FlickrBlog

Palisade's Murder Mystery Party is this Saturday, June 30th. Along with learning Flickr (a photographers dream tool) I've been learning how to direct a script through the school of hard knocks. I am very lucky to be working with the people in this cast.

We have a group ranging from non-actors to actors with experience. The largest ingredient for success that I've found is lots of laughter. For me, however, I realized I needed to research this director's role and see what I'm supposed to do.

I keep trying to slip into the role of adoring audience member when actors are looking at me like, okay what do I do now? I still have a chance to redeem this at our next dress rehearsal--and my plan--to read the script a couple hundred times (yea right). Then I'll put it into graphic descriptions that I (a very visual learner) can retain. Then I'll make notes and think of pneumonic strategies to remember when to cue the boom box, and where to plant the knife.

So please knock on my Flickr-door and see the cast and their descriptions. You'll find some rather despicable yet lovable characters there--what a lovely paradox!

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Firstblog

Learning 2.0 looks like a valuable process. Setting goals for me isn't always so thoughtful--I just put one foot in front of the other. That gets me by, but I've found that putting goals in writing is like magic. I don't know how it works, it just does.

Then there's the contract that makes me promise I'll follow through--oh man. That's what put me into the Army at 18. I said I was going to do it, so by golly I did it. I was brave and bright for only 3 weeks, though. The US Army sent me back home--my eyes wiggle back and forth--a condition called nye stagmus. I didn't get to learn to shoot their guns, but I learned some other stuff, allright.

It just goes to show you--whether lost or not--learning happens. I want to end up where I choose to go, and it's not Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Maybe a road map is a good idea.