#introduction of the Narrators first ends up as the introduction of the 3rd Misfit (Zeke - 18 - nb) who appears genuinely lost | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

thewhizzyhead · 1 month ago

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being a busy ass student with student journalism gigs on one hand and comm academic shit on the other is very interesting because with the jam-packed life I live I only really get to breathe at like late lAAATE night when no one can bother me about my responsibilities other than myself. that being said that's also when creative brain goes into overdrive and now misfits finally has the final draft of its opening number woo

#so heres the thing kasi the opening number of that damn project hAS BEEN THE HARDEST TO WRITE #i believe at this point there had been morethan 10 drafts gjdjd because like heres the thing with that number specifically #misfits is a fourth wall breaky show within a show and the 5 narrators (and 1 misfit which i'll get to in a bit) knowingly perform #to appease the audience. hence the opening number throughout the years has reflected that - a performance that breaks the barrier between #audience and stage. even when misfits wasnt a show withjn a show concept this had always been the general treatment so that the audience #actually GETS whats happening - but i always come to changing it because well i also wanted to add foreshadowing factors: somehing that #suggests that the show isn't actually all that it seems. previous drafts had this show through the typical Tagalog - Real #and English - Scripted element in the show - language being used to determine authenticity. however that begs the question of how to #properly utilize the Misfits in the opening number - given that two of them dont know about the Show while the other is confused #and then at 2 am i remembered Hermes from Hadestown and boop a lightning bulb #instead of opting for opening numbers that had hints of sabotage or theatrical malfunctions that suggests that the show is Not What It Seems #i thought - why not have it 'malfunction' at the start and have it introduce the wrong character first 5 minutes before the Narrators come #so basically after the Producers (represented through um P.A. voices smth like that) welcome everyone - what is supposed to be the #introduction of the Narrators first ends up as the introduction of the 3rd Misfit (Zeke - 18 - nb) who appears genuinely lost #they appear genuinely in distress though they keep themselves composed at the realization that they are facing an Audience #and they Know this because he was formerly a Narrator as well - though at this point in the story nobody (bar one) knows that #they decide to take their time in chatting with the audience while charming them using their old Narrator tactics in order to get a grip on #whats going on - being a first step towards how involved the audience will be in the story as Zeke then goes to question them outwardly on #the morals of the story they expect and whether it is ethical to have children forcibly conform to religion in the first place #but they do so in an entertaining Bo Burnham manner - a way that doesnt catch people off guard until They Want To - because ayun he #plays by the rules of the show #this doesnt seem like the 'opening number' yet does it but im getting there fjd because once they sense that the narrators will be on stage #as a memento they teach them to sing a melody that will serve as Zeke's motif - something that will eventually scare the lead Narrator and #the Producers - because whenever the motif is sung it means that someone has Broken a Significant Part of the show #especially since the Motif was um lets say its from a now defunct show the Producers and Zeke and the Lead Narrator used to have #that melody will then be subtly present throughout the entire opening number of the Narrators - which will then be played straight #but with the Misfits make their pre-official-introduction appearances by forming the bridge of the opener using the Motif #thats when we learn of the show being compromised from the very start - especially with the lyrics of the motif expressing doubt in faith #personal shit (ran out of tags whoops but um yea basically its Have The Audience Have A Hint to Whats Going On Through Recognizable Motifs)#(also the motif the audience learns is a melody - Zeke (and the lead narrator) changes the lyrics as they go) (also sorry for the ramble)

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