shirts

So, for the show I am working on for directing is of course little shop of horrors. I wanted to create cast t-shirts because I am just that campy. I was designing shirts with a company that I had used before. However, because I only needed a small amount, they would have been really expensive. I was reading my Cosmo magazine... which I read cover to cover religiously every month. I noticed an advertisement on the side of on of the pages. It was for an online company that made personalized t-shirts. the add said that they had personalized shirts starting at 10$ a piece for just one. Granted, the picture that was int eh add was of a girl in a personalized tank and thong that said "Dave's Valentine" but it said they had shirts too. I did end up going to the web sight and between my cast and I we ordered over 200$ worth of shirts. (you can see them above.) I think it is i interesting becaue I have always blown off magasine advertisemnts mostly becuase I dont read magasines, (witht eh exception of cosmo.) Therefore, I always assumed that they were a waist of time and magazine space. TV was the only type of advertising that I thought was effective. But, just from one small advertisement a company got 200$ worth of business from just me. Never mind all the other people who have seen it.

talking on the phone and online

This is more of just an observation more than an experience with media. I was online last night talking with my best friend and my brother when my phone rang. it was my boyfriend. I spent the next 2 hours talking to all three of them without interrupting the flow of any of the conversations. AND, I actually was paying attention to all 3 people. I must say that I was rather impressed with my mad communication skills. the problem arose when my room mate walked in and wanted to talk about her date. I was not cool enough to keep up 2 online conversations, one phone conversation, and a face to face conversation.
I guess the only way I can connect this to a teaching idea is just to be aware that my students are going to be a multi tasking generation. Just because they are not looking at me attentively does not mean that they are not listening.

anchor man...

little shop, listening and blocking

I am directing a show this semester as you may well know and it scares me to death. I have been having trouble seeing in my head what I want it to look like and how to accomplish it anyway. In my frustration, I put in the CD of the show and started listening. Like a book on tape, my mind started seeing what was going on on the stage, even though I have never seen this show. I find it so interesting that I am able to see thing when given something to base my ideas from- like I hear the music, so I can see the blocking and the dancing. It is so cool! I had almost the entire show blocked after listening to the soundtrack. The realy crazy thing is that now I have a running start and I am able to block the scenes that do not have any music when I was not able to before. Can anyone explain why that is?
I have my little set design, and while I am listening to the music, my pencil jsut goes and draws where I want people to stand, be and what I want them to do. I think it is so interesting that the music is what has helped me figure out how i want this to look.

the billboard

I drove to salt lake last night to take my visiting teaching to the airport to visit her boyfriend for valentines day. I had heard that there was snow coming, but it seemed like the sky's were pretty clear and so we headed out 2 hours before her flight was schedule to leave. We got a little past Orem center street on the freeway, and then traffic stopped. It just stopped. There were small flurries, but nothing really bad. It then took us 3 1/2 hours to get from there to thanksgiving point. I am quite sure I could have walked faster. It was snowing really bad at that point. After we got over the bug hill at the point of the mountain, all the traffic just disappeared. It was so crazy. I would have thought they were all abducted or something. they just ::poof:: and vanished. we got her to the airport and she got on a later flight. However, I was then stuck in SLC because the southbound traffic was going even shower than the northbound had been. I had to spend the night at my grandparents, and subsequently miss this class the next day. There is a media related point to this story, I promise. during the hours that we did not move, we were right next to a huge billboard for BYU. It was one for online courses and it had a big picture of Meg Moffets face on it, with something like, "online classes fit her schedule!" and it got me thinking... Meg has not taken online classes... ever. she is just cute. thats why she is on that billboard. Then I was thinking, how often does that happen? In my magazines, and on TV, the people are just good looking. they may never have tried the product, service, or company they are representing. It makes me a little more wary of advertisements that seem convincing because of the people.

little shop of horrors, the movie

I am directing a show this semester. It is a condensed version of the musical of little shop of horrors the musical. I could not be more excited for the rehearsals to start. (they start tonight!!) I have focused on the fall and repentance process that Seymour goes through with his interactions with the plant. The plant is being played by a 6 foot girl who has crazy black hair and weights 102 lbs. I am so stoked. To prepare for rehearsals I watched the film last night. I cant even tell you how bad the acting was in the movie. I am stoked because I think that the actors who are playing my characters are going to be much more talented than Steve Martin, and rick Moranis. they were awful! However, after watching the film, i realize some things that I DON'T want to do. I don't want Audrey to be stupid and trashy. I want her to have a normal voice that dosnt

You aint artsier than me...

My friend sent me this song because I was feeling a little inadiquate. I am hoping to get a job working in the theater, and I don't think I fit the traditional theater stereotype. I am not a hippie and I may be radical here in Provo, but in the rest of the world I'm pretty conservative. I am not ok with getting naked on stage, among other things. My friend and I were talking about this and he sent me this song. besides the fact that I dig rap and the hiphop sound, I thought this was so funny and true. It made me feel like I don't have to fit the stereotype to make great art.

Artsy
by The Grouch.

You ain't artsier than me...
Cuz you got sideburns and a vintage Tee

i said You ain't artsier than me...
Cuz you pluck a guitar.. that ain't f-ckin bizarre

You ain't artsier than me...
Cuz you live in Los Felis, b***h you ain't jesus

You ain't artsier than me...
I got a colorful vocab... watch the low jab.

So what you're a vegan?
It shows in your presence you be geekin'
and you be seeking the same life
speakin the game like the enemy

hang tight

I got a tail about 6 foot 1 by infinity
full of sun, rain and potential energy
all you saw were the K-swiss,
clean crisp creased jeans means this.

So you thought in ----------- ?
thought-tipper, unzip the zipper
no I don't wear hemp or drink liquor
and that don't make me the man, just a little bit sicker

Spit-kicker with an eye from the big dipper
from an island clip emerges a loud whisper
and I'm proud of this. it's my art
You're doin yoga just to look the part

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you chop up breaks and you dig in the crates

You ain't artsier than me...
You're just a trendy lesbian.. dreadlocked thespian

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you make weed brownies and knit wool hats

You ain't artsier than me...
you pseduo-elitst old-school sap

Don't let an 808 scare ya
shake stripes off your shirt and clear the whole area
I'm humanoid too
and if you're cool with me then I'll look past avoiding you
...instead of through
I'm down with VWs and flossed-out caddys on 22s too.

I Bang for good fools
I kill for nothin
I bill for something
family and peace

hand me the piece I'll hit it... i'm social
hear my opinion. I'm proud. I'm vocal
local in a foreign place
more digital than dusty but trust me I be tourin space.

you be whorin' at a comfortable pace
you be skippin a chore just to jump in the race
I be bumpin my bass like you collect comics
I'm not weird. I'm honest

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you only read books, don't watch tv.

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you shop at whole foods in open-toed shoes

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you speak real soft and drink chai tea

You ain't artsier than me...
I recycle too... I'm kinda like you

I just look cleaner. grown demeanor
wear deoderant... registered voter and
tree hugger too... not in these clothes
me lovin you but it's gotta be both ways

most days I'm earthy, stay grounded...
often it's a paper chase.. I'm well rounded
straight to face
it's all boundless
i'll make a sound universally dope

overcome adversity
reshape the worst of me
do it for the love and release it commercially
like a blockbuster started at sundance
you can't stop man you only get one chance

presentation is key
hesitation ain't me
innovation is my A R T
dedication is free
occupation is me
innovation is my A R T

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you drive a hybrid and carpool with three

You ain't artsier than me...
cuz you a sixteenth mexican, you ain't ethnic and

You ain't artsier than me...
you're just a broke-ass poet with the same old cadence

You ain't artsier than me...
we was conscious first... welcome to earth.