Cyberian Chalk Circle: Log Book By Christina Papagiannouli 1. Cyberian Chalk Circle I........................p.2 1.1 Tutorial Log, 04/05/11........................p.2 1.2 Rehearsal, 05/05/11...........................p.21 1.3 Rehearsal, 13/05/11...........................p.24 1.4 After Performance Log, 14/05/11...............p.45 2. Cyberian Chalk Circle II.......................p.53 2.1 Open Rehearsal, 27/10/11......................p.53 2.2 Open Rehearsal, 6/11/11.......................p.70 2.2.1 Part A....................................p.70 2.2.2 Part B....................................p.81 2.3 Performance, 11/11/11.........................p.90 2.3.1 Part A....................................p.90 2.3.2 Part B....................................p.96 3. Cyberian Chalk Circle III......................p.113 3.1 Rehearsal, 3/11/12............................p.113 3.2 Performance/Open Rehearsal, 3/11/12...........p.117 1. Cyberian Chalk Cirlce I 1.1 Tutorial log, 04/05/11 <invisC> how wide is this one............. i wonder <invisB> how wide ........ again ...... the samw question <invisD> hmmmmm how wide is a good width for what we wnat to do hello xristina <vicki> hello xristina hello <vicki> oh and hello audience from the sunny london <vicki> is that you FR? yes :))) <vicki> ha ha sunny <vicki> wow <vicki> we had thundery rain this afternoon <vicki> the power went out! <vicki> b/ 1 beautiful backdrop <vicki> yes <vicki> christina would you like to pick up an av and come on stage ok <vicki> you have your web cam <vicki> or a choice of any of these only a sec Vicki... <vicki> er Do i have to stay and record? <vicki> oh not your webcam in here or do Ihave to go? <vicki> oh FR Christina? 2 <vicki> christina <vicki> frnacesco <vicki> francesco should i have my webcam or not? <vicki> our fabulous UpStage documenter <vicki> is interested in recording this tutorial <vicki> how you you feel about that? yes, I had an email from fr...it is fine. I AM GOING TO LET HIM KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR REHEARSALS <vicki> cool <vicki> well there is your answer FR great [vicki] < give me a chance ot brush my hair> so should i use my webcam? ok I'll be silent hahah <vicki> oh christina <vicki> your webcam is on our stage <vicki> we can add it here if you like? <vicki> or discuss how you want to use it? it is fine...i can add it <vicki> pok cool <vicki> ok <Grusha says> hello again <vicki> hello! <vicam> helo even <vicam> so christina <vicam> on your stage <vicam> is just the cam <Grusha says> yes <vicam> tell me what you plan to have happen in UpStage <Grusha says> i am not going to use any avatars <vicam> ok <Grusha says> for the moment 3 <vicam> so the cam will on stage <vicam> and speaking to the audience <Grusha says> yes but not at the whole time <vicam> ok <vicam> walk me through the show <Grusha says> and I am not still sure about using voice or not <vicam> using this voice <vicam> text to speech <vicam> or a recorded voice? <Grusha says> music <vicam> yes good <Grusha says> actually the white noice <vicam> the white noise? <vicam> a recording of it <Grusha says> yes <vicam> ok <vicam> so audience arrive what do they see <vicam> initially <Grusha says> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KaOrSuWZeM <Grusha says> they are going to see the image with the red flower <vicam> yes <vicam> you wish it to be uploaded as a backdrop <Grusha says> yes <vicam> do you know how to do that? <vicam> oh hello friend! <Grusha says> i have uploaded some backdrops <vicam> oh good <Grusha says> this is evi <vicam> hello evi <vicam> Key Or a <Grusha says> hello from evi <vicki> would you like to come along on stage evi 4 <vicki> or are you happy sharing xristina's cam <Grusha says> evi couldnt brink her laptop <vicki> oh ok <vicki> well no problme <Grusha says> we are going to share today my combuter <vicam> do you have a login evi? <Grusha says> yes <vicam> ok cool [vicam] < i willhave to type fast to keep up with the 2 of you!> <vicam> do you know how to speak in different ways [vicam] < thinking> <Grusha says> no <vicam> or speaking <vicam> OR SHOUTING <Grusha says> couldyou pleaseinformme? <vicam> here are a series of commands <Grusha says> LIKE? <vicam> that's it <vicam> erm i just realise <vicam> the speech commands are not on here <vicam> the : is think and ! is shout [Grusha says] <thankyou> <vicam> the name change is useful <visual vi> because <visual vi> although you can show and hide your name <Grusha says> change Grusha to something else? <visual vi> like so <visual vi> it will always appear in chat <visual vi> well grusha os imortant to your show no? <visual vi> is important <visual vi> so that makes sense <visual vi> IF <visual vi> you were to use other avs 5 <invisD> like this invisible one <Grusha says> grusha says was chosen in order to have the third person of brecht's methodology <invisibleX> great <visual vi> it is not necessary to change any thing <visual vi> for the sake of it <visual vi> just working out what you know <visual vi> and need to know <visual vi> so the audience come in <visual vi> they see the flower backdrop <visual vi> and then they hear white noise <visual vi> constantly? <Grusha says> thw white noice is later <visual vi> ok <visual vi> so both you and evi will be operating the things you have in UpStage <visual vi> will you be both in a webcam <Grusha says> yes <visual vi> or only one? <visual vi> or two cams? <Grusha says> evi is performing i am helping backstage <visual vi> ah ok cool <visual vi> and you are both in the same place to perfrom <visual vi> so whispers in not really necessary for you <Grusha says> yes <visual vi> it is helpful for remote players <visual vi> audience do not see it <visual vi> you have no avs <visual vi> what other backdrops will you use? <Grusha says> most of them are already uploaded <visual vi> ok i am loading that stage now <visual vi> so the story unfolds? <visual vi> oh i left my cup of tea there! <visual vi> sorry that was messy of me 6 <Grusha says> hahaha <Grusha says> no problem <visual vi> great tx <visual vi> i will clear it <visual vi> will you use drawing tools? <Grusha says> yes <visual vi> wow great backdrops! <Grusha says> thank you <Grusha says> we have more comming.... <visual vi> fantastic <visual vi> are they your images <visual vi> or ones you have found <visual vi> or made <Grusha says> most of them i found them on google <visual vi> ok <Grusha says> when i typed egypt <visual vi> huh wow <visual vi> that is the great thing about your show <Grusha says> even the flower one and the chair one <Grusha says> these are my favourite <visual vi> the chair <visual vi> is great <visual vi> i imagine who will be sitting there <visual vi> i love the women too <visual vi> such beautiful faces <visual vi> so the audience arrive the flower <visual vi> is there <visual vi> what happens next? sorry for that <visual vi> hmm <visual vi> sorry? <Grusha says> so <Grusha says> everything is about grusha and the audience <visual vi> yes 7 <Grusha says> at some point <Grusha says> http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100002370047493 <Grusha says> the audience are going to facebook to find simon <Grusha says> and leave him comments <visual vi> ok <Grusha says> about grusha <visual vi> you will direct them to go and do that? <visual vi> while they are in the show <Grusha says> grusha will ask them to communicate about her <Grusha says> because of the ibte <Grusha says> internet blackout in egypt <visual vi> so they go off and find him and friend to him and become the means of communication between grusha and simon <visual vi> yes right <Grusha says> that's it <visual vi> and they will also be tweeting? <Grusha says> yes... <visual vi> somthing #simonand grush or something like that <Grusha says> i am going to creat his twitter the following days <visual vi> will you or evi be sending back messages to the people from facebook back to grusha? <visual vi> ok yes cool <Grusha says> for this first performance <Grusha says> no <visual vi> ok <visual vi> so this time <Grusha says> grusha will not find simon <visual vi> just messages to simon <visual vi> ok <Grusha says> .....until november 8 <visual vi> great <visual vi> a long search! <Grusha says> haha <Grusha says> also we are going to use in the end <Grusha says> the reset effect button <visual vi> oh <visual vi> so everyone reloads! <Grusha says> yes... <visual vi> like there is a glitch <visual vi> a crash <visual vi> an internet blackout <Grusha says> but after the reload is the end <Grusha says> grusha is gone <visual vi> aha <visual vi> so for the first show <visual vi> evi will appear on cam <Grusha says> yes <visual vi> and the backdrop will change <Grusha says> yes <Grusha says> at first she will chat with the audience <Grusha says> to find out who they are <Grusha says> their locations <Grusha says> etc <visual vi> will you tellyes <visual vi> yes <visual vi> do you have an idea of how many may come on the 14th? <Grusha says> no <visual vi> have you <visual vi> thought about <visual vi> having some text to add as audience <visual vi> to help <visual vi> the story develop <visual vi> should your audience be a little reticent? 9 <Grusha says> only the one that the audience left already <Grusha says> some hi <visual vi> ok <visual vi> so when grusha sees them <visual vi> she will start desparately <visual vi> oh excuse me! <visual vi> a big sneeze <Grusha says> haha <Grusha says> bless you <visual vi> she wil start desparately communicating <visual vi> tx <Grusha says> yes <visual vi> ok <Grusha says> in the beginning it will be narrative <vicki> so you pay a lot of attention to the audience numbers <vicki> ok <Grusha says> and acts signified by backdrops <vicki> great <vicki> and is there a schedule of perfromances you will make? <vicki> between now and november <vicki> whule the search happens? <vicki> while <Grusha says> yes...for my research i am going to start different attempts <Grusha says> from september <vicki> great <Grusha says> not only by the use of upstage <Grusha says> in the end..