May 2003 - drama-committee@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

[Drama-committee] Woah there nellies
by Riona 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

I agree strongly with Paul. The Word Documnet logos that Martin sent are definitely not what I would go for, at all. Sorry Martin, but they're just not right. And I must state that I _really_ do not agree with an e-mail vote, especially when a proper debate is impossible at the moment. I also think a point needs to be made here about how a committee should work together. Each of us were voted in to deal with specific areas, and we are each both responsible for that area and an authority in that area. There has been a tendency so far to make all descisions as a group. This is actually quite counter-productive. We do not need to disucss and pass every single point that comes up. People should be free to go off and work on making progress in their own areas without constantly consulting with the whole group. We should trust each-others judgement and ability. And a majority vote is not the right way to go on most issues - as I said, some of us have more authority than others about specific areas, and have more of a right to make the decision. So if Paul is designing the website, his judgement on what will work should overrule even the other eight of us being unhappy about it. And I think that in terms of the visual identity of Drama, some of us have more authority about visual matters. Or if it comes to choosing the musical, those of us with a strong interest and understanding of staging musicals should have more weight than a non-dramatic person like myself. That's not to say that everyone can't have an input, but in the vast majority of of cases it should be feedback from the other committee members, not the right to pass/ veto. Votes should only really be taken on very important matters. There are courses for committee training that maybe the SPC should let us all take. Anyway, wanted to say that for a while so got it off my chest :) Paul could be right, give it a few months til we make a final decision. Riona. ________________________________________________________ "Everyone knows that art is not truth. Art is a lie which makes us realise truth." The new CS1 website - http://redbrick.dcu.ie/~nabi/cs1 New and super improved artHAUS website - http://redbrick.dcu.ie/~artsoc What is Hybrid? Find out! - http://redbrick.dcu.ie/~mps/hybrid ____________________________________________________________

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[Drama-committee] Logo
by Paul May 31 May '03

31 May '03

Hello there I'm happy for Martin to use whatever logo he feels is best for the sponsorship brochure, as long as it represents the society well and looks well...and we can make a final decision over the summer when we've all had a think about it. I will say that I really don't like the new designs that were in the word doc sent to us, they just seem too messy and trying to fit too many bits into the one logo. I'm just looking at this from the website perspective, so the logos I like are the ones I feel are strong enough to use as an anchor for the design of the site. Have a look at http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/style_guide/logos/macromedia/ They've got a company name, but then a motif in the M above the text. I'm not saying we want to project a corporate image, that's the last thing I want, but a logo should have something like the M, or a Star, a big red brick, or a unique style of text, or something that people will instantly recognise as being part of the logo, even if the text isn't present. That's what I'd like to work with for the site, something strong, simple, that I can work into a design for the site. A grey square is not a logo, it's a grey square...you take away the writing and nobody will ever know what they're looking at. The final logo needs to be clean and vector based (Illustrator or Flash, not Photoshop) for printing. I worked with a logo designer guy once, and he'd literally go through hundreds of designs...and not everybody would be happy....ever...so we're probably just going to have to go with one, eventually...and have some people unhappy. They're my two cents...I understand that everybody is going to have different opinions, but the final logo should at the very least actually BE a logo..not a graphic that we'll have to re-design when it comes to printing. Think simple, clear, with a unique motif that people will recognise....so no swirly shit or plain squares. We can add a square background to any design we come up with...the LOGO needs to stand on its own. Anyway, good luck. Talk to you later. Paul p a u l m a y www.paulmay.org

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[Drama-committee] logo and space
by Medb Riordan. 30 May '03

30 May '03

there have been misgivings about the stars. martin and riona have supplied a new template and i like it. everybody has til sunday to make a decision on the logo. mail martin. if martin doesnt hear anything consrtuctive by sunday evening im telling him to go ahead. the brochure needs a logo. martin will mail marie louise also to confirm the space and woody allens god. mail me if theres a problem. ---------------------------------------------- If it doesn't have siamese twins in a jar, it is not a fair. Homer J. Simpson Medb Riordan

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[Drama-committee] Brochure request help!
by martin 30 May '03

30 May '03

could everyone please email me a picture and a written biography outlining their role on the drama committee and their achievements and involvement in the college to date making yourselves sound brilliant and as over - achieving as possible !! thanx its for the brochure martin

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[Drama-committee] Filters
by Paul May 30 May '03

30 May '03

Hello Somebody asked me about the filters on the mailing lists. Basically, messages to the announce-drama list are held for moderation so that spam doesn't get sent to the list. What I can do though is add your addresses to another filter meaning that your mails will go straight through without being held for moderation. If you have more than one account that you'd like to send to the list from, send me the details. Regards Paul p a u l m a y www.paulmay.org

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[Drama-committee] either the stars go or i go!
by martin 29 May '03

29 May '03

here is a logo i did with help from riona and i think its cooler and more versatile than da stars... we can change da colour to suit each time as needs be check it out martin

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[Drama-committee] hurray!
by Medb Riordan. 28 May '03

28 May '03

fabulous news!! a man from engineering wants to direct or at least co-direct Oscar Wilde's Salome which is a fabulously meaty tragedy about the step daughter of herod who seduces him through a tantalizing dance and then when told she could have anything she wanted she says "i want the head of john the baptist on a silver platter" fabulouso! when asked why, she says "i want to see what it looks like" fannytastic! gerard is coming to the meeting at six and by then martin and i will have talked to marie louise to see what the space prospects are! salome in the space? what do yous think? i know im bias but i think its great! anyway, ill get over my excitement later! see yis at 6!! medb ---------------------------------------------- If it doesn't have siamese twins in a jar, it is not a fair. Homer J. Simpson Medb Riordan ---------------------------------------------- If it doesn't have siamese twins in a jar, it is not a fair. Homer J. Simpson Medb Riordan

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[Drama-committee] Web stuff
by Paul May 27 May '03

27 May '03

Hello Okay, I'm getting the ball rolling on the domain registration. I need a letter from our bank manager though as a support document...who is our bank manager? Basically, if we don't want the hassle of registering a business name, then we need this: "A signed letter on headed paper from a bank manager, firm of chartered accountant(s), registered auditor(s), tax consultant(s), where the tax advisor identification number is displayed on the letterhead, or solicitor(s) confirming the association's name and legal status as an unincorporated association. In some cases, a copy of the association's constitution may be acceptable." And a copy of our constitution...on headed paper if possible. It's a pain in the hole, I know. If anybody has had any dealings with our bank manager, let me know. -------------- I've been messing around with the site a bit, I posted Medb's letter to the announce list up there, and took down the image of west-side...I'll be moving that into the productions section when I have a chance. Could somebody send me a list of productions/event that were held last year? That'd be cool. ------------- Elaine - a quick note for you (and anybody else who knows anybody involved in web hosting stuff). We need to find a DNS host, preferably one who will donate DNS hosting to us on an ongoing basis. Could you talk to anybody you know in HEAnet about this. The site is going to be hosted on Redbrick, but we need an external DNS host to point www.dcudrama.ie to Redbrick. If you could ask Colm Mac Carthaigh too...he offered to do DNS hosting too...but I'm not sure how permanent he meant. I'm working full time, so I'd appreciate it if you could try to pull some strings on this. That's all for now Paul p a u l m a y www.paulmay.org

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[Drama-committee] call
by Medb Riordan. 25 May '03

25 May '03

hi sorry about the mass mail whoever just rang from clubs and socs at 22:30 sunday night. i cant pick up my phone as i dont have enough credit. text me or ring the number given in the previous mail. thanks ---------------------------------------------- If it doesn't have siamese twins in a jar, it is not a fair. Homer J. Simpson Medb Riordan

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[Drama-committee] Redbrick Password
by drama＠Redbrick.DCU.ie 24 May '03

24 May '03

Hello! The password for the drama account on Redbrick has been changed. The new password is: puke-tree All the best Paul

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