Stage play advertising and distribution methodology
First Claim
1. A method of marketing a stage play, its playwright, actors and others involved in its production, comprising the following steps:
- a. receiving a script for a play;
b. selecting actors, stage manager and director;
c. selecting rehearsal space and production space;
d. obtaining and scheduling cameramen;
e. providing pre-publicity of the play;
f. conducting rehearsals and making subsequent decisions regarding nature of and placement of props, and resulting script adjustments, additions and deletions;
g. filming of the play as presented on a stage;
h. editing and compression of the play for viewing over a computer network;
i. mounting of the edited and compressed filmed version of the play to a computer/server within the computer network; and
j. providing access to the play to viewers on the network.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a new method for modern theatre to find and expand its audience. The result yields an ideal advertisement for future stage productions, as the nature of theatre encourages the reinterpretation of playwrights'"'"' works. Presently for a playwright, the process of mailing scripts for consideration for production is arduous and expensive. For a fledgling writer, hundreds of scripts can be mailed before a positive response is received. The present invention allows a playwrights'"'"' work to be seen wherever a computer can be taken—the Internet (or other computer network) is limited only by accessibility, and with increasing integration with television, a web browser will soon be a standard part of any media center. In one embodiment, a web-based viewing of a play and script allows a playwrights'"'"' work to be viewed in a fully-realized format, from a perspective that recreates the theatrical experience.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of marketing a stage play, its playwright, actors and others involved in its production, comprising the following steps:
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a. receiving a script for a play; b. selecting actors, stage manager and director; c. selecting rehearsal space and production space; d. obtaining and scheduling cameramen; e. providing pre-publicity of the play; f. conducting rehearsals and making subsequent decisions regarding nature of and placement of props, and resulting script adjustments, additions and deletions; g. filming of the play as presented on a stage; h. editing and compression of the play for viewing over a computer network; i. mounting of the edited and compressed filmed version of the play to a computer/server within the computer network; and j. providing access to the play to viewers on the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15)
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11. A method of marketing a stage play comprising the following steps:
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a. receiving a stage play that has been audio and visually recorded onto a media; b. mounting the media to a computer/server within an internet-based computer network; and c. providing access to the play to viewers on the network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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