to deal with shop lifting.
Today the team resumed building all of their set pieces, at the end of the meeting they arranged most of their set pieces and did a quick rehearsal of the story. It was cool seeing all of the set pieces arranged together, overall it gave a nice impression (see the photo album). Some team members may meet during the week this week to continue sewing the bee hive which is taking longer than anticipated. The bee antennae were also constructed today. One side trip has also been selected. The team is using sound affects throughout their performance and will ask the judges to consider the use of sound affects throughout the performance as one of their side trips. Tentatively the other side trip will be the costume of the Dermestes bug (Ben's costume) which is interesting because as of this writing they don't have any idea how they are going to make this costume.
The next three regularly scheduled meetings will involve rehearsing, rehearsing, and rehearsing!
Today the team resumed building all of their set pieces, at the end of the meeting they arranged most of their set pieces and did a quick rehearsal of the story. It was cool seeing all of the set pieces arranged together, overall it gave a nice impression (see the photo album). Some team members may meet during the week this week to continue sewing the bee hive which is taking longer than anticipated. The bee antennae were also constructed today. One side trip has also been selected. The team is using sound affects throughout their performance and will ask the judges to consider the use of sound affects throughout the performance as one of their side trips. Tentatively the other side trip will be the costume of the Dermestes bug (Ben's costume) which is interesting because as of this writing they don't have any idea how they are going to make this costume.
The next three regularly scheduled meetings will involve rehearsing, rehearsing, and rehearsing!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Meeting #15 - 03/01/09
Tournament continues to creep closer and closer, now only four regularly scheduled meetings until the big day in Seymour. Next weekend (Saturday, March 7th) is the sneak peek. Our team is scheduled in the 10:50am slot. The event takes place in the multi-purpose room.
Today the team contemplated all the items that remain to finish their central challenge. They need to finish their bee hive, giant flower, make a huge fly swatter, complete their costumes, and of course continue rehearsing and working on their overall presentation. The swatter part of the fly swatter was made (see pictures) and the giant flower was covered in blue duct tape. Now they need to figure out a way to make the giant flower stand up.
The team found some great sound affects to help with their performance, the sound of a chain saw and crickets chirping.
Some progress was also made on the bee hive today but much work remains. The team also attempted to act out their performance; much work remains their also. It looks like some team members may need to meet outside of the regular meeting time to complete everything they want to do.
Today the team contemplated all the items that remain to finish their central challenge. They need to finish their bee hive, giant flower, make a huge fly swatter, complete their costumes, and of course continue rehearsing and working on their overall presentation. The swatter part of the fly swatter was made (see pictures) and the giant flower was covered in blue duct tape. Now they need to figure out a way to make the giant flower stand up.
The team found some great sound affects to help with their performance, the sound of a chain saw and crickets chirping.
Some progress was also made on the bee hive today but much work remains. The team also attempted to act out their performance; much work remains their also. It looks like some team members may need to meet outside of the regular meeting time to complete everything they want to do.
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