teyla | David, Pettiness and Directing

:( Stop that, David.

I mean... I've seen Hamlet already. I can afford to feel sympathetic. I don't want to imagine how the people feel who haven't seen him yet and are missing out. (And oh, are they missing out. I loved Bennett as Laertes, and I'm sure he's a great actor, but David as Hamlet? There are just not a lot of things that can beat that - if any.)

I will still be epically disappointed if he can't do the January performances either. Especially since I won't have anyone to gripe about, since I will just feel epically bad for David. Adfadjhf.

In conclusion, don't make your star actors fly across staircases, RTD. It hurts their backs. :(

In other, more cheerful news - I am so, so full of smugness and glee tonight. See, I've got this studio course. We're a group of about 18 people, and we have to work together as a studio crew to put together a project and film it. I actually wanted to be the producer, but for some reason, in our first class I ended up as the director. Mostly because I put my hand up when the tutor asked for 'someone bossy'. ;)

Anyway, there's this guy in my group - let's call him L.. L. wanted to direct, but he failed to speak up, so I got the job, and he ended up on auto cue (hur hur hur). The auto cue chair is right behind the director's chair, and all throughout the class, he kept making digs at me about how I always push myself in the foreground and how I'm not a team player and blah blah and etcetera. I offered him several times to take over the director's chair, but he was always all, 'oh, no, no, you go on and direct, I will play Mr Moral Highground, and next week, I will be director and kick your ass so badly.'

Yeah, today was next week, and guess what? Mr Moral Highground didn't show up, because he went home for Christmas. And today, we got our jobs assigned for the rest of the course. Which means I'm going to be directing, and L. will just have to take one of the jobs that are left over. Mwahaha. Mine is an evil laugh.

Directing is fun. You get to go all megalomaniac on everyone and tell them what they have to do and they have to listen to you. You get a mike that transmits your instructions to everyone, and you get to yell at the camera people. I am so very tempted to go, 'Move Camera 1 to the right! For great justice!' but I have a feeling that all that will get me is odd looks.

It'd be epic, though. I might do it, just for the personal lulz.

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I'm sorry, that maybe a lot of people can't see David as Hamlet but I'm still laughing about the director-stuff. Mrs. Director! You can do everything you want as you are the boss. (Ask the annoying dwarf at my work. He does it all times.) I wish you a lot of fun as a director and maybe you should try to find out which name your crew got for you as a director (annoying director or not annoydirector? *smile*. Oh and the guy is just stupid. There will be always people who knows all the stuff better (at least they think that, even if they are the only one who think that) and usually they don't know how ridiculous they are.

I'm not actually the boss, since the producer is the actual boss. But I'm the executive power, if you so will. Which means that I get to do the yelling ;).

Hah hah, I want them to call me Mr Saxon. Maybe I can get them to call me Mr Saxon. (That's a Doctor Who reference. You really need to watch that show!)

You know what? You are the PERFECT director. Not that I have a clue about film production but you were willing to step up and BE bossy which 98% of people are not. Witness Mr. Moral Highground. What a dork -- getting on your case because of his own failings. He gets what he deserves out of life, truly.

For great justice? YES! You MUST! :)

I love being bossy. Because most people just don't have a fucking clue. Or if they do, they're too shy to speak up, and nothing gets done, ever.

And yeah, L. is actually a nice guy, but he's kind of strange about the whole 'team' thing - apparently, for him, being in a team means never telling your partners what you think of their suggestions. I did a presentation with him, and every time I criticized any of his work, he would cave and sulk instead of defending his ideas. I was always like, but *flail* I am attacking your idea so you can explain to me why it is awesome! Don't just stand there and give up!

I so want to. 'Camera 3! All your base are belong to me! Tilt up, for great justice! You have no chance to survive make your time!'

If he comes back before he's due, I will march down to London, walk on stage and slap him round the face and drag him back home. Silly man, does he not know he could cause more damage?

And directing is so much fun - the power is amazing ;)

Yeah, I do hope he won't do anything stupid. But as much as I think that he hates missing performances, he does seem like the type who knows when it's time to stop being silly and start doing the healthy thing (case in point: leaving Who), so I don't actually think he will. Which only makes me worry more about January, lol.

Hah hah, that it is. And while we're still practicing, you can totally be the gracious one and indulge people's whims, but in a way so their silly ideas have no chance of working out and they will have to admit themselves that their input was stupid. And then you can nod and go, ah well, all my ideas aren't great either. (They so are, and we both know it, but we can pretend for now if it makes you feel better.) *gg*

I imagine he should be alright by then, but if not oh lordy, can you imagine the reaction from the fengirls? I can see them queing up and demanding for refunds (they won't get - nice one RSC :D) because they can't ~~stalk~~ see their beloved. And I imagine he is the sort to know when to stop and take a step back (as you rightly pointed out with him leaving Who).

OMG! Thats exactly how my directing lecturer at Uni put it XD I miss than man, he was straight to the point and a no nonsense sort of person.

I'd totally be tempted to ask for a refund. I mean, I not only paid for the tickets, I also paid for a RSC membership and tons of mobile phone calls from Germany to England. But I won't, because I know I won't get it. I'd just be epically disappointed and then go see Bennett be Hamlet. Because he really wasn't at all bad as Laertes, and there's always Patrick Stewart.

Ahaha, directing: it's all about knowing how to manipulate people into thinking you actually are all that smart. xD

Oh, directing, cool!!! Do you get to yell "CUT"? Too cool for words!!

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