Hi Derren,
I'll be brief: When you're 'composing' new effects, what comes first - you or the audience? Do you start with what you'd like to try and then play with it so it will suit an audience - or do you begin with a more audience-specific perspective? Have you ever dropped an effect because it's too much one or the other (i.e. too much 'just for you' or too much 'only for the audience')?
Thank you for your time. Best of luck with your new show/series ...
Amanda

It's difficult to say, as there's a lot of reasons why an effect might come into being. But it's certainly something that from the start I will see from the audience's persepctive, as that's where it all happens. Much of the time I may start with a new technique I'm trying out, but it's always the impact and perception of the event which is paramount in my mind.

Thank you,
db