JMC Academy Showcase

On Tuesday the 16th of November we went to the JMC Academy Showcase held at the Enmore theatre. The showcase was a number of acts and videos that had been put together by third year students from the academy, showing us what they had learnt over the 3 years. The venue was very spacious but had quite a small stage.

Audio: At the beginning of the show there were a few technical difficulties that were handled very professionally by the students. The sound was at a good volume and all the instrumental equipment (amplifiers, microphones etc.) worked perfectly. 4/5

Vision: All videos worked perfectly fine and were on Que. One critical comment i have is that the screen was positioned to high and hurt your neck looking up for so long. 4/5

Lighting: There were different types of lights (coloured, white, strobe etc.) all working well and had a nice effect on the performances. 5/5

Staging: There were no real props or decorations on the stage apart from the lighting. The stage could have been made to look a little more exciting. 4/5

Venue: The venue itself was clean, a good temperature in the theatre and had good hospitality. The bathrooms could have been a little more clean . 4/5

Vision Sytems

SPECIAL EFFECTS

Lighting

Light acts differently to pigment colours. The primary colours of pigments are red, yellow and blue where as the primary colours of light are red, green and blue.

How coloured light effects coloured pigments
	Red pigment	Orange Pigment	Yellow pigment	Green pigment	Blue pigment	Violet pigment
Red Light	Fades and disappears	Becomes lighter	Becomes white	Becomes much darker	Becomes dark grey	Becomes black
Yellow Light	Remains red	Fades slightly	Fades and disappears	Becomes dark grey	Becomes dark grey	Becomes nearly black
Green Light	Becomes much darker	Darkens	Darkens	Becomes pale green	Becomes dark green	Becomes nearly black
Blue Light	Darkens	Becomes much darker	Becomes light mauve	Lightens	Becomes pale blue	Becomes light mauve
Violet Light	Becomes pale red	Lightens	Becomes pink	Becomes pale blue	Darkens	Becomes very pale
Neutral colours (black, brown and greys) remain almost the same under all lights, apart from a slight change in depth of tone or shade.

http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/entertain/industry/core/lighting/3220/information.htm#light_mixi

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Back to the 80's

As a result of choosing the subject Entertainment for my preliminary year, we are required to run the school musical. This year the musical is 'Back to the 80's'. As the crew we are responsible for the audio, props, actors, hair, make-up, costumes and making sure everyone is where they need to be when they need to be. It means early mornings and late nights and for us, no class. For the first performance everyone was nervous, excited and anxious. We all knew that we had to be on the ball doing our jobs correctly. In the rehearsals we had the luxury of being able to take our time, but in the actual production we couldn't be a second late. I personally was a runner, which meant i had to go between the hall where the production was and where all the actors were doing their costume changes, making sure everyone was back stage and running on time so they did not miss their cue. It was all very stressful and everyone was glad when the show was over. We still have another two productions to go, and we hope they are both as enjoyable and successful as the first two