"Pirate" Tech Crew Schedule for he next 3 weeks...

11-28 (3:30 - 5:00)

11-29 (3:30 - 5:00)

12-4 (3:30 - 5:00)

12-6 (3:30 - 5:00)

12-11 (3:30 - 5:00)

12-12 (3:30 - 5:00)

* possibly 12-10 TBA

yargh!

Captain Congo (Beard)

“There comes a time in a man's life when he hears the call of the sea. If the man has a brain in his head, he will hang up the phone immediately.”
― Dave Barry

Ahoy Pirate Crew!

Avast, Here is a list of Props we are going to need! We might make some "dummie" props of these so the cast can practice with them. If you don't know what the prop is for get a hold of a script and read it...or watch the pirates of penzance video...I think it's on you-tube....

• Bag
• Birthday Cake w/ candles
• British Flag (Union Jack)
• Candles
• Cupid's Bow and Wings
• Flip Chart
• Heart Shaped Confetti
• Lantern
• Mugs and Pitcher
• Scarves
• Skull and Crossbones Flag (hargh)
• Stool 

The next time we meet will be Wed. Nov 28th!!!!

until then set your course into the wind and...

Work hard and take chances!

Captain Congo (Beard)


"Heathens don't amount to shucks alongside of pirates, to work a camp-meeting with."
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

AVAST Mateys, a Schedule UPDATE!

Ahoy, Pirate Techy Crew Meeting today

Nov 15th 3:30-4ish

SCHEDULE CHANGE

NO! meeting on Tues. NOV. 27th

Yargh! but we will meet the next day...

Your Captain:

Congo "Beard"

Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.
- Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

First Pirate TECH CREW Meeting will be

Wed. Nov 14th 3:30-4:45

be there if ye can! for a reading of the script with the CAST. This is important that we as a crew know the story (Pirates have homework too)

Thurs. Nov. 15th 3:30-4:00 

meeting with Mr. "Captain" Congo "Beard" about tech crew matters.
Then from 4- 4:45 another reading of the script with the Cast in Ms. Heinberg's room...

see you there!!!! Yargh!

Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a pirate, after all.

Pirates of Penzance (Tech crew page) yargh!

We have not had an official production meeting yet (Ms. Heinberg, Mr. Broshar, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Congo).   We will have our first tech crew meeting on Thursday Nov. 15th from 3:30-4 .  It looks like we will start working in the art room on November 27th. Rocks! lots of rocks need to be constructed, and the backdrop will need a new coat of paint!

Here is a quick look at the schedule...as of now:

Nov. 15th (3:30-4)

Nov 27th, 28th, and 29th (3:30-5)
Dec. 4th, and 6th  (3:30-5)
Dec. 11th and 12th  (3:30-5)

January:
7-14th
Monday-Thursday (3:30-5:30)

January
22nd-25th (3:30-5:30/6)

*Then we will be on same schedule as the cast TBA
** there will probably be one saturday work day...TBA maybe the 26th of Jan.

WE WILL BE DRESSING LIKE PIRATES BACKSTAGE!!!! start collecting pirate like costume clothing!!!!! YARGH!!!!!!!!Matey! and ye'll need a pirate name too!

your captain,
Congo-Beard

Scholastic Art Awards of 2013

Western North Carolina Region

http://www.artandwriting.org/ 

It is time to start thinking about projects to enter into the Scholastic Art Awards.  8th graders should be considering what that might be. Here are some options:
1. B/W Photo
2. Digital Photo
3. Painting (class-project)
4. Drawing (independent)
5. Ceramics (independent)

 

*How the work is judged.

There are three things that haven’t changed about The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and its judging process since 1923:

• Blind Judging: Our jurors do not know the identities of students who submit work to The Awards.
• Freedom of Expression: No work will be disqualified on the basis of its content.
• The Criteria: Originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vision or voice.

RECOGNITION

During the 2011 program year, more than 50,000 students were recognized in their local communities, and 1,300 students received National Awards. Students and teachers were celebrated at regional ceremonies, public events and the National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall.

Regional Awards

• Gold Key: The highest level of achievement on the regional level. Gold Key works are forwarded to New York City for national adjudication.
• American Visions & Voices Nominees: Works named “Best of Show” for each region.
• Silver Key: Works worthy of recognition on the regional level.
• Honorable Mention: Work demonstrating artistic potential.

National Awards

• Gold Medal: The most outstanding works in the nation.
• American Visions & Voices Medal: Works selected from the American Visions & Voices nominees as the national "Best in Region."
• Silver Medal: Works demonstrating high honors on the national level.

The Fall Overnight

8th Grade Photgraphy

and so... we begin the journey into 8th grade photography. B/W photography to start and later using digital stills and video. We start the year shooting B/W 400 speed 24 exposure film of anything and everything. The big question is: what makes a photo interesting enough for people to want to look at it..even if they don't know you? That is what we will be talking about in the next 2 weeks. Looking at photos, talking about the process, and getting ready for the big responsibility of being in the darkroom. Not to mention taking really cool interesting photos.