Editing Footage (Multiclip Editing)

PV (Revised)

This is promotional video for the production "Warmth in Still", by students from the Entertainment Technology Department in New York City College of Technology. It contains interview for the guest artist, Evgeny Lebedev, at PEACELOVE CAFE.

Warmth In Still Sound System Block Diagram and Input List Update

Evgeny Lebedev "Golden Sands"

His performance on this video is great; however, his live performance is even better because the quality of sound is superior Please don't miss "Warmth in Still".

Poster Design ver.1

This poster is preliminary version of poster. Please leave your comments if you have suggestions and see problems with it. I will add corrections or redesign the entire poster if necessary.

- Yoshi

Warmth In Still Sound System Block Diagram

Some detail changes will be made if needed but the main structure will be similar.

Speed and Accuracy

In last two days' production experience, those reminded me of importance of planning and speed for a successful production. There was nothing really different between what City Tech entertainment department teaches and what Local union professionals do. However, obviously those union guys were highly well-organized and accurate at all jobs (I saw a lighting equipment falling from truss during strike period and some guys were not really functioning well), and their speed was 2 times faster than tech production in our department.

So, I would suggest that when all of you design your systems, please plan well and always pay attention to time. And if possible recording all of your activity at somewhere for documenting. These will truly help future presentation and final documents.

- Yoshi

Possible Pictures For Warmth In Still (Un-Edited)

Lighting and Video Change

Feng and I (Yoshi) talked with Pr. Charles Scott and Susan Brandt today. And we discussed about the project further. And some big changes on our plan were made on the following subjects.

- Lighting & Scenery

• Pr. Charles Scott will design both lighting and scenery aspects of the show. So Marc Beron, the original lighting designer, will assist Pr. Scott as lighting designer assistant. Also Gregory Romano will work as assistant of scenery designer.

- Video

• we decided not to project with screen on stage because of conflicting between video illuminance and lighting.

• We will set a projection screen next to theatre entrance and showing relative information with slide-show so that anyone walking by can know what's going in the theatre.

*Dear all designers, if you think that I missed some important updates, please try to revise or post another entry.

Best,

Yoshi

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Dear all crews,

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Thanks,

Yoshi

Scenery Change

Hi Guys,

Today, at the first production meeting, we made some big updates on some technical fields. Please check the following and take a note for your reference. These are very important.

- Scenery -

• We decided to cut platform and flats out of our original stage design. It is because of budget and production time limit.

• Instead of platform, a carpet will be lain underneath the piano for noise absorption and decoration of the stage.

• Drapery will be hung on both sides of the stage. This is also to reduce extra ambient noise in the theatre so that the acoustic sounds like hermetically-closed.

- Video -

• We will document our production time and Myles will be responsible for this part.

• We will negotiate with professors if we can broadcast artists on the screen again and also propose projecting slide show on the same screen for more interaction.

• Two live video cameras for broadcasting real-time and some cam-corders (3~4) for documenting the concert will be used.

- Merchandise -

• The artist can sell CDs on the suite.

Happy New Year

Happy new year, everybody!

I hope that everyone had a good start in the new year. Well, my start was not good since my computer shut down, so I had to bring it Apple store for repair. I have waited about 2 weeks for the repair and meanwhile I was not able to update our project because the lap-top had all of our production information. Definitely, this time I learned how important the concept of back-up in technology world is.

But finally I received my Macbook Pro back, so I will update many soon.

By the way the performance date is determined. It is April 23rd. The production week will start around April 5th, so we will have about 3 weeks to finish this entire project up.

Best,

Yoshi (Yoshihito Takahashi)

Artist - Evgeny Lebedev

"Billboard award winner and laureate of numerous jazz contests, Evgeny Lebedev quickly established himself as one of the most promising young pianists in today’s jazz scene. For such a small career Evgeny already performed and recorded with luminaries like Jack De Johnette, Marcus Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, David Sanchez, David Fiuczynski and participated in prestigious festivals, including North Sea Jazz Festival, Lionel Hamplton Jazz Festival, Tanglewood Jazz Festival and more. Evgeny appears on more than 10 CD’s and released two albums under his own name, that were highly marked by critics in Japan, USA and Russia. " - cited from http://www.elebedev.com

It is happy to inform that Mr. Evgeny Lebedev is performing for the production. And also we would like to thank all of those who sent us entry messages.

Musicians

Since Pr. Susan told me last week that the project has to find artists by the end of the semester in order to actually do this event in Spring 2010, I really need help from all of you. If you know some musicians, please tell them this is a great opportunity to perform their own work to public under great acoustic environment with free engineering support.

- Yoshi

Theatre 3D Ver.1

*Click the image to enlarge.

This is the first scenic drafting. On the center stage, we are building a 6~10" height platform. Then each side of the platform, I'm planning to set 3~5 flats for absorbing acoustic noise in the venue. Backstage wall has a projector screen to show musicians by video cameras will be set in both sides of the stage. More details are coming soon.

Concept

The project is called “Warmth in Still.” “Warmth” stands for “good quality of sound and comfortable feeling.” The word, “still,” stands for “quiet environment.” To achieve the feelings in audience mind, an event has to provide a good acoustic environment like Lincoln center theaters. So reducing acoustical unwanted noise in NYCCT Voorhees theatre by acoustic treatment based on research and re-create an acoustic environment which is similar to internationally known theaters are this project main theme.

All designs will have sense of “warmth” and “stillness (quietness).” For example, all scenic pieces are painted in darker colors rather than bright colors. Entirely, consistency in all technical engineering helps audience realize how sound environment impacts on a jazz concert and providing them with a great jazz concert are what we pursue.

-Yoshihito Takahashi