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On performances!
Oct. 21st, 2011 06:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
do_it_crewSince characters are starting to actually get antsy about it IC, I figure I may as well talk a little about how I figure performance stuff should go, on the comm. These are rough guidelines and thoughts! I want to hear peoples' input and what they think could be different.
Most of the performances, I figure, can be handwaved if people feel like it. If you don't want to do that, you can either write out something pure-prose, or throw up a youtube or a streaming music link (what are the kids using these days for streaming songs? idk, I'm old), and maybe have a little window-dressing prose attached. What your character is wearing, how well they're performing, if they're being an ass to their bandmates... etc, etc.
Scheduling: As far as IC scheduling goes, once the first act (looking at this point to be Murdoc, once he makes contact with the clipboard guy) goes, it'll be a slow but steady pace. Assume NPC bands and occasional intermissions, so that there's downtime and it's not the same four or five people performing right after each other until they drop. However, there'll still be no indication of when the show might be over. It'll just keep going. And going. And going. None of the staff will have any answer to "when will we be done" beyond "when it's over." ENJOY THAT.
Band: If your char would usually have accompaniment but you had them come alone, NPC backup can be provided. They'll perform well enough, but have none of the sparkling personality of the usual band. (This may be a perk for some.)
Audience: There will, in fact, be one. They will be appreciative, and unless noted otherwise, will react however you'd expect an audience to react. However, it'll seem, sometimes, like their faces are more indistinct and interchangeable than they should be. The concept of an 'audience,' instead of individual people.
Interaction: There are monitors backstage, so everyone else can watch an act's performance and make snippy comments during. Or comment after, when they come back.
Questions? Thoughts?
Most of the performances, I figure, can be handwaved if people feel like it. If you don't want to do that, you can either write out something pure-prose, or throw up a youtube or a streaming music link (what are the kids using these days for streaming songs? idk, I'm old), and maybe have a little window-dressing prose attached. What your character is wearing, how well they're performing, if they're being an ass to their bandmates... etc, etc.
Scheduling: As far as IC scheduling goes, once the first act (looking at this point to be Murdoc, once he makes contact with the clipboard guy) goes, it'll be a slow but steady pace. Assume NPC bands and occasional intermissions, so that there's downtime and it's not the same four or five people performing right after each other until they drop. However, there'll still be no indication of when the show might be over. It'll just keep going. And going. And going. None of the staff will have any answer to "when will we be done" beyond "when it's over." ENJOY THAT.
Band: If your char would usually have accompaniment but you had them come alone, NPC backup can be provided. They'll perform well enough, but have none of the sparkling personality of the usual band. (This may be a perk for some.)
Audience: There will, in fact, be one. They will be appreciative, and unless noted otherwise, will react however you'd expect an audience to react. However, it'll seem, sometimes, like their faces are more indistinct and interchangeable than they should be. The concept of an 'audience,' instead of individual people.
Interaction: There are monitors backstage, so everyone else can watch an act's performance and make snippy comments during. Or comment after, when they come back.
Questions? Thoughts?
