Some post-pitch notes/suggestions thanks to the awesome panel we had last week!

• Audio (samples): footsteps, keys jangling, creaky footsteps, light shining thorough the door, evoking presence
  Movie to see for inspiration: Gallipoli by Tolga Ornek. A documentary wherein it never shows any battle at all; just the sounds i.e. flatter of dust and some slight movement of the camera
• Music: 
  • how literal do I want to portray the caretaker will inspire my music choice
  • getting into their character a bit more into what you want
  • subjectivity contrasted with sounds
  • what’s their little space like
  • making some of their work more interesting (images: eg. cleaning tools, where he resides in the courthouse)
• The Caretaker (as a character) – keeping him invisible, but at the same time, making his presence known throughout the six Acts
  • Another term for caretaker: Custodian – something to think about as an alternative way of calling him/her
  • I’m probably decided on doing a “him” for this one but shall look into it more in my research
  • What does he do as a go-to type of person – research property services or current cleaning services managers of the Old Magistrates Court and of RMIT
• Finding some employee records: town clerks correspondents at Public Records Office
• Images/Shot:
  • Payslip – how much they get paid per day is evocative and tells more about how they work and how their home lives are like
    • Are they supporting a family? Where do they live? In a cottage, a small house, etc. What are their motivations?

Going through all my notes and the suggestions above over the weekend, I came up with things to do for this week:

1. Acts – 6 Acts may be too ambitious so I’m going to have to reduce it. I’m thinking of dividing it up into three Acts instead of six:
   Act I: I am
   – the introduction of the Caretaker as the main character
   Act II:  Gavel
   – life in the court
   Act III: Ghosts
   – hauntings of the presence; what does the place mean, what does it make him feel?
2. Research – Employee Records
   Abigail Belfrage, a historian who works at the Public Records Office suggested to look into some employee records to see those who have worked at the Old Magistrates’ Court as a historian at its time. She’ll be coming down this Friday so I’ll talk to her about that.
3. Style – Music
   The general atmospheric theme I want to portray in this piece is sobering, haunting, nostalgic and reverential. I’ll be looking for music that really encapsulates that spirit.

I think that’s all for now. Off we go then, for some found-footage scavenging!