Animal Farm Research
Animal Farm Research
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, critic, journalist, and essayist born on the 25th June 1903 and passed away on the 21st January 1950. Animal Farm was first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The original title was” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story”, Although U.S. publishers dropped the subtitle when it was published in 1946 (Wikipedia, 2017).
Throughout the novel animal farm, the animals are portrayed more like humans than animals, this is called Anthropomorphism. “Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities” (Wikipedia, 2018) Animal farm is also an allegory which according to the Collins English Dictionary means “a story with an underlying meaning as well as the literal one” HarperCollins Publishers (2009). George Orwell also included a lot of satire during the novel. “Satire is a style of writing that intends to ridicule and point out society’s flaws. This ridicule is often masked in humour. When using satire, the writer’s intention is to expose what he thinks is a “problem” in society. This “problem” could be popular or political. The point of satire is not only to expose but also to initiate change. The writer sees a problem and wants it corrected” Writing Explained (2018).
The Director
A lot of different directors have taken on this classic novel, including director's like Ravi Jain at the Young Centre for the Performing Art
in Toronto (SoulPepper, 2017), Nelson bonds at the Courtyard Theatre (Ellis, 2016) and Richard Neale & Trevor Rawlins at PATS Studio Theatre, University of Surry (Guildford, 2017)A lot of different directors have taken on this classic novel, including director's like Ravi Jain at the Young Centre for the Performing Art
All these different directors have worked alongside cast and crew members, to take the original ”Animal Farm” story and create their own unique production.
The Writer
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, critic, journalist, and essayist born on the 25th June 1903 and passed away on the 21st January 1950 (Wikipedia, 2018) He is best known for his fiction novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. His non-fiction works include The Road to Wigan Pier which documents his experience of working-class life in the north of England and Homage to Catalonia an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War.
What the show/story is about
Animal Farm is an novel by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The original title was ”Animal Farm: A Fairy Story”, Although U.S. publishers dropped the subtitle when it was published in 1946 (Wikipedia, 2018).
Animal Farm begins on Manor Farm in England. After Mr Jones, the neglectful owner of the farm, has drunkenly shut the animals away and gone to sleep, the animals all assemble in the barn to hear a respected animal named Old Major speak. In summery Old major explains his dream of a world without man, one ruled by animals. Three days later, Old Major dies and Mr Jones forgets to feed the animals and then attacks them when he sees them helping themselves, at this point, the animals decide to take over. The animals drive Mr Jones and his men off the farm and take over, changing the name to Animal Farm. The animals then paint the seven commandments on the wall, each commandment comes from Old Major’s speech to the animals (Enotes, 2018)
•1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
•2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
•3. No animal shall wear clothes.
•4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
•5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
•6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
•7. All animals are equal.
Many of the different productions differ in style depending on the director, who gets the final decision on how the show will look.
In previous approaches such as “Thomas Rotherham College’s” production of animal farm, they decided to take quite a simple route. They performed the show in a very small performance space and all actors were dressed in black, with chalkboards around their necks with their animals species on. The show also had very simple lighting and sound elements which assisted impacting the audience forcing them to use their own imagination.•2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
•3. No animal shall wear clothes.
•4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
•5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
•6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
•7. All animals are equal.
How previous productions differ in style
A theatrical version, with music by Richard Peaslee and lyrics by Adrian Mitchell, was staged at the National Theatre in London on 25 April 1984, directed by Peter Hall. It toured nine cities in 1985. Also, a solo version, adapted and performed by Guy Masterson, premièred at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in January 1995 and has toured worldwide since.Many of the different productions differ in style depending on the director, who gets the final decision on how the show will look.
What role would you like to undertake?
I would like to undertake the role of DSM in our production of Animal Farm. As I have been the DSM for many of our previous shows, I feel like I have a good knowledge of my roles and responsibilities and what it takes to do a successful job.
What stage/technical approaches
The equipment we will use
Above is some of the equipment we will use. I have attached any information I could find below.
Tallescope
(Tallescope, 2000)
Behringer X32
X32
40-Input, 25-Bus Digital Mixing Console with 32 Programmable MIDAS Preamps, 25 Motorized Faders, Channel LCD's, 32-Channel Audio Interface and iPad/iPhone* Remote Control
40-input channel, 25-bus digital mixing console for Studio and Live application
32 MIDAS-designed, fully programmable mic preamps for audiophile sound quality
25 Fully automated motorized 100 mm faders allow for instant overview, powerful scene management and DAW control
16 XLR outputs plus 6 additional line in/outputs, 2 phones connectors and a talkback section with integrated or external mic
Individual and dynamic LCD Scribble Strips on all channels and buses creating easy assignment and intuitive channel distinction
32 x 32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface, with DAW remote control emulating HUI* and Mackie Control*
iPad* and iPhone* apps for professional remote operation available free of charge—no host PC required
High-resolution 7" day-viewable Color TFT for easy viewing of workflow components and parameters
Main LCR, 6 matrix buses and 16 mix buses each featuring inserts, 6-band parametric EQ's and full dynamics processing, plus 8 DCA and 6 mute groups
Virtual FX rack featuring 8 true-stereo FX slots include high-end simulations such as Lexicon 480L* and PCM70*, EMT250* and Quantec QRS* etc.
40-Bit floating-point DSP features "unlimited" dynamic range with no internal overload and near-zero overall latency (0.8 msec)
Powerful scene management for convenient handling of complex productions
48-channel Digital Snake ready* via AES50 ports, featuring KLARK TEKNIK’s SuperMAC networking capability for ultra-low jitter and latency
USB type-A connector providing file storage and uncompressed stereo recordings plus show presets and system updates
Dedicated and easy-to-use channel strip section with direct access controls and graphic user interface for intuitive workflow
Additional user-definable control section allows for on-the-fly adjustments of your favourite parameters
ULTRANET connectivity for BEHRINGER's P-16 Personal Monitoring System* plus AES/EBU stereo digital output and MIDI
Networked remote control for show setups with on-screen software editor via Ethernet
Built-in expansion port for audio interface cards or digital networking bridges
Future firmware updates, incl. new FX “Plug Ins”, downloadable from behringer.com free of charge
3-Year Warranty Program*
Designed and engineered in Germany
Dedicated master playback fader pair
Dedicated grand master and blackout switch
Four pageable encoders
Channel summary or table views, user configurable in live/blind
Blind spreadsheet views
Three user-definable workspaces per monitor, each with discrete split-screen controls and frame management. Additionally, single- or multiple-screen snapshots allow instant reconfiguration.
Custom-design your control interface using Magic Sheets, with topographical or abstract layouts. Full interaction with the command line allows command instructions - from the simplest and most immediate to the most complex - accessed from a mouse or single- or multi-touch displays.
Configure and program a pixel-map layout, using integral or custom-designed content.
Device discovery and troubleshooting via RDM
ETC Sensor® CEM+, CEM3™ and FDX dimmer feedback and controls
ETCNet3™ (ACN- based), ETCNet2™, Artnet and Avab® UPD protocol output
Multiple MIDI and SMPTE Inputs
Client/server networking and synchronized backup
Client and Offline programming on PC (Windows 7 or higher) and native on Macintosh (El Capitan v10.11 or later), via ETCnomad™.
Data-laundering from Obsession™, Express™, Expression®, Emphasis®, Congo®, Cobalt™, Transtechnik NT, Avab VLC, Grand MA1, Grand MA2 and Strand 500/300 series show files.
99 discrete online users with partitioned control
Etcconnect. (2016). Ion. Available: http://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Consoles/Eos-Family/Ion/Features.aspx. Last accessed 18th June 2018.
Qlab. (2017). QLab 4 Features by License Type. Available: https://figure53.com/docs/qlab/v4/general/features/. Last accessed 18th June 2018.
In my personal opinion, I think we should stage this show on an angle much like previous college productions such as “Treasure Island” and “A Christmas carol”. Over the past 2 years we have done a lot of shows in the round, so I think it would be very interesting to take a different approach.
I also think that the lighting design should be quite complex, creating an intense atmosphere before and throughout the performance, by using dark and cold colours and using hints of haze every now again.
I also think that the lighting design should be quite complex, creating an intense atmosphere before and throughout the performance, by using dark and cold colours and using hints of haze every now again.
The equipment we will use
Above is some of the equipment we will use. I have attached any information I could find below.Tallescope
Behringer X32
X32
40-Input, 25-Bus Digital Mixing Console with 32 Programmable MIDAS Preamps, 25 Motorized Faders, Channel LCD's, 32-Channel Audio Interface and iPad/iPhone* Remote Control
40-input channel, 25-bus digital mixing console for Studio and Live application
32 MIDAS-designed, fully programmable mic preamps for audiophile sound quality
25 Fully automated motorized 100 mm faders allow for instant overview, powerful scene management and DAW control
16 XLR outputs plus 6 additional line in/outputs, 2 phones connectors and a talkback section with integrated or external mic
Individual and dynamic LCD Scribble Strips on all channels and buses creating easy assignment and intuitive channel distinction
32 x 32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface, with DAW remote control emulating HUI* and Mackie Control*
iPad* and iPhone* apps for professional remote operation available free of charge—no host PC required
High-resolution 7" day-viewable Color TFT for easy viewing of workflow components and parameters
Main LCR, 6 matrix buses and 16 mix buses each featuring inserts, 6-band parametric EQ's and full dynamics processing, plus 8 DCA and 6 mute groups
Virtual FX rack featuring 8 true-stereo FX slots include high-end simulations such as Lexicon 480L* and PCM70*, EMT250* and Quantec QRS* etc.
40-Bit floating-point DSP features "unlimited" dynamic range with no internal overload and near-zero overall latency (0.8 msec)
Powerful scene management for convenient handling of complex productions
48-channel Digital Snake ready* via AES50 ports, featuring KLARK TEKNIK’s SuperMAC networking capability for ultra-low jitter and latency
USB type-A connector providing file storage and uncompressed stereo recordings plus show presets and system updates
Dedicated and easy-to-use channel strip section with direct access controls and graphic user interface for intuitive workflow
Additional user-definable control section allows for on-the-fly adjustments of your favourite parameters
ULTRANET connectivity for BEHRINGER's P-16 Personal Monitoring System* plus AES/EBU stereo digital output and MIDI
Networked remote control for show setups with on-screen software editor via Ethernet
Built-in expansion port for audio interface cards or digital networking bridges
Future firmware updates, incl. new FX “Plug Ins”, downloadable from behringer.com free of charge
3-Year Warranty Program*
Designed and engineered in Germany
(Behringer, 2018).
ETC Ion
Product Features
ETC Ion
Product Features
Dedicated master playback fader pairDedicated grand master and blackout switch
Four pageable encoders
Channel summary or table views, user configurable in live/blind
Blind spreadsheet views
Three user-definable workspaces per monitor, each with discrete split-screen controls and frame management. Additionally, single- or multiple-screen snapshots allow instant reconfiguration.
Custom-design your control interface using Magic Sheets, with topographical or abstract layouts. Full interaction with the command line allows command instructions - from the simplest and most immediate to the most complex - accessed from a mouse or single- or multi-touch displays.
Configure and program a pixel-map layout, using integral or custom-designed content.
Device discovery and troubleshooting via RDM
ETC Sensor® CEM+, CEM3™ and FDX dimmer feedback and controls
ETCNet3™ (ACN- based), ETCNet2™, Artnet and Avab® UPD protocol output
Multiple MIDI and SMPTE Inputs
Client/server networking and synchronized backup
Client and Offline programming on PC (Windows 7 or higher) and native on Macintosh (El Capitan v10.11 or later), via ETCnomad™.
Data-laundering from Obsession™, Express™, Expression®, Emphasis®, Congo®, Cobalt™, Transtechnik NT, Avab VLC, Grand MA1, Grand MA2 and Strand 500/300 series show files.
99 discrete online users with partitioned control
(Etcconnect, 2016).
Qlab
QLab 4 Features by License TypeQLab 4 is a free program, with additional optional features that can be unlocked by purchasing and installing a license. This chart shows which of the major features are enabled by each type of license.
Most of the advanced features can be used experimentally without a license installed, and will only require the license if you re-open a saved workspace that uses these features.
For those features which cannot be tested in this way, QLab has a demo mode which enables all features for twenty minutes. While demo mode is active, all of QLab's licensed features are available, but saving, copying, and pasting are disabled. All workspaces will automatically close after 20 minutes. Demo mode will exit when you quit QLab.
To activate demo mode, choose Start Demo Mode... from the QLab menu.
(Qlab, 2017)
Wikipedia. (2017). Wikipedia. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell. Last accessed 1st Feb 2018.
Most of the advanced features can be used experimentally without a license installed, and will only require the license if you re-open a saved workspace that uses these features.
For those features which cannot be tested in this way, QLab has a demo mode which enables all features for twenty minutes. While demo mode is active, all of QLab's licensed features are available, but saving, copying, and pasting are disabled. All workspaces will automatically close after 20 minutes. Demo mode will exit when you quit QLab.
To activate demo mode, choose Start Demo Mode... from the QLab menu.
| Feature | Free | Pro Audio | Pro Video | Pro Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels of audio output | 2 | 64 | 2 | 2 |
| Channels of audio per file | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Audio waveform view | ||||
| Unlimited slices per Audio or Video cue | ||||
| Sample-accurate playback sync | ||||
| Unlimited cue lists | ||||
| Unlimited cue carts | ||||
| Audio fades | ||||
| Live fade previews | ||||
| Edit audio output routing | ||||
| Edit audio output names | ||||
| Audio effects on cues | ||||
| Audio effects on cue outputs | ||||
| Audio effects on device outputs | ||||
| Audio effects fading | ||||
| Audio playback rate fading | ||||
| Mic cues | ||||
| Single-screen video outputs | 1 | 1 | unlimited | 1 |
| Multi-screen video outputs | 0 | 0 | unlimited | 0 |
| 1000 video layers | ||||
| Full-surface Video cues | ||||
| Custom geometry Video cues | ||||
| Fade Video cues | ||||
| Video playback rate fading | ||||
| Masking & edge blending | ||||
| Surface warping & keystone correction | ||||
| Video effects | ||||
| Syphon input & output | ||||
| Blackmagic device input & output | ||||
| Camera cues | ||||
| Text cues | ||||
| Patchable DMX addresses | 16 | 16 | 16 | unlimited |
| Remote control via OSC, MIDI, MSC, iOS app | ||||
| Network cues | ||||
| MIDI cues | ||||
| MIDI File cues | ||||
| Pause cues | ||||
| Devamp cues | ||||
| Target cues | ||||
| Arm & Disarm cues | ||||
| Script cues | ||||
| Timecode cues | ||||
| Timecode triggers |
(Qlab, 2017)
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