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{{Infobox Show
{{Infobox Show
|Name              = Single Camera Comedy
|Name              = Close Up
|Picture            = Single Camera Comedy.jpg
|Picture            = Close Up.jpg
|Theater            = [[The Hideout Theatre]]
|Theater            = [[The Hideout Theatre]]
|Director          = {{Unbulleted list | [[Caeriel Crestin]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] }}
|Director          = {{Unbulleted list | [[Caeriel Crestin]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] }}
|Run                = August 2015
|Run                = August 2015
|Cast              = TBA
|Cast              = {{Unbulleted list | [[Angie Smith]] | [[Aspen Webster]] | [[Cagney Ortiz]] | [[Jenna Howard]] | [[Kenny Madison]] | [[Kelly Campbell]] | [[Luis Salinas]] | [[Suzanne Link]] }}
|Tech              = TBA
|Tech              = {{Unbulleted list | [[Josh Farmer]] (sound) | [[Nick Amsden]] (lights) }}
}}
}}


'''''Single Camera Comedy''''' will be the August 2015[[List_of_Hideout_Mainstage_Shows_in_Chronological_Order#Student_Mainstage_Shows|student mainstage production]] at [[The Hideout Theatre]].
'''''Close Up''''' (original working title: '''Single Camera Comedy''') was the August 2015 [[List_of_Hideout_Mainstage_Shows_in_Chronological_Order#Student_Mainstage_Shows|student mainstage production]] at [[The Hideout Theatre]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
This was a show based on single-camera 'mockumentaries' like ''[[wikipedia:The Office|The Office]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Parks and Recreation|Parks and Recreation]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Modern Family|Modern Family]]'', and  ''[[wikipedia:Best in Show|Best in Show]]''.
=== Show Structure ===
Each show opened with the cast forming a tableau.  Then the directors would ask the audience, "Our crew of documentarians has been following these people around.  What is it that they are passionate about?"  After taking the suggestion, the show's "lead monologist" would begin the performance with a five- to eight-minute monolog.  This would be followed by a series of scenes.  They wouldn't follow any one storyline or character, but place more emphasis (especially in the first half) on exploring characters and relationships.
=== Tone and Style ===
The show tended towards the whimsical.  (Example: one performance featured [[Jenna Howard]] as Barack Obama and [[Kenny Madison]] as Joe Biden.)  Its pace varied, slowing down with extended monologs, but speeding up for quick pop-outs within scenes.  It had a fairly minimal visual style, with straightforward lighting changes for cueing monologs, and a basic black/white/gray costume palette with accent colors.
=== Publicity Blurb ===
=== Publicity Blurb ===
From the show announcement:<blockquote>"A comedic narrative in the style of single-camera comedies like ''[[wikipedia:The Office|The Office]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Parks and Recreation|Parks and Recreation]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Modern Family|Modern Family]]'', as well as borrowing from mockumentaries like ''[[wikipedia:Best in Show|Best in Show]]''."</blockquote>
From the show announcement:<blockquote>"A comedic narrative in the style of single-camera comedies like ''[[wikipedia:The Office|The Office]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Parks and Recreation|Parks and Recreation]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Modern Family|Modern Family]]'', as well as borrowing from mockumentaries like ''[[wikipedia:Best in Show|Best in Show]]''."</blockquote>
== Media ==
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/jay.mahavier/media_set?set=a.10207774885316516.1073741828.1425495839&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jay Mahavier]] of the 8/8/15 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/tylerbryce/media_set?set=a.10153575945537704.1073741886.505207703&type=3 Photoset] by [[Tyler Bryce]] of the Opening Night performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/Doccerz/media_set?set=a.10152915048980793.1073741886.666390792&type=3 Photoset] by [[Dave Alley]] of the 8/15/2015 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/jay.mahavier/media_set?set=a.10207877249435555&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jay Mahavier]] of the 8/22/2015 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/jay.mahavier/media_set?set=a.10207934534947657.1073741866.1425495839&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jay Mahavier]] of the 8/29/2015 performance.


== More Information ==
== More Information ==

Latest revision as of 13:40, 24 October 2015


Close Up (original working title: Single Camera Comedy) was the August 2015 student mainstage production at The Hideout Theatre.

Summary

This was a show based on single-camera 'mockumentaries' like The Office, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, and Best in Show.

Show Structure

Each show opened with the cast forming a tableau. Then the directors would ask the audience, "Our crew of documentarians has been following these people around. What is it that they are passionate about?" After taking the suggestion, the show's "lead monologist" would begin the performance with a five- to eight-minute monolog. This would be followed by a series of scenes. They wouldn't follow any one storyline or character, but place more emphasis (especially in the first half) on exploring characters and relationships.

Tone and Style

The show tended towards the whimsical. (Example: one performance featured Jenna Howard as Barack Obama and Kenny Madison as Joe Biden.) Its pace varied, slowing down with extended monologs, but speeding up for quick pop-outs within scenes. It had a fairly minimal visual style, with straightforward lighting changes for cueing monologs, and a basic black/white/gray costume palette with accent colors.

Publicity Blurb

From the show announcement:

"A comedic narrative in the style of single-camera comedies like The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family, as well as borrowing from mockumentaries like Best in Show."

Media

Photos

More Information

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