http://crashsurvivorsnetwork.com/ This is a great website for seeing what effects it has on survivors physically mentally emotionally and economically :) this site was made by a family affected/effected (still don't get that) by a crash they were involved in and set it up for other survivors :)
What a fantastic source, I found the following fact extremly interesting "In 2003 117 people each day were killed in crashes, one every 12 minutes. To give a sense of scale to this problem, 117 people per day is as if a nearly full 737 airplane crashed each day with no survivors.". Which really brings into perspective the importance of the subject we have been given.
and though this has nothing to do with survivors of crashes or those affected/effected its pretty good info on seat belts and airbags poor test dummy's :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tsgzFvVI0 and FOR SOME SAFETY ADVERTS >.< http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=HsRfNL3khg0&feature=endscreen AND FOR SOME CHEESEY ADVERTISING http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QDbkgnaQmag&feature=endscreen great cars though and because we all love homemade adverts and stick people with staple seatbelts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF3opUsTNcc
The first video is really moving, espically the slow music also perhaps we could involve some kind of repetitive motion as shownin the video, and the authoritive voice towards the end. The 'clunk clink' message is slighty outdated for a modern audience howeverit does show how memorible the message can be. I clicked on the first suggestion on this came up http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=6YEoYGArMas...slighty brutal.
I agree with Liam the first video was very informative and simplistic in the way it was delivered. To the extent were we did not need a commentator, due to the slow and fast movements of the crash test. The scariest thing about this video clip is that this test occurs at 30mph and so much damage is caused emphasis's the importance of road safety. I don't particularly agree with the statement made by Laim as he states that this video is outdated, i believe that the dummies symbolizes the theme of universality that illustrates the message of "it could happen to anyone anywhere and at anytime" because we always think that it will never happen to us which is the scary part. We seem to have been de-sensortised by these so called "adverts" that try to make us aware of the dangers with "gore and blood" but only work for a while due to the never ending cliche's.
The video was scary realising that 30mph is not that fast and it can cause such devistation. I understand your points on the crash dummies I was reffering to the costumes and picture but I see what you mean that it is a universal issue. Perhaps we can adapt this into costume, that does not indicate a time period? Jamie and Daniel I would love to know what you think about this.
This is an interesting route to go down when looking for some inspiration in this two part episode i found a similar page with a variety of stories from the families and friends who are victims of road safety http://www.brake.org.uk/resources/road-safety-videos.htm The videos could be a starting point of how we could structure this piece, the link i have posted is a charity for road safety.
When we want to look at Car Crash Testimonials we tend to go for the victims rather than the the observers, from a psychological perspective a lot of research has been conducted into "eye-witness testimonies" which is an idea we can implement into our performance the way peoples words change due to the verbs that are used when describing a car crash #http://www.holah.co.uk/study-detail.php?slug=loftus the link above is just synopsis of the experiment that was conducted which could also make us question where we got the information and how reliable it is from an observers perspective just something to think about when researching
Ah, good old Loftus and Palmer :P. Could be an interesting feature; perhaps something like Robert's initial 'gossip', though with less emphasis on the comedy. Though, I know if I was to take on the role of an onlooker, I would probably come up with the most grotesque, horrific embellishments I could think of.
Point being, we'll need to be wary of showing loftus' findings (if its relevant), perhaps using it to make a more dramatic explanation of an event and ensure it's not too vulgar for our young audience.
http://crashsurvivorsnetwork.com/
ReplyDeleteThis is a great website for seeing what effects it has on survivors physically mentally emotionally and economically :) this site was made by a family affected/effected (still don't get that) by a crash they were involved in and set it up for other survivors :)
What a fantastic source, I found the following fact extremly interesting "In 2003 117 people each day were killed in crashes, one every 12 minutes. To give a sense of scale to this problem, 117 people per day is as if a nearly full 737 airplane crashed each day with no survivors.". Which really brings into perspective the importance of the subject we have been given.
Deleteand though this has nothing to do with survivors of crashes or those affected/effected its pretty good info on seat belts and airbags poor test dummy's :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tsgzFvVI0 and FOR SOME SAFETY ADVERTS >.< http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=HsRfNL3khg0&feature=endscreen AND FOR SOME CHEESEY ADVERTISING http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QDbkgnaQmag&feature=endscreen great cars though and because we all love homemade adverts and stick people with staple seatbelts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF3opUsTNcc
ReplyDeleteThe first video is really moving, espically the slow music also perhaps we could involve some kind of repetitive motion as shownin the video, and the authoritive voice towards the end. The 'clunk clink' message is slighty outdated for a modern audience howeverit does show how memorible the message can be. I clicked on the first suggestion on this came up http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=6YEoYGArMas...slighty brutal.
DeleteI agree with Liam the first video was very informative and simplistic in the way it was delivered. To the extent were we did not need a commentator, due to the slow and fast movements of the crash test. The scariest thing about this video clip is that this test occurs at 30mph and so much damage is caused emphasis's the importance of road safety. I don't particularly agree with the statement made by Laim as he states that this video is outdated, i believe that the dummies symbolizes the theme of universality that illustrates the message of "it could happen to anyone anywhere and at anytime" because we always think that it will never happen to us which is the scary part. We seem to have been de-sensortised by these so called "adverts" that try to make us aware of the dangers with "gore and blood" but only work for a while due to the never ending cliche's.
DeleteThe video was scary realising that 30mph is not that fast and it can cause such devistation. I understand your points on the crash dummies I was reffering to the costumes and picture but I see what you mean that it is a universal issue. Perhaps we can adapt this into costume, that does not indicate a time period? Jamie and Daniel I would love to know what you think about this.
Deletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r68d9
ReplyDeleteWhilst it may be television and not theatre it does take real life account and adapts it, have a look.
This is an interesting route to go down when looking for some inspiration in this two part episode i found a similar page with a variety of stories from the families and friends who are victims of road safety
Deletehttp://www.brake.org.uk/resources/road-safety-videos.htm
The videos could be a starting point of how we could structure this piece, the link i have posted is a charity for road safety.
I agree we need to show proggesion from cause to effect, so the audience can see the mistakes of the characters and learn from them
DeleteWhen we want to look at Car Crash Testimonials we tend to go for the victims rather than the the observers, from a psychological perspective a lot of research has been conducted into "eye-witness testimonies" which is an idea we can implement into our performance the way peoples words change due to the verbs that are used when describing a car crash
ReplyDelete#http://www.holah.co.uk/study-detail.php?slug=loftus
the link above is just synopsis of the experiment that was conducted which could also make us question where we got the information and how reliable it is from an observers perspective just something to think about when researching
Ah, good old Loftus and Palmer :P. Could be an interesting feature; perhaps something like Robert's initial 'gossip', though with less emphasis on the comedy. Though, I know if I was to take on the role of an onlooker, I would probably come up with the most grotesque, horrific embellishments I could think of.
DeletePoint being, we'll need to be wary of showing loftus' findings (if its relevant), perhaps using it to make a more dramatic explanation of an event and ensure it's not too vulgar for our young audience.