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Devising by Stimulus


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Goal: to create a feeling of horror among members of the audience

prop stimulus: echo chamber 

Examined stimulus by making echoes with it (makeshift echo chamber)
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echoes reminded us of thunder as well as the weather outside so we decided it’d be used as a thunder sound
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discarded zombie apocalypse idea due to the immense amount of corniness present
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set up stage and angled light and set backdrop to a more opaque surface, as to ensure the creation of a silhouette of a large man standing would be fine. got idea of silhouette after exploring the idea that we use shadow puppets instead of human actors. discarded that idea because it seemed too elaborate to plan in 15 min
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red light already created ominous feeling
reminded us of stained glass in a church or temple
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decided on setting as a church in a village along with all the connotations that come along with a village as in slight backwardness and a lot of faith
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thought idea of god dying would be pretty horrifying. 
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came up with idea of the end, filled the rest of the scenes to develop our characters to a certain degree
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attempted to create multiple characters to signify the village

With unlimited resources (time and props), a lot more could have been done to heighten the effect on the audience and as well as to make the scene more concise. 

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