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Our Country's Good sound design
Any specific sound effects or music mentioned?
Act 1, Scene 1 - 'Robert Sideway is being flogged. Ralph Clark counts the lashes in a barely audible, slow and monotonous voice.'
Act 1, Scene 3 - 'the men are shooting birds' 'Philip shoots'
Act 1, Scene 11 - 'more hisses and spitting' 'Sideway shouts from the wings'
Act 2, Scene 3 - 'Harry sits... speaking in the different voices of his tormenting ghosts and answering in his own'
Act 2, Scene 7 - 'Harry screams'
Act 2, Scene 9 - 'the beach'
Act 2, Scene 11 - 'preceded by Caesar beating the drum' 'to the triumphant music of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the sound of applause and laughter from the First Fleet audience'
different locations or times?
'the hold of a convict ship bound for Australia' - Act 1, Scene 1
'in Botany Bay' - Act 1, Scene 2
'Sydney Cove' - Act 1, Scene 3
'Ralph Clark's tent' - Act 1, Scene 4/9
'an audition' - probably outside - Act 1, Scene 5
'late at night' 'have been drinking' - Act 1, Scene 6
'rowing' - Act 1, Scene 7
'sitting on the ground' - Act 1, Scene 8
'in the afternoon light' - Act 1, Scene 10/11
'in chains' - Act 2, Scene 1
'Harry Brewer's tent' - Act 2, Scene 3
rehearsal space
'night' - Act 2, Scene 8/11
'the beach. Night.' - Act 2, Scene 9
Any atmospheres you need to create?
Anxiety / fearful for the convicts
Happy / lighthearted
Anger / fustration
Sympathetic
Reflective on the history/theatre
Melancholy / lonely on stage
Ominous / frightening especially for any Ross moments
Peaceful
Focus on the aborginals -
https://worldmusic.net/blogs/guide-to-world-music/australia-aboriginal-music-following-the-songlines
Do scenes take place indoors or outdoors?
mostly outdoors
some scenes in tents
Will you need any live music or sounds?
birds shooting
waves - the sea
Will you need any microphones or similar equipment?
Do you need any music or sound effects during scene changes?
To create a certain atmosphere
To make sure the transition between locations/settings clear e.g. waves then birds
To focus on certain emotional highs or lows of the story, and/or of particular characters
To connect important themes throughout the play e.g. consistent aboriginal music in all scene changes
To sustain the mood of the previous scene through these breaks between scenes
How to structure the essay for this?
No conclusion
Introduction
‘As a sound designer, my intended effects are….’
The demands of the question (command words)
Answer the question
Justify their answer to the question
Show some initial reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of the play
Show an understanding of the context of the extract so their ideas are apt.
Use vocabulary of the question (command words)
▪ Establish perspective (sound director)
▪ Answer the question and justify suggestions
▪ Reference social, cultural and/or historical context
▪ Spend two minutes on this (maximum – 20 minutes left for the main body of the essay).
Main body
‘Hit and run’ approach
Work your way through the extract
Make sure every direction is considered
With cues, fades, positions, types of sounds etc.
With the justification of ideas