MyKids#1Fan Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, ajlemm said: I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL FINALS TO HAVE MY FACE PEELED OFF IN SECTION 138!!! 1 hour ago, Jurassic Lancer said: Section 141, top row for me. I think it is the perfect union of visual and audio balance. Got tickets last week..section 637. Is that really bad? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, MyKids#1Fan said: Got tickets last week..section 637. Is that really bad? Way up there. I can't sit up there. I'm afraid of heights. But you'll see the visual really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, MyKids#1Fan said: Got tickets last week..section 637. Is that really bad? They're very high, but still close enough to center. To hear well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrumManTx Posted July 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, pudding said: Thoughts on this year's show: Great music. Really, really wonderful treatments of all of the source material. My two cents on the ballad are that I love it, and that anyone who doesn't should listen to the original source music; all of their "questionable" decisions are in service of providing the distorted effect of the original music. Thematically, I'm struggling to "get" the show. "Jagged Line" doesn't really show up except for the prop and a few drill moments that happen to line up with the prop. I feel like they're not buying into the "simple theme" concept like they did with Tilt, where they threw "tilt" into every aspect of the show. I also don't get the corner field tarps; why are they there? I have similar thoughts regarding the bowler hats and neon guard implements; I'm just failing to see any particular rationale behind some of the design decisions. The following is my personal take on it. In the show release they did on Opening Night there was a description like they do every year. Contrast was a BIG part of it, I'm guessing the bowlers/Fosse choreography/etc. were just something to give the show a specific style but the usage a ton of white in the corps proper juxtaposed with the black in the suspenders/bowler/stripe on the pants/prop/tarps were all done to give the show a high contrast black and white feel. The soloist in the ballad in all white standing on the black section of that tarp is pretty striking, the neon colors against all the black and white REALLY pop against the rest of the stuff, and there is a ton of left/right and back/front stuff going on in the staging. To me the "Jagged Line" prop is a divider and point where things enter and exit and come out the other side in a way that contrasts what they were when they went in (thinking about the taking off and putting on of hats as they go underneath and the guard flag changes in the front half of the show in Psychopomp). When they do that drill at the end of the show the white corps proper uniform against the black part of the prop is pretty incredible contrast. To me what I think they're trying to do with the ballad is juxtapose what you're seeing with something COMPLETELY different in terms of what you're hearing. There's a wall of sound RIGHT in front of the audience but the corps isn't there, they're way back in the corner facing back field. So short version is I think the show is a study in musical and visual contrast with the prop as a dividing line where a ton of that takes place. I think the ballad is a huge contrast to the rest of the show and really plays with what you're seeing versus what you're hearing. They went with a pretty minimal costume that would be a stark forefront to a lot of the darker backgrounds in the prop, tarps, and guard. The neon has high contrast against the black and the white so it doesn't blend in. Of course that could ALL be wrong but that's my interpretation and I really like what I'm seeing/hearing in that regard. Edited July 13, 2017 by DrumManTx 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Has Bloooo used the guitar solo effect during the sop duet in a show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, pudding said: Thoughts on this year's show: Great music. Really, really wonderful treatments of all of the source material. My two cents on the ballad are that I love it, and that anyone who doesn't should listen to the original source music; all of their "questionable" decisions are in service of providing the distorted effect of the original music. Thematically, I'm struggling to "get" the show. "Jagged Line" doesn't really show up except for the prop and a few drill moments that happen to line up with the prop. I feel like they're not buying into the "simple theme" concept like they did with Tilt, where they threw "tilt" into every aspect of the show. I also don't get the corner field tarps; why are they there? I have similar thoughts regarding the bowler hats and neon guard implements; I'm just failing to see any particular rationale behind some of the design decisions. Honestly, I think you are overthinking this. This is a show to simply enjoy. Good music, exciting visual and infectious energy. I have thought for the last three years that Bluecoats are the anti-depth of concept corps to which I say, hallleluja! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, DrumManTx said: The following is my personal take on it. In the show release they did on Opening Night there was a description like they do every year. Contrast was a BIG part of it, I'm guessing the bowlers/Fosse choreography/etc. were just something to give the show a specific style but the usage a ton of white in the corps proper juxtaposed with the black in the suspenders/bowler/stripe on the pants/prop/tarps were all done to give the show a high contrast black and white feel. The soloist in the ballad in all white standing on the black section of that tarp is pretty striking, the neon colors against all the black and white REALLY pop against the rest of the stuff, and there is a ton of left/right and back/front stuff going on in the staging. To me the "Jagged Line" prop is a divider and point where things enter and exit and come out the other side in a way that contrasts what they were when they went in (thinking about the taking off and putting on of hats as they go underneath and the guard flag changes in the front half of the show in Psychopomp). When they do that drill at the end of the show the white corps proper uniform against the black part of the prop is pretty incredible contrast. To me what I think they're trying to do with the ballad is juxtapose what you're seeing with something COMPLETELY different in terms of what you're hearing. There's a wall of sound RIGHT in front of the audience but the corps isn't there, they're way back in the corner facing back field. So short version is I think the show is a study in musical and visual contrast with the prop as a dividing line where a ton of that takes place. I think the ballad is a huge contrast to the rest of the show and really plays with what you're seeing versus what you're hearing. They went with a pretty minimal costume that would be a stark forefront to a lot of the darker backgrounds in the prop, tarps, and guard. The neon has high contrast against the black and the white so it doesn't blend in. Of course that could ALL be wrong but that's my interpretation and I really like what I'm seeing/hearing in that regard. Actually, you are dead on right. Good analysis! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forevergreen Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 19 minutes ago, DrumManTx said: The following is my personal take on it. In the show release they did on Opening Night there was a description like they do every year. Contrast was a BIG part of it, I'm guessing the bowlers/Fosse choreography/etc. were just something to give the show a specific style but the usage a ton of white in the corps proper juxtaposed with the black in the suspenders/bowler/stripe on the pants/prop/tarps were all done to give the show a high contrast black and white feel. The soloist in the ballad in all white standing on the black section of that tarp is pretty striking, the neon colors against all the black and white REALLY pop against the rest of the stuff, and there is a ton of left/right and back/front stuff going on in the staging. To me the "Jagged Line" prop is a divider and point where things enter and exit and come out the other side in a way that contrasts what they were when they went in (thinking about the taking off and putting on of hats as they go underneath and the guard flag changes in the front half of the show in Psychopomp). When they do that drill at the end of the show the white corps proper uniform against the black part of the prop is pretty incredible contrast. To me what I think they're trying to do with the ballad is juxtapose what you're seeing with something COMPLETELY different in terms of what you're hearing. There's a wall of sound RIGHT in front of the audience but the corps isn't there, they're way back in the corner facing back field. So short version is I think the show is a study in musical and visual contrast with the prop as a dividing line where a ton of that takes place. I think the ballad is a huge contrast to the rest of the show and really plays with what you're seeing versus what you're hearing. They went with a pretty minimal costume that would be a stark forefront to a lot of the darker backgrounds in the prop, tarps, and guard. The neon has high contrast against the black and the white so it doesn't blend in. Of course that could ALL be wrong but that's my interpretation and I really like what I'm seeing/hearing in that regard. I like your take on it because I think you hit it right. On a different note, some things are just visually and acoustically pleasing for me I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precious Roy Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, Jurassic Lancer said: Honestly, I think you are overthinking this. This is a show to simply enjoy. Good music, exciting visual and infectious energy. I have thought for the last three years that Bluecoats are the anti-depth of concept corps to which I say, hallleluja! This is my thought as well. Somewhere, a few pages back, I said the name of the show might as well be "Four really cool songs, with a jagged stage. And bowler hats." Or, it could be just named "Pretty effin entertaining." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, Precious Roy said: This is my thought as well. Somewhere, a few pages back, I said the name of the show might as well be "Four really cool songs, with a jagged stage. And bowler hats." Or, it could be just named "Pretty effin entertaining." I love that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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