Improverts Fringe 2006

This is a beta page for the management of Improverts Technical for Fringe 2006. Obviously, I'll be watching this page like a HAWK, a HAWK I tell you, for rogue edits and I'll be laying the smackdown on anybody who tries any sabotage. Meanwhile if you have constructive edits, this IS a wiki. Get to it.

--Xander 15:05, 24 June 2006 (GMT)

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--Xander 12:17, 14 July 2006 (BST)

Music

Drop Tracks

If you know of a drop track (the track we use to introduce the first Improvert) that we should be using instead of these old dogs, list it, let me know.

• Song 2, Blur
• Battle Without Honor Or Humanity, Kill Bill Soundtrack
• China Girl, David Bowie
• Gay Bar, Electric 6
• Year 3000, Busted (only started using in the last year, not used too often but then - it is Busted)
• Brimfull of Asha, Cornershop
• Any big hit by Fatboy Slim
• Unbelivable, EMF -- I don't have this track. Somebody help? - Xander
• A Little Less Conversation, Elvis vs JXL (this host intro is so old it's on the Improvert themes CD)
• Sell Out, Reel Big Fish - of course! -- I don't have this track. Somebody help? - Xander
• Oasis, Roll With It

Work In Progress

From Rusholme With Love, Mint Royale

Needs remixing a little

Lucky Star, Basement Jaxx

With a little encouragement, I think the first ten seconds of this track could work like a badass

Sugar is Sweeter, CJ. Bolland

Has a small drop that needs beefing up a bit.

All Systems Go, Box Car Racer

Er, this track is emo. BUT IT'S GOT A DROP.

Block Rockin' Beats, Chemical Brothers

Could work with remixing, but the drop isn't really phat enough

Moments

Help me find tracks for all of those music-needing moments in an improverts show. The "got this?" column refers to whether I've got it, not you. If you've got it and I haven't, let me know.

Theme Tracks

Theme	Suggested Track	When you might use this theme	Got this?
Heroic/Sad	Adagio For Strings	A hilarious re-enactment of the bit where all the soldiers get shot	READY
Elizabethan	Greensleeves	2 Genres, etc	READY
The Smallest violin in the World		Sad Times
Wedding	Bridal Chorus, Wagner	No organ, but the right sound	READY
Horror/Suspense	Jaws		READY
Horror/Murder	Psycho Theme	For playing when someone is actually getting stabbed or something	READY
Cheesy Disco	Staying Alive	Wrong decade, but the best I can think of for now	READY
Hardcore Rave	Pearls Girl, Underworld	It's not cheesy disco	READY

Suggestions

Does anyone remember the Hamlet cigar ads "Happieness is..." and the music that went with it? I think its 'Air On A G String' by JS Bach. Its a great bit of music that will work well for the fringe as we have an older audience who will know the music from the hamlet ads. Not quite sure what to use it with as I haven't heard it for ages, I just know its a very good evocative piece of music. Dave.

The piece is indeed 'Air On A G String' by J.S. Bach, and the slow jazz version in the Hamlet adverts was by Jacques Loussier. I've got a copy of both verisons which I'll leave in the theatre at the Saturday rehearsal, if anyone wants to play with it! - CS

I seem to have the non-jazz version of this piece on my laptop, so I've catalogued it in the 'Emotions' playlist under "intense". Could work for a few games, perhaps Freeze, if the mood is right. Xander

Games

Many of these games have themes already, but maybe we can update them a bit. Improverts Game List

Die

Suggestions welcome (we do have an intro for Space Jump, after all)

Well if you're going for dramatic classical style there's always Carmen Burana O Fortuna. More Impy maybe a bit of I Hope You Die, the Bloodhound Gang. - Raechel ... I'll check 'em out. We've been using an edit of Madonna's "Die Another Day" - Xander ... I think they used to use 'Old Before I Die' by Robbie Williams, it should be on some of the older imps CDs. Bit outdated now, tho' - CS

Emotional Rollercoaster

Suggestions welcome (currently using Chris’s’ 'love rollercoaster')

Commentator

The Maple Leaf Rag/Grandstand (or can we do better than this?)

There are actually two intros for Commentator; one to introduce the game and one to start the scene (could swap it with Ski Sunday at some point, previous fringes have used "Gladiators")

News/Interview games

ATM we only have a news (or chat show) theme for the start of these scenes, do we want something new for these intros?

In past shows people have substituted "Have I Got News For You" & "Drop The Dead Donkey" - CS

Should Have Said

Has a kinda freestyle jazz intro, suggestions welcome.

Freeze

Traditionally doesn't have music. Time to change that? How about Madonna's Frozen? ... We tried 'Ice Ice Baby' on Monday's rehearsal, it worked quite well. :) - Xander

Pope In A Crisis

Enigma just isn't quite right. Suggestions welcome.

It Just Gets Worse

ATM we use Billy Connolly’s "Supergran" though the quality is rubbish can we do any better?

Spin Doctor

We have to find something better than Two Princes by the Spin Doctors

Puppets

Its a new game, any suggestions? (not Thunderbirds or Rosie and Jim)

Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb? - FT ABBA - I'm A Marionette? - CS

Clap Switcharoo

I have a edited version of Will Smith's Switch, will bring it on Monday (if I show up)

3 Way Dubbing

traditionally uses same theme as 2 Genres

American Musical

No music cues in game, given the players sing the songs. Uses the theme from Dallas as intro.

Chain Murder

theme from Tales Of The Unexpected

Development Hell

starting theme is same as 2 Genres (sic), 3 contained scenes usually use "Vision On" and the 20th Century Fox fanfare. This may need changing.

Da Doo Ron Ron

No music cues in game, given the players sing the song. We currently use the original "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals, 1963) for the start, and a song based on one of the four suggestions at the end, or "Da Doo Ron Ron" again.

Mouse Thieves

Recently reinstated, it uses the song "Hoots Mon!" by Lord Rockingham's XI. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's the one that goes "Hoots Mon, there's a moose, loose, aboot this hoose!".

Games that already have themes that really don't need to change

Space Jump, MacGuyver, Inner Monologues, Two Genres, Endowment

Games that haven't been played recently

AdBreak, Alien Interview, Bloopers, Boris, Celebrity Cafe, DVD Player, Entrances & Exits, Evening Call, Half-life, In A... With A... While..., Penalty!, Quantum Leap, Red Alert!, Scene With A Corpse, Stunt Doubles, Techie Rollercoaster, Translation Opera, Voice From Above, Wait... There Are Ninjas!, Warning Team!

I also think we should have some generic tunes for when a new (or just unexpected) game comes up (we have used endowment like this at times can we find more songs to fill the gap)

The Team

If you want to join the team, I suggest you email me at xander@beefour.com rather than editing this list directly - you won't end up on the email list I keep in a secret place on my secret webserver and thus will probably miss out on some important announcements in the future.

Imps Team 2006

Name	Preference	Core Team?	Availability Notes
Alistair Marshall	Both	PEND
Chris Stephen	Sound		21st - 25th August (+ adj. weekends)
Colleen Patterson	Training(Lights)	PEND	Available from 23rd July
Dave Larking	Fill-in	PEND	Can rehearse evenings and weekends
Felix Trench	Fill-in		Around towards the end of the Fringe for monkeying
Heather Hanshaw	Lights	PEND
Helena Larkin	Training(Sound)	PEND	Is also Box Office Manager
Kati Hind	Lights	PEND
Lauren McLeod	Lights	PEND	Happy to fill gaps
Marcus Roche	Sound	PEND
Nicola Cross	Training	PEND
Raechel Monteith	Lights	PEND
Richard Bell	Sound	PEND	Mostly panicing about his project but could be available in an emergency
Ruth Wilkinson	Lights	Yes
Tom Gregory	Training/Fill in	PEND	Available most of August, but unable to attend rehersals.
Tommy Galliano	Training	PEND	Available from 1st August

Preferences

Lights

Will be scheduled to operate the lighting desk

Sound

Will be scheduled to operate the sound desk

Training

Has expressed an interest in learning tech and will be scheduled to second desks in the first few weeks (hopefully operating later)

Fill-in

Insufficient time to train, will be called on to folo, and maybe second a desk occasionally

Preliminarily, desks will be scheduled with two operators for any one show. The operator will usually be familiar with the equipment and with the nature of teching an Improverts show. The second may or may not have the same familiarity, and should have the chance to learn in order to operate later in the Fringe.

A preference implies that you will be able to handle operating the specified desk on your own.

Anybody can second any desk, and nearer the Fringe I'll be trying to timetable people onto desks that they are particularly interested in messing with and/or learning.