SHEEP HEAD IN PRODUCTION...
Maria Black Lenox, MA 01240 (413) 329-8255 www.mariablackwriting.com On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 4:27 PM Maggie Megaw <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > Aaaaaaasking aaaaaaagain, sheeeeeeeeepishly, for your SHEEP CLIPS! We > want a BIG FLOCK!! > > > > Please see the adorable clip attached for an idea of what we are talking > about, courtesy of Susan Todd. Feel free to add makeup as Susan did or > just a smudge on your nose like Alice below, turn a towel into sheep ears > or use a sheet or find a sheep-colored hat. Be inspired by the images > below! Improvise! We want your face up on the screen, so don’t let details > derail you! > > > > As Doc said, it is time for the lost (sheep) to be found, so reach out to > your Winedale friends to encourage them to join in. Friends don’t let > friends miss out! > > > > Send to me at the address above: [email protected] * And join the > flock by Saturday night! * > > > > Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa > > > > Maggie > > > > > > [image: business affairs inc.] > Maggie Megaw > business affairs inc. > *(310) 954-8440* <(310)%20954-8440> > *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > > > > *12301 wilshire blvd suite 650los angeles ca 90025* > <https://goo.gl/maps/g3uFa3XeqJf9wS6B7> > This email (including any attachments) is for its intended recipient's > use only, and may contain information that is confidential > and/or privileged. If you received this email in error, please > advise the sender and delete from your system. > > *From:* Maggie Megaw > *Sent:* Saturday, August 1, 2020 1:01 PM > *To:* Madge Darlington <[email protected]>; Shakespeare List Serv < > [email protected]>; Shakespeare at > Winedale 1970-2000 alums <[email protected]>; Robin Grace > Soto <[email protected]>; Shakespeare at Winedale < > [email protected]>; Liz Fisher < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Lords - Ladies - Bohemians! Flock o' SHEEP! > > > > [image: Shrek, The Sheep Who Escaped Shearing for 6 Years | Amusing > Planet][image: > Sheep For Sale - Coloured Sheep Coloured Sheepie][image: Sheep farmer > tells her farm's story using video | Farmtario][image: A picture > containing indoor, laying, lying, small Description automatically generated] > > > > > > Dear Ancianos, Jacobeans, Campers, Outreachers, and All Friends of > Winedale, > > > > Many of you know about or are already involved in the somewhat > hare-brained and very Winedale project to assemble a filmed version of *The > Winter’s Tale *for the 50th Reunion, using clips recorded by players all > over the country (and world!). We have been rehearsing our scenes via Zoom > and then filming solo or in socially-distant groups on iPhones. We are > beyond lucky to have the editing expertise and filming guidance of Jason > Harter, Cinematographer of the Winedale documentary *Take Pains Be > Perfect*, and our cast of about 60 is currently turning in scenes from > Act 4, with Act 5 scenes due next Wednesday, and with all of it set to > “screen” on Saturday evening of Reunion weekend, August 15. > > > > We are coming into the home stretch, and are hoping to reach those of you > not already participating in the film to see if you would like to make > cameo appearances in the play/film as Lords, Ladies, and possibly > Bohemians. For instance, we would love to have some by-standing/court > attendants in 3.2, the courtroom scene (the details are below). If and > when other scene leaders let us know they could use more interactions in > their scenes, we will forward the info, including a brief description of > how others in the scenes are costumed and whether a clip to be added to a > given scene should be filmed indoors (and if so, what kind of background) > or outside. Jason says these clips should be *10-20 seconds long.* > > > > *CLIPS ARE DUE TO MAGGIE (NOT JASON!!!!) BY **NEXT SATURDAY AUGUST 8* > > > > In addition to looking for Lords and Ladies (and maybe Shepherds and > Shepherdesses), we are also putting out a call for clips of *EVERYONE* > (already involved or not) who wants to be a *SHEEP* in a Zoom-type > checkerboard of as many people as possible to close the film. Alice Gordon > rigged up the delightful sheep head pictured above in a couple of minutes > using a couple of white hand towels, but please feel free to rig up your > own sheep impression. For these clips we would like everyone to shoot > their clip *outdoors*, and just a *head shot*, as in Alice’s image. Once > you’ve rigged up your head gear, we’re looking for a video clip about *10-20 > seconds long* of you baaaa-ing, moving your head side to side, anything > that strikes you as capturing the essence of Sheep. Jason says if he needs > longer duration he will loop the clips. > > > > PLEASE forward this to anyone you know who might want to participate, and > ask them to contact Maggie. We hope to have as many people as possible > from across the years and across all Winedale programs plus Friends of > Winedale make appearances somewhere in the film. > > > > *CLIPS ARE DUE TO MAGGIE **(NOT JASON!!!!) BY **NEXT SATURDAY AUGUST 8* > > > > Baaaaaaa! > > > > Alice, Clayton, Gail, Madge, Maggie, and Mary > > > > > ************************************************************************************* > > *Instant Sheep Head courtesy of Alice Gordon* > > > > - Tie off the short corners of one white terry hand towel to make ears. > - Try on the head and ears for the best fit—you’re going for concave > ears that stick straight out to the sides. > - Apply blush inside the ears, and on your nose. > - Pin or clip the rest of the towel under your chin. > - Wrap a second, length-wise-folded towel around your neck, and pin or > clip it in the back. > > > > You can also make a brown or black sheep, and paint your nose brown or > black. > > > > > > It all takes about two minutes, *if* (for white sheep) you can find your > blush after not going out in public for two months! > > > > > ************************************************************************************* > > *Calling Lords and Ladies! The following scene could use more > interactions, of the following kinds:* > > > > 3.2 Courtroom Scene. This is an INTERIOR scene, so please shoot indoors. > The players are dressed soberly and formally. We could use the following > bits: > > - As the proceedings begin, the Officer commands Silence, so shots of > people whispering/speaking behind their hands/speaking animatedly to others > - As Hermione is charged, reactions to accusations of adultery and > conspiracy > - Reactions to the reading of the Oracle proclaiming Hermione’s > innocence and calling Leontes a jealous tyrant > - Reactions to the news of Mamillius’s death > - Reactions to Hermione fainting > - Reactions to news of Hermione’s death > > > > *OTHER SCENES MAY REQUEST LORDS AND LADIES, AND WE WILL FORWARD THE > RELEVANT INFO AS RECEIVED* > > > > -- > Be vigitant, I beseech you! > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/MW3PR22MB2121D1893A6A4BDBF21FD168AC480%40MW3PR22MB2121.namprd22.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/MW3PR22MB2121D1893A6A4BDBF21FD168AC480%40MW3PR22MB2121.namprd22.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
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