The Snow Queen (Worthing 2012 Version)
Scene	Title	Development Suggestions
1	Grandma’s Introduction	We need to build the 'six senses' in this scene as it introduces the audience to both the play and life for the characters Gerda and Kai before the Snow Queen. **The audience have to care about them getting this life and their friendship back or there is little point to the story** Better description of the environment. An activity for Kai and Gerda before the story that can show how close they are. Introductory music
2	Snow Queen Kidnaps Kai	We need to establish a distinct change in atmosphere via lighting and sound for the Snow Queens entrance. The dialogue needs additional detail particularly the benefits of living in the snow palace. **There has to be a plausible benefit for Kai to go with the SQ as he is fascinated by her before she puts ice in his heart** Snow Queen Music or snow sound effects Additional tempting description of Snow Queen Lifestyle in dialogue Design/Make sleigh  (Jackie in Art is willing to help)
3	Magic Flower Garden	A playful introduction would improve this scene. Perhaps Gerda could wonder at least for a little while if she should just make new friends whilst being enchanted by the flowers. **The scene will work best if we feel a bit sorry for the flower witch and the flower girls and if it contrasts more with the other scenes** Demonstrate the girls having fun together before we see the witch Gerda to use '6 senses' to ensure we understand more about the magical garden Find way of making flowers stand!
4	Snow Queen collects Flower Children	We need this scene to have more clarity. The best way to do this would be to strongly establish an ongoing relationship between the SQ and the Flower Witch. **This scene is the second time we see the SQ and once again she is abducting children. We have to make her heartless but not too scary!** Reveal Snow Queens bigger plans and the control she has over her magical kingdom Make some reference to life before the Snow Queen's reign Ensure the sleigh can work with two passengers
5	Palace and the Princess’s Party	i think this went really well and matt was funny when he performed the king. There was good improv but some definate lines need to be drafted and used so that there aren't people talking over each or just one person doing most of the talking
6	Snow Queen Plots & Plans	this needs to be worked on so that it is more dramatic and prolonged. I also need to work on my connection with Kai so that it seems more real to the audience.
7	Robbers in the Woods	Some of the logistics of this need to be worked on eg... how they get hold of the key to unlock the cage, does the crow get ir or the robber girl?
8	Journey to Lapland
9	Minion Reports	I think in this scene i need to be a bit more harsh with the minion to get across my darker side. also i think it would be better if we had more space to maneuover so that when i freeze the minion there is more space for her to try and get away.
10	Finn Man’s Wisdom & the Gossips
11	Ice Palace Rescue & Release	This scene needs to be worked on more, i think we need some designated moves in a routine so that everyone knows what they are doing and it looks more neat.
12	Back to Grandma

  

tech mood board

In this lesson we did a mood board of what ideas we have and how we have made them a reality in our practical work. We also put down ideas we have for the rest

week 4 video

This is a video where i went wrong

fosse jazz - all that jazz

Today we started learning the 'all that jaz' dance from Chicago. I did the central part of Thelma. throughout the hour long lesson we managed to learn the choreography for half of the song. The dance we copied the choreography from was the strictly come dancing live performance;

MT Chicago

week 6 - putting together the play

This week we voted what people we wanted to do certain roles in the production of the snow queen

5th lesson - frantic assembly

Singing workshop

We started of by lying on the floor doing deep breathing

stage and costume designs for snow queen

On this blog i will be writing, publishing pictures and analysing my work.

The first week i made flowers out of random bits of material. At first i didn't know how i could make the flowers and i had a couple of attempts but they all either fell apart or looked more like lots of colourful things stuck together rather than flowers.

dance videos and critique

Over 6 weeks we are seeing how our dance improves...

third lesson - musical theatre

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second lesson - musical theatre

Using six senses

original fairy tales using six sense and addapting

first lesson - musical theatre

Making up fairy tales-

• We were split into 3 groups.
• we began by choosing a location and our group chose a forest

Singing skills with Lena

This blog is looking at all things you should do to help improve your singing, such as posture, breathing and muscle control.

This is an explanation of how you should be standing before and during singing...

The chin should be about parallel to the floor.

Shoulders should be held back and down, with chest held high,
      but not in a strained position.

Abdomen should be flat and firm, held in an expandable position.

Hands should be relaxed and still at the sides.

Knees should be flexibly loose, and never locked.

• Feet should be slighty apart, one slightly in front of the other. 

     The weight of the body is slightly forward.

Week leading up to18th october 2012-

In preparation for this lesson i did diaphragmatic breathing every even. I also practised arpeggios and scales to widen my range.

18th october lesson-

• To start we made sure our posture was right
• we then then practiced arpeggios, scales and vowels (v,e,a,r,oo) which went up by semi-tones
• we went onto practice dictions uses exercises such; 'claires rare bear snares hare' which help us to pronounce continence and then used, 'Are there bees on you' to practice diction of vowels using a downward arpeggio.
• we sung 'loo, loo' and 'ma,ma' to get our jaw position in the correct place.
• then we did some more diction work lead by our classmate matt, where we did the 'boom chicka boom' call and repeat exercise.
• We also exercised our range going up and down in scales and arpeggios using 'R'.
• Then our last exercise was to sing in harmony in three parts and i held my own part as the melody doing the highest part which surprised me because i haven't sung properly before and i found out my range is very good.

Production roles in theatre

My three main research areas are set, costume and make-up. As you can see from this flow chart the set designer doesn't really specifically work with anyone else although it is linked with make-up, wardrobe, conductor and stage manager. The Makeup artist works directly with the hairdresser and the cosmetologist. Lastly the Wardrobe master (costume designer) works closely with the dresser, launderer and seamstress.

Now I am going to show you some chosen videos on my three main areas...

Here is a video of the main roles a makeup artist has to fulfil in everyday theatre;

Here is a video of the costume designers main roles in theatre;

Set designer roles in theatre;

A make-up artist (or 'makeup artist') is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics for theatre,television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions including all aspects of the modeling industry.

For this blog I will be writing just about make up in theatre...

The make-up artist in theatre will work very closely with the actors/actresses and also with the costume designer . Make up artist don't just work on faces they have to be versatile for example if people have 'bruises' or 'wounds' then they have to make them look realistic or it ruins the effect for the audience. Here is an example of a make artist at work...

A good example of when a make-up artist in the theatre industry would have to do more than just facial make-up is when they are working with shows such as Wicked, Cats or the lion king. Make-up is very important in making characters come to life and making the role more convincing to the audience.

The Lion king is the show i am going to focus on when blogging about my three chosen production roles.

Info on make up artists in theatre

A make-up artist (or 'makeup artist') is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics for theatre,television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions including all aspects of the modeling industry.

For this blog I will be writing just about make up in theatre...

The make-up artist in theatre will work very closely with the actors/actresses and also with the costume designer . Make up artist don't just work on faces they have to be versatile for example if people have 'bruises' or 'wounds' then they have to make them look realistic or it ruins the effect for the audience. Here is an example of a make artist at work...

A good example of when a make-up artist in the theatre industry would have to do more than just facial make-up is when they are working with shows such as Wicked, Cats or the lion king. Make-up is very important in making characters come to life and making the role more convincing to the audience.