Back to the drawing board for . . .

[DrumCorpsPhan]

7 hours ago, Vuitton said:

Well, I think it's back to the drawing board for everyone who isn't Bluecoats and Boston Crusaders - a new direction is happening and the era of large props is probably over. Going to be interesting to see what next year holds.

I’d be more than happy to see the large props go away. 

[waliman4444]

10 hours ago, year1buick said:

I’ve read the series several times. (And pretty much everything else King has written.) It’s basically Stephen King’s Lord of the Rings. (Mike Flanagan is supposed to be working on a streaming adaptation, and I can’t wait.)

Roland isn’t intergalactic, per se, but he does, on occasion, slip between worlds. 

Even though the actual story is probably a little dense for translation to the field, the aesthetic— basically the old west, with scattered technological remnants of a civilization long gone (the “old ones”) that the current inhabitants don’t really understand— would be cool as hell. With the occasional monster thrown in for good measure.

Oh, and it would give them reason to work Hey Jude into a show.

Is that anything like Cowboy Bebop?..My grandkids grew up loving that

[Vuitton]

3 hours ago, DrumCorpsPhan said:

I’d be more than happy to see the large props go away. 

Me too. I have enjoyed it, for the most part, but I think it's time the activity move on from it. 

[Vuitton]

6 hours ago, arabica said:

One can only hope!

I think it is, when two corps that didn't use them went 1-2 and a corps that was inactive for a year and used nothing finishes 6th, I think it signals a new direction. Corps need to be at the forefront of this, like after Bluecoats innovated electronics 2014, costumes and elevation of prop usage (2016), corps that immediately followed their lead found success, those that did not follow their lead had less success.

[1992AllOverAgain]

Troopers should do No Country for Old Men and have giant milkshakes as props

[DFA1970]

11 hours ago, Vuitton said:

Well, I think it's back to the drawing board for everyone who isn't Bluecoats and Boston Crusaders - a new direction is happening and the era of large props is probably over. Going to be interesting to see what next year holds.

So, in your eyes anyone that didn't finish 1st or 2nd is failure? What an odd statement you just said. 

[Vuitton]

54 minutes ago, DFA1970 said:

So, in your eyes anyone that didn't finish 1st or 2nd is failure? What an odd statement you just said. 

Where did I say anyone was a failure? I said the era of large props is over and considering everyone but three corps (Bluecoats, Boston and Vanguard) used them, those that did are going to need a different approach going forward.

That's how innovation works. It's a competitive activity and the winners/top corps are the ones who lead innovation within the activity. The top two corps (and Vanguard) shied away from large props and opened up the field, and they were incredibly successful doing it. Their approaches were fresh, crisp, clean and modern. They are going to lead us out of the big prop era, and everyone else is going to need to follow their lead and go back to the drawing board next year in terms of how they approach their visual design.

Saying three corps are innovative and moving the activity in a different direction, and others need to follow their lead, isn't saying anyone is a failure. I am dumbfounded as to how you arrived at that conclusion.

Edited August 12, 2024 by Vuitton

[greg_orangecounty]

Learning how to use a trombone.  Except for a few solos many times they sound as charming as vuvuzelas.

[NewArpege]

29 minutes ago, Vuitton said:

Where did I say anyone was a failure? I said the era of large props is over and considering everyone but three corps (Bluecoats, Boston and Vanguard) used them, those that did are going to need a different approach going forward.

That's how innovation works. It's a competitive activity and the winners/top corps are the ones who lead innovation within the activity. The top two corps (and Vanguard) shied away from large props and opened up the field, and they were incredibly successful doing it. Their approaches were fresh, crisp, clean and modern. They are going to lead us out of the big prop era, and everyone else is going to need to follow their lead and go back to the drawing board next year in terms of how they approach their visual design.

Saying three corps are innovative and moving the activity in a different direction, and others need to follow their lead, isn't saying anyone is a failure. I am dumbfounded as to how you arrived at that conclusion.

Bluecoats and BAC used props. Bluecoats had about 30 blocks and BAC 50+ hoops. What I believe is meant is large props are going out of style for minimalist props that are used as extension of the field corp. 

[Vuitton]

30 minutes ago, NewArpege said:

Bluecoats and BAC used props. Bluecoats had about 30 blocks and BAC 50+ hoops. What I believe is meant is large props are going out of style for minimalist props that are used as extension of the field corp. 

Yes, that is what is meant by saying the era of large props is over. 🙂

Edited August 12, 2024 by Vuitton