LippyAlison
Sunday 19th August 2012 7:32am [Edited]
London
228 posts
Hello all,
Despite Sootyj's plea, I ought to have a right to reply to the Capt's remarks as the muggins who set about producing Kirrin. Thank you guys for your friendly support, I really appreciate that.
As it happens, we've not been shy of criticism (including plenty of our own) in terms of what works, what needs more work and what simply doesn't cut it. And the learning experience and fun of bringing comedy alive (from many contributors on BCG) is the essence of the project.
The biggest self-criticism over episode 1 was performance (truth was we totally underestimated the timelines to allow a decent degree of rehearsal) but more importantly (as Sootyj notes) we needed proper performers. That journey is iterative as you start to have something tangible to offer "real" performers. I genuinely think we made some progress on our first Summer Shorts with some new actors and they appear again for the second Summer Shorts - for which we're currently gathering one-liners from fellow BCG-ers. Loved the LinkedIn line by the way Sootyj. And the second live show in September will introduce another higher performer performer.
But as Marc says, constructive criticism is welcome. We've put the first few episodes together around someone's house with budget equipment and lots and lots of effort, commitment and enthusiasm. And if we can provide some entertainment for others (as a free of charge podcast) it makes it all the more worthwhile. I don't think any of us are "twats" but I sense, Capt, you might have history on this website! However, as a BCG member, you are very welcome to contribute material which if it's up to scratch will get on. If anything, I'm fair and don't carry grudges And if you can add anything that pushes the boundaries (that meets BBC editorial standards - which is where we chose to set a meaningful bar), then that'd be great. After all, it's a vehicle for all of BCG to try out new things and hone writing skills. And in that regard if it's holding in there on iTunes, that's great.
But in the meantime it's back to Monkhouse's skitcomp where I'm hoping for a result.
Alison