Blog Checklist for MULTIMEDIA UNIT:

For the MULTIMEDIA UNIT make sure you have covered all of the points below:

Multimedia aspect of your blog.

•   We began with a discussion of "what is multimedia?"

•   Incorporating aspects of your mobile phone when responding to a moment of the chorus.

•   Exploring what "Live feed" is and how can it be incorporated.

•   Garage band - what is it and how can it be incorporated?

Exploring the Promenade aspect of Antigone.

•   Responding to your site and how it can be used within your section. Sound/ Visuals...etc.

•   Consideration of how multimedia might be used within your piece.

•   Considering your site and how it dictates what you can/ can't use.

Exploring chorus.

•   Responding to the ensemble demands of a chorus.

•   Remaining disciplined, focused and committed.

•   Incorporating multimedia in the chorus - lights and pre-recorded voices.

•   Learning lines - reflect on challenges and how you will go about learning. The importance of speaking exactly what is written.

Evaluation of the performance:

• List all of the multimedia used in the performance.
• How did multimedia enhance the overall performance? 
• What impact do you think it had on the audience and why?
• Would the performance have been as effective without the multimedia? 
• Which moment of multimedia was most effective and why?

Cut and paste the grid below onto your blogs. Complete the final column: 

Scenes from Antigone:	Multimedia used and locations	How did the multimedia in each scene enhance the performance?
1. Creon announces that Eteocles will be honoured and Polynices will be shamed and left un-buried.	Video to be shown on screen in reception.
2. Antigone goes to Ismene to persuade her to assist the burial of their brother. Ismene refuses.	By the tree - video shown of the thoughts of the characters.
3. Antigone goes to bury her brother.	Round of wooden stumps.
4. Creon looks for the support of the chorus of Theban Elders in his  decision to leave Polynices unburied.	Creon announces from fire escape door of 415 - chorus round the tree looking up. Audience looking up also.
5. A Sentry reports the burial of Polynices. Creon insists that the Sentry finds out who or face death.	Filmed footage of event is shown on screen top of stairs. Sentry talking to Creon.
6. Chorus sing about honouring gods.	From the yard up to windows of 413 Recorded chorus played.
7. Sentry returns with the Culprit: Antigone. Creon confronts her.	Burst into 413 - audience turn to see. Lighting used.
8. Creon confronts Ismene. Ismene tries to confess but Antigone won't allow it. And in the end, the two sisters are imprisoned.	Still in 413 but Creon live speaks to a projected Ismene. Antigone is walked out the room and joins the real Ismene - escorted off. Lighting used
9. Haemon both pledges allegiance to his father, Creon, and asks that Antigone be spared. After the discussion deteriorate, Haemon storms out vowing never to speak to him again.	Traverse in 413 - iphone lights as the two talk. Throughout confrontation, lights go out, one by one.
10. Creon choses to spare Ismene, and to bury Antigone alive. As she is dragged out, the chorus express their Sorrow.	One light left on Creon's face. Sound of s body being dragged...etc.  Projection and video used
11. Tiresias attempts to advise Creon that what he is doing is wrong and that the Gods are angry. The prophecy of a dead son is mentioned.	Tiresias never moves his mouth but what he says coupled with weird underscore is played through speakers of 415. Projected video played
12. The chorus, terrified, begs him to take Tiresias' advice. Shaken, Creon agrees to release Antigone and bury Polynices.	As many chorus as possible fill cavities of 415 and urge Creon. Three doors and side grated window thing.
13. Chorus deliver a choral ode to the god Dionysus.
14. Messenger informs Eurydice of Haemon and Antigone's death.	Filmed footage on repeat of Haemon stabbing himself and Antigone hanging, swinging from a branch.
15. Carrying the body of his dead son Haemon, Creon is then met by a 2nd messenger informing him of Eurydice's death.	Audience back outside looking at tree. Creon walking through the courtyard, holding Creon, confronted by messenger at the tree. Chorus look down from 415.

Some performance pictures

Use these photos to explain how moments of multimedia were used to ENHANCE the performance. 

Work Extension

It has been decided that we will give you extra time for the completion of written work as you are missing a lesson on Monday.

On Thursday you will have time to work on your presentations, however should come prepared with all of your notes to ensure your presentation can be completed by the end of the lesson.

Presentations and blogs will be due in week 1 of term 5.

All questions and notes will be posted on here tomorrow.