29/4/15 - Multimedia lessons and what I've learnt

Lack of posts has lead me to write my multimedia lessons in one big summary. The few weeks we've had for this topic, I've learnt a lot about multimedia and how it is used in Theatre in many different forms. Through the lessons we've learnt about live-feed and the many ways we can use it in a piece. We have learnt about 'Garage Band' and how we can also use that in multimedia performances. We have also been thinking a lot about the main question of this topic, talking as a whole group for the many different answers. 

Live-feed is the manner for which a live broadcast is fed through to you via television or the internet. Live-feed is another use of multimedia that can be used in a piece of Theatre. An example of adding this form of multimedia could be: A conversation between two characters could be taking place on stage, however, one of the characters isn't actually in the room, they are being presented as a projection using live-feed. The character on the stage would be standing next to the projector, responding to the character on the screen as if they're in front of them in the flesh.

Garage Band is an app (and there are many others like it) where you can learn, play, record, and most importantly make pieces of music with different instruments. This app is really useful because you can make your own unique soundtracks to go along with your performance. 

CCTV is an example of live-feed

A screenshot of Garage Band

(Note- please be careful when typing 'Live-feed' onto Google images, I've learnt to never do that again!)