UpstagePrimary/Workshop 4

UpStage Story Work

UpStage

Continue to practice how you use UpStage and all the elements of the stage

• Start on the learnstage
• Have a quick run through of your story
• Or a game of story story die [in character this time]
• Check other stages for elements you might want to borrow for your show [eg that great backdrop from the show Maui and the Sun]
• Remember to make a note of any new ideas that you liked [with screen shots and save the log!]

Offline

Story elements are constructed and script written

• start with a run through of the work from last week
• check the script progress or log from last workshop
• review story board and task list
• confirm who is doing what [this includes the performance as well as the production of the stage elements]

Technology Workshops:

Avatars, backdrops and props

• creating your art work to use in the show [check the wiki for technical advice]

Learn applications for creating sound effects and music in UpStage

On a Mac?

• Garageband [go to Applications and look for the guitar icon]
• have a play with recording, saving and exporting as MP3 files
• check the UpStage Primary wiki for helpful advise and technical assistance

On a Windows computer?

• Audacity [free open source application works on any Operating System - Mac, PC or Linux]
• Comes with a manual
• Works on the wave form of sound so is easy to chop up long recordings into smaller chunks to upload
• Check the wiki for technical assistance

Sound files can be big!

• Check you know how to see how big the file is [it should be under 1 Meg to upload - the smaller the better]
• When you are ready to learn about uploading sound ask for workshop permissions in UpStage

REMEMBER

• be sure you want any file to be uploaded [start by collecting things in a folder on your desktop]
• delete any files you don't want [but make sure they are yours]