BTEC Performing Arts - Logs

Wednesday 10th + 17th January Link:  https://youtu.be/hJBIaFtDPjQ

Tuesday 19th December Below are some images of Siobhan's final costume as 'Amy' for the end performance. The worn and ripped clothes were very effective and we had some fun before the performance finding some mud outside to crawl around in to add to the look of Amy having lived outside in a hedge for a number of weeks. Furthermore, the smaller cut added to the sense that she had been left by herself for so long that it had begun to heal slightly and under stage lights looked very effective as it caught the light and looked quite sickly. The dirt, blood and tattered clothing juxtaposed entirely with the rest of the cast's clothing and made Amy stand out even more and really added to the uncomfortable atmosphere of the scene. Also, below is a collated version of my rough initial plan for directing and photos of my directing notebook containing some of my notes and changes as the rehearsal process progressed - refer to my previous logs for a more in-depth revi...

Saturday 16th Dec Also, for the character of Amy, I wanted Siobhan's costume to try and look like she had actually fallen down a mineshaft and been living outside in a hedge for an extended period of time. Siobhan brought in some old clothes that we then ripped and stressed using scissors to make holes and worn patches on her jeans and jumper to make her physically appear shocking to look at add to the effect of her reappearance in the play after she has been presumed dead. I also wanted to use stage make up to give her some kind of cut on her head for where the stone the rest of the gang threw had hit her, and give her bruises and be covered in mud etc to emphasise the violence she had suffered and again, clearly show the trauma and make her appearance more uncomfortable for both the audience and the rest of the gang to be able to see exactly what they'd done to this girl. I experimented with different sizes and types of wounds to give her and decided a smaller ...

Wednesday 13th December Below are the photos I took of each of the separate lights to define what each light was, the different lighting states on my set and some of my ideas for each location.  "Woods" state  "Field" state - Alexis in one of Leah/Rachel's positions  "Field" state - a Leah position in Deja-vu monologue  "Field" state - Phil position  "Street" state - Lou position. Decided to move her position down onto the 1st riser to distinguish between locations a bit more clearly for the audience. "Street" state - Danny Position This is a simple diagram I made for myself to show which lights each of the sliders were rigged up to, to help with my cues. By numbering each slider and annotating each light type I could write out the numbers for each state and visualise it more clearly. Photo Gallery by QuickGallery.com Images of the separate lights. Link:  https://y...