Festival first discussion

Cody's idea;

based on the game at last. walk through experience for small audience; they have to participate in tasks before they can get out. Dark and scary, make up costume etc.  for example, audience one at a time, are journalists and have to complete mission.


Jack's idea:

based on the streets' album. Inspired by frantic and dv8. Using lip-syncing to the songs eg dry your eyes mate. Installation? end on? site specific? in the cafe.... on the beach....

Rights or about not getting the copyright?


Anna's idea:

family show
3 people start as kids and go and play in a treehouse. Inspired by alice in wonderland? Labyrinth?
Based on known characters.

Ami's idea

Adaptation of a book; for children? chaucer, dickens. an adult book adapted for children.  for example, midsummer's night dream for kids.

Victor's idea;

actors acting like kids in an adaptation of human centipede or adaptation of another source.

Other ideas:

playing with senses;
story-telling based on a source like treasure island;
four lions type comedy
scene of a break up and then cast sing song. Dennis Potter. Please watch Lipstick on your collar.
kids version of breaking bad
adaptation of children's book
creature comforts
london road musical
pop vox brighton about politics
go out and see who you talk to.... random conversations outside
piece on homelessness
Roald Dahl The Twits
George's marvelous medicine
treasure island
the mole who knew none of his business.
the shadow in the wind
mousetrap
james and the giant peach
cirque de freak
a piece about international relations

ukip
gay rights
terrorism
irak isis
atheism

Acting for camera unit 7

Hello all, a reminder that unit 7 assessments coming up next week before half term. As well as the audition pieces, the brief also asks for these submissions.

1. comment and reflect on film acting focusing on particular actors, formats and reading.
2. Headshots
3. Self and peer evaluations of filmed pieces.

headshots from last year can be shown to joe for feedback for you to reflect on. All other submissions need to be on the blog. Your practice needs to be supported by further reading, reflection and analysis. Please see reading on brief and links here for reading suggestions.

Assessment criteria:

1.     established knowledge and understanding of defined methods and techniques for specialist discipline practice

2.     demonstrated competency with applying defined methods and techniques for specialist discipline practice

3.      enhanced application of defined methods and techniques from investigating contexts for their professional application developed critical awareness from evaluating own practice in relation to standards established by the profession for comparable specialist practice 

Meyerhold Quoted

Vsevolod Meyerhold

I want to burn with the spirit of the times. I want all servants of the stage to recognize their lofty destiny. I am disturbed at my comrades' failure to rise above narrow caste interests which are alien to the interests of society at large. Yes, the theatre can play an enormous part in the transformation of the whole of existence

  The art of the theatre doesn't progress, but only changes its means of expression, depending upon the character of the period, its ideas, psychology, technology, architecture, its style.  We shouldn't forget conventions change.  In life we easily sense the falsity of antiquated conventions, but in the theatre we often applaud them out of habit.

Meyerhold Quote

"If the tip of the nose works, the whole body works." 

V. E. Meyerhold

2nd Lesson with Lisa

Unpack for Level 4

·       Helps us avoid plagiarism accusation

·       Helps us identify further RELEVENT uniform sources

·       Helps us organize our BIBLIOGRAPHY/our list of info sources

·       BIBLIOGRAPHY must be ALPHABETISED

·       If the quote is less than a sentence long you can add it into your paragraph eg: Henry Ford said, “history is bunk” (Ford:1928)

·       Longer quote indent in a new paragraph (center)

·       Helps us gain marks

·       Reference book quote: Surname – Date – Page Number

In Essay: Cody’s blog, May 2014 ‘Acting in T.V’ – (Mackenzie: 2014)

Bib: Mackenzie, C. (2014) Acting in T.V

       Available at: URL, accessed 26/11/14

Surname, Initial. (Date) Title,

Location + Publishers

1.     Plan your referencing workshop for L4 – 1:30

2.     Select + reference information sources for your essay

Sources:

·       Book – Jakko & Jordan

·       Webpage – Charlotte, Cody, Anna

·       Videos – YouTube video – Dan, Shivvy

Introduction – 5mins  - Jordan

Split into 3 groups of 4 + explain how to reference sources – 10mins

Library – 10 mins

Come back here and unpack – 10mins

Quick questions and suggestions  

"Fringe Idea"

Hello all.

Here is one of many Ideas swimming around my had for fringe.

(again imply n idea)

-A Hundred Thousand Pennies, No More-

My idea is based around a concept album written by Mike Skrinner, Front man for the group known as The Streets.The album is named A Grand Don't Come For Free.

A Grand Don't Come For Free.

^here's a link to the album. (i also own the album, so if you want a copy let me know

Track List

1. It Was Supposed to Be So Easy

2. Could Well Be In

3. Not Addicted

4. Blinded By The Lights

5. Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

6. Get Out Of My House

7. Fit But You Know It

8. Such A Twat

9. What Is He Thinking?

10. Dry Your Eyes

11. Empty Cans 

How I Envision the show is a frantic assembly style piece. very much ensemble work and very physical. it would also be a verbatim piece (not in the doumentry style) mimicking spoken word.

For those who are not familiar with Frantic assembly's work here is a link;

Frantic Assembly's Website. 

and here is an introduction to verbatim theatre.

National Theatre's Introduction to Verbatim Theatre

Any and all feedback and opinions are welcome with open arms. 

Wednesday 8th

Hello all, my apologies. just heard from sarah who cannot make the morning tomorrow as she needs a longer appointment. She will be with first years in the afternoon. If you want feedback on monologues please join them from 1.30. Otherwise, please take the day to complete tasks we discussed or indeed, look at Brighton venues if appropriate. Emporium is a good possibility so have a look at that if you are in town. 

My apologies see you on Thursday

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