Jeff Ream Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Perhaps it is an attempt to make the stadium appear fuller to the cinema and FN viewers; perhaps it is because Tom Blair was a Cavalier snare and drummers prefer to sit low to understand stickwork and drum stuff; perhaps it is to save costs with less stadium staff, concession staff, etc. But there will be no “upper deck” seating at Lucas Oil for the June 17th opener and for championship prelims on August 6th. No the change wasn’t in response to “Oprah” tarps or more recent protests by Canadians, Dutch, and other social deconstructionists. It’s printed on the fliers DCI distributed at last year’s championships and has been posted on the web site almost for as long. But there has been no discussion on DCP. While this hearkens back to how corps prepared for Boulder prelims and Denver finals being in different places, it also changes horn angles, positioning of drill sets and forms, and how props are staged or viewed. What will this do to music, perception of echo, and blaring of electronics for each performance? Where will the off-field judges be seated? Upstairs or down with the drum geeks? Will this change benefit some shows and be more difficult for others? Will this mandate a move for those seeking center seating and fuller drill evaluations from higher seats to shell out more monies for their preferences to be among the “Friend$$$ of DCI”??? Why the change this season over the practices of the last several years at Indy? Discuss (nicely.) From the DCI website: Note for Thursday, August 6, 2015 – Prelims: In an effort to assist with stadium logistics and the movie theater broadcast, all Thursday night seating will be in the 400 level or below. Read more: http://www.dci.org/schedule/details.cfm?event=444#ixzz3a2SNF5Hy well they wont get 20k for an early show so closing of parts of the building makes financial sense. you can still put the judges upstairs though. corps will plan for the end game as always 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 well they wont get 20k for an early show so closing of parts of the building makes financial sense. you can still put the judges upstairs though. corps will plan for the end game as always Please - stop being realistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Please - stop being realistic. I know...how dare I bring realism into DCP, especially a month before shows actually start. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornTeacher Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I know...how dare I bring realism into DCP, especially a month before shows actually start. "Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation." Aldous Huxley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va9590jm Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Section 640, the highest position on the 50 was always full and a favorite for non-qualifying corps to sneak into the aisles there to see their competitors. Section 639 (usually Crownies and Cavies ticket sales) and section 641 (other finalist corps sales) were fuller in the evening than for the breakfast corps I will grant you. Most of those sitting in 639-641 have been the more dedicated individual corps boosters, recent age-outs, and past DCI volunteers who could not afford spending the monie$$$ to be with the billionaire Friends AND support the individual corps at the same financial level. This comment is made based on my experience of sitting in this area for all contests at Lucas Oil and sharing many fine discussions with personal friends and others sitting in such a heavenly space. If you lower folk want to gaze on Tony DiCarlo's every antic for the full day, that's your choice down there in fieldzone. I sat in 640 for both Semis and Finals last year. It was actually quite empty quite often. I would say it was maybe 2/3 full at most when it was fullest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 What is your source for this statement? Experience? As a marching member and staff member, the judges are always in the press box, and that's where you aim. No reason to aim for the top deck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Perhaps it is an attempt to make the stadium appear fuller to the cinema and FN viewers; perhaps it is because Tom Blair was a Cavalier snare and drummers prefer to sit low to understand stickwork and drum stuff; perhaps it is to save costs with less stadium staff, concession staff, etc. But there will be no “upper deck” seating at Lucas Oil for the June 17th opener and for championship prelims on August 6th. No the change wasn’t in response to “Oprah” tarps or more recent protests by Canadians, Dutch, and other social deconstructionists. It’s printed on the fliers DCI distributed at last year’s championships and has been posted on the web site almost for as long. But there has been no discussion on DCP. While this hearkens back to how corps prepared for Boulder prelims and Denver finals being in different places, it also changes horn angles, positioning of drill sets and forms, and how props are staged or viewed. What will this do to music, perception of echo, and blaring of electronics for each performance? Where will the off-field judges be seated? Upstairs or down with the drum geeks? Will this change benefit some shows and be more difficult for others? Will this mandate a move for those seeking center seating and fuller drill evaluations from higher seats to shell out more monies for their preferences to be among the “Friend$$$ of DCI”??? Why the change this season over the practices of the last several years at Indy? Discuss (nicely.) From the DCI website: Note for Thursday, August 6, 2015 – Prelims: In an effort to assist with stadium logistics and the movie theater broadcast, all Thursday night seating will be in the 400 level or below. Read more: http://www.dci.org/schedule/details.cfm?event=444#ixzz3a2SNF5Hy Interesting...I always liked to alternate seats at championships myself....that is between upper and lower....usually chose only the upper seats for finals...and lower for the earlier shows...now I go to theater for prelims and use fan network for semi's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Quite the contrary, I'm very serious. (disclaimer: I'm a Friends member. So what) The most expensive seats in the house are the Friends section because of the membership costs and the perceived value of the seat placement. The closer one sits to the center of those Friends seats, generally, the more expensive the seats are in terms Friends level benefits. I used to do fiends of DCI for many years( finals)....I have been disappointed a few times with those seats though...I have been the MOST happy though with my seating by ANY show that was hosted by the Cadets(YEA) actually...Their VIP seats have NEVER disappointed...not once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 "Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation." Aldous Huxley i don't find the situation intolerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 From the DCI website: Note for Thursday, August 6, 2015 – Prelims: In an effort to assist with stadium logistics and the movie theater broadcast, all Thursday night seating will be in the 400 level or below. Read more: http://www.dci.org/schedule/details.cfm?event=444#ixzz3a2SNF5Hy I would like to know how the theater broadcasts are in any way impaired by upper level spectators, while webcasts are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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