Space-Truckers – the Splash Screen
Nothing gets the attention of an audience better than a splashy entrance, and nobody knew this better than good ol’ William Shakespeare. A glance at the first few pages of any of his plays uncovers a host of different exciting scenes from a street brawl between rival gangs in Romeo and Juliet to an interrupted wedding in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Bard knew how to get the attention of his audiences – a notable feat in those times – and just as he shamelessly plundered history and mythology (sometimes both at the same time!) for his stories, we’re going to shamelessly plunder the techniques he used in our work.
The specific inspiration from Mr. S. that we will examine is the idea of engaging the attention of an audience to prepare and prime them for what they’re about to experience. We don’t have a fancy fight scene or a fantasy wedding in the cards for Space-Truckers, but we do have our...
