Ideas and final decisions. Devising

After our previous lessons we decided to put all of our ideas into a piece of paper, we then all voted ideas which we liked. To help us narrow down to one specific idea. Fortunately every group picked three ideas. They were "the tour of the fort", "no power with the Jordan character" and finally the "reality dinner idea" I chose all three of these when voting because they can all be put together. I can see al three ideas working well with each other. I was a little disappointed that the evacuation idea and the ghost tour didn't fall through. The reason I didn't vote for those. Was because they had not been explained thoroughly. Therefore I could not visualise us actually putting them on. The reason we couldn't really explain the ideas very well was because everyone who came up with an idea. Became attached to the idea. And wouldn't really take on board anyone else's ideas. So we were at a bit of a standstill for a while. Thankfully now we have 3 ideas which we all appreciate and can work with. We need to be very careful though because the ideas together sound like a horror like movie. We need to not make it look like a movie because it will look quite unprofessional and will be especially hard to put on.

After further discussions I have sided with the Jordan future idea, simply because I feel that it will have an interesting effect on the audience. We all eventually came up with the idea that it's going to be a normal tour around the tunnels. However during the tour there is a disturbance outside. Which one of the tour guides checks out. He doesn't return and we carry on to proceed through the tunnel to various places we can exit. However all the doors are locked. Also in the tunnel the audience will be told that technology does not work in the tunnels. Eerily we were going to have a phone just sitting on the floor ringing. Which then lead into a computer room with lines of laptops displaying the same face of Jordan. I really love the creepy aspect to this performance and feel we can really bounce creative ideas off it. 

Again we need to be careful we don't make it too movie like. So In the next few lessons I want to bring about the idea that after seeing the computer room. The audience then move into another room to watch an actual performance. I feel this will slide it more to the performing side rather than movie like.

I am going to carry on pressing on about the reality celebration idea. Because I like suspense. And I feel it will be a good idea to have the audience think they are coming to a celebration for finishing our drama unit. But it turns out to be something else. I think it will get the audience to think on their feet.