Beckett
some ideas about structure

words and music
only two sound effects used in whole play

prelude

where does the work take place
‘an unidentified listening space’

in, the kitchen
the work takes place in the kitchen
although this may never be specifically referred to, the feel of the work is like that of a kitchen
noise and clutter and kitchen soundscape
sounds like a kitchen, even in Ukraine?
what does the audio do, yes in Ukraine, the audio sounds like a kitchen
further away, more distant, more paired down

notes on the audio
the audio is factual and information based. straightforward
a number of sound effects that are re-used in different ways throughout the piece.
for example, a limited number of sound effects
(see beckett)
that are used to create and re create different effects and soundscapes

the work takes place in the kitchen
the production takes place in the kitchen
physical space(s) and the importance of them

physical spaces

the noises of baking, it would be good to experience this. Get back in touch with ukrainian bakery?
funding, arts council?

1. Experience the bakery, noise and production of bread Ukrainian style, learn about Ukrainian bread making. Does it need to be more intimate than this?
2. Go to people’s kitchens? Or organise my own shoots
what are the practicalities of all of this? Set something up at Islington Mill
shoot in the kitchen on the first floor

words and music
characters in the play, do not enjoy each other

something similar with visuals and audio
don’t enjoy or relate to each other
a contrast or conflict

a series

Prelude
Love
Age
The Face
Postlude

Structure the work in this way
Poetically. For example

Prelude
Rye Bread
Wheat
Grain
Farmers

give something away in the titles
a short poem of sorts

Prelude
Rye bread
Wheat 
Grain
Farmers
Hunger

suggest, without revealing totally
a series of recipes videos that collectively reveal a darker tale

Hunger

Hungry

Cake

Pancakes

Use the recipes from participants as inspiration for this work and ideas

Jam
Tablecloth
Horse

Horse and cart

This needs to be written after research from museums, with a good understand of the famines themselves

1. Collect recipes
meet people, find recipes
2. Process
short animation tests and motion sketches
3. Treatment 
Visuals, storyboards, full treatment
4. Animation production
full scale production with crew
5. Animation and post
final production
6. Academic and critical reflection
written material

words and music
competing for the same space
visuals and audio, do they compete? Working together, or against each other 
a conflict
how violent do I want this to be?

parts of the pieces when the audio and visuals are in direct conflict with each other
rarely in harmony
points of confusion and chaos

a sense or feeling of violence, a disturbance, or something disturbing about it
something unsettling
how can this be resolved, and not completely uncomfortable to watch?

without creating harmony
discord
discordant

create a dialogue between the two, some kind of conversation or interaction
something that shifts, changes and develops as the work develops
clear identity for each

so:
visuals
controlled, soviet, army like
structured, ordered, planned, en masse

audio
chaotic, unplanned, kind, friendly, conversational, rambling, kitchen, cooking, giving, generous, spirited, human, and humane

visuals
severe, austere, rigid, tight, backwards to forwards

audio
forwards
like kapoor

flowing, rhythmic, cyclical, wandering, vague, dreamlike, connected and inter connected. peaceful and homely, 

visuals
severe, the army, militant, abusive, wandering, powering, engulfing, headache
brash, brave, fighting, planned, structured, tight (how tight)

structure the treatment in this way

audio
something

visuals
something

let each one take it’s place in turn, one then the other 
points at which they are fighting

audio, visuals, audio, visuals, etc
a little bit of each one
conflict and struggle
and then separate them from each other

but not harmonious, and not in dialogue

audio, 
dancing, singing, engaging, empathy, warm, singing, a song
lyrical
how do the sound effects, music and voice over work together?

vague visuals with lots of audio

coming together and then drifting apart
how do they come together, without forming a relationship with each other, without it being amicable?
the human versus the inhumane, the difficult, distressed, versus the human and empathetic

talk about history
the human stories and the facts

include mistakes, accidents, refer back to them, make them interesting and important, why certain mistakes are made

do I need the original voices in this?
what is the difference between the person telling the story

between the recipes and the stories?
if they come from the same person, they can be voiced by the original person
and the stories explored with the recipes, if the stories come out of the recipes, the original voice can be used, and the visuals can describe the bits about the famines, the audio can describe the recipe
how to manage this, without it being contrived?

if the recipes and the stories come from different places
e.g.: museum and people
then they need to be voiced

which one would I prefer to do
option a

find stories and find recipes together

tractor
farmland

get more into the stories

Bread
Rye
Dough
wheat 
flour
tractor
farmland
hungry nights
hunger
nights
night terrors

army

can they be viewed separately?
yes, on the surface. Each will give a recipe

pancakes with jam

but the context will be out, won’t make much sense
can be viewed out of order too.

but for the full story, need to be viewed together in sequence
deliberately confusing and misleading
together and apart

two different things

longer titles

rye bread with flour
tractors on the farm
hungry nights
terror shocks
ukrainian pancakes with Jam
wheat stocks

white milk loaf