jwillis35 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Cadets, and some other corps as well, have to rethink their use and design of props. You can't just put cheap looking props on the field and try to work your visual program around that. That will no longer win you a title or put you in medal position (if that is your goal). The Bluecoats have spent lavishly to buy and design props that they not only use, but even when not used they look wonderful, colorful, professional, and they enhance the visual look and feel of the corps and the show. Carolina Crown has a beautiful stage coach on the field. It's just lovely and decorated perfectly. It enhances their show, both with its' use and when just sitting there doing nothing. I thought BD's open-book props last year were cool and well used. I think about what SCV did in 1989 with those Phantom mask props that dotted the field. So gorgeous. Same with their Scheherazade back drop from 2014. If the goal is to NOT do a traditional show of just marching, drumming, and playing, and you wish to dot the field with a look and feel to enhance your show, then we are way beyond cheap-looking boxes, ladders, and overbearing large platforms (like Cadets used in 2014) that clutter the front field. That thing should have been backfield, maybe around the 2nd hash back. It's just time to move forward with props. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 I'm looking for a major shift into gear by this time next week Cadets including design changes, cleaning and some scoring moves in the right direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass34 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Bottom line, the cake props look like something my high school would have used. I know Cadets can do much better. There has to be a way to construct a fountain-like structure that looks modern/sleek, professional, and still gives the effect of a Romanesque fountain or pedestal. Boston has been able to give the impression of windmills without building traditional looking windmills. Perhaps go along that route? Im excited to see what changes the staff will implement 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dans Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Very frustrated Cadets fan right now. Seems like the design team is just throwing darts at a dart board recently. The props are an embarrassment to the reputation of this organization. I have seen more professional props at high school plays. The theme is so shallow and poorly conceived that it makes me scratch my head. How has this show gotten this far without the design team raising valid concerns? Another talented group of Cadets will struggle all season with another show that is beneath their once high standards. As other corps gain momentum and excitement, the Cadets have the dubious task of making a poorly conceived idea work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sched88 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 First Steps: https://youtu.be/_fiVA7m3AcI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusic Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 How has this show gotten this far without the design team raising valid concerns? https://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets/staff "George Hopkins: Program Coordinator" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 First Steps: https://youtu.be/_fiVA7m3AcI Dude, you're wasting your time. Just keep the thread negative because apparently, the majority of those posting here have conceded defeat....on June 26th . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corps8294 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 As of current, The Cadets are no longer a tip top tier drum corps. They are in that 4th-5th area of being really talented; but don't have the show to be top 3. The days of "General George" being the voice and influence of the activity are gone. I'm not even buying the whole "G7" thing, anymore. Again, the corps sure has the talent...but not the show design to back it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Amazing how scores can completely change the tone in less than a week. Not saying SOME isn't justified, but I think some of us are going a little bit overboard for June 26th...... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I'm looking for a major shift into gear by this time next week Cadets including design changes, cleaning and some scoring moves in the right direction. I am too. Hoping, praying and ready to cheer them on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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