Unit 40 - Choreography Skills: What is Choreography?

 Whats is Choreography?

What  

Action

Jump

Expansion

Turn

How

Dynamics

Space

 Down/up stage?  

Levels?

Formation?

Where?

Relationships

props

 duet

trios

groups

solo 

audience

music

ACTION                     DYNAMIC             SPACE              RELATIONS

 Movement Mofit!

Unit 83 - Devopling Costumes Skills - Mini Project

Costume Plot

Pass

Basic no space for writing

Merit

Break down into scenes and acts 

Distraction

All of the above

Break down into, head wear, foot wear, jewerrlly, ect....

Mini Costume Project

DESIGN & NOTES FOR VIDEO PRESENTATION BELOW;

 

Order of how you create a COSTUME;

1. Read Script to find out the personality of the character you are going to be making the Costume for and to understand the play/text. This will also help to set the time for the Costume, character's style.

2. Find out the colour/size/shape.

3. Find out actors measurements.

4. Work out the material that will be best for the character, for example mobility/ movement of the character? sustainability? 

5. Work/find out your Costume budget and work out cost and find/compare all materials.

6. Start to research other character similar to yours.

7. Start to mind map around the Costume idea.

6. Make first drawings of Costume idea.

7. Start to add colour palettes and play around and work out what works best and fits into the play/text best.

Character: Childish King on the Throne

Mind map of discussion around our given character:

Appropriateness of costume design for children’s theatre.

The costume item we will be making is a hat.

We will make the hat appalling to children to because of the bright and bold colours, we will only use primary colours, the shapes used on the hat with be simple and rounded.

The personality of the character –reflected in the colour, size, shape, creativeness of the costume etc… What social status does your character have?

The Back Story

William Smith is a 10 year old Prince from France who's father, the King dies in a Battle unexpectedly which only leaves William to become the new air to the throne. William does not understand his responsibilities as he is too young and wants to continue having a normal childhood. His mother childhood. His mother died in childbirth so the only mother figure he has had in his life is his nanny who has brought him up from the beginning. Will likes to mess around and the idea of him becoming King does not impress him at all.

Character: Childish King on the Throne

Costume item: Hat

Ages:10years old

Name: William Smith

Gender: Male

From: France

Actor’s measurements

I will need to measure the head of the actor who is going to play the pact of William the King of France.

Measuring the head of the actor will allow me to know how big or small the hat will need to be, what shape the hate will need to be and how the hat will fit on the head of the actor.

Measurements:

Head Width:

Hat Height:

The physical movements of the character and therefore the impact on the costume

Suitable materials/fabric for the type and style of costume

What period is your story set?

 Week 1 - 15th September 2014 

What is Costume?

This is the mind map i made by myself at the beginning of the lesson;

This is the mind map we made as a group when asked to talk and think about "What is Costume" in more detail;

Looking & Applying for Jobs - Assignment 1

Looking for Jobs 

Website Link: http://www.jobsinsussex.com/job/588961/?*%20&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed

JobName : Peforming Arts Techiacan 
Job Description: Looking for a fantastic, first rate teacher and in return, we offer great rates of pay and a friendly, professional service.

It is essential that you eferably have at least 6 weeks experience of working within UK schools that can be referenced. Overseas candidates - You must hold a valid UK working visa, working holidaymaker’s visa or spousal visa and be available to start as soon as possible. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a work permit to work in the UK, please inform us prior to your application.

Letter to Employer;

Dear Employer,

Further to your advertisement on the Jobs in Sussex website, I would like to apply for the Performing Arts Technician position at your college. I have many years of experience in the theatre, as I started performing from the age of 6. I am familiar with how you must behave in a theatre and familiar with the ins and outs (backstage) of a building. In my time i have seen many West End productions so i have a clear understanding of how the theatre works. This also is reflected academically in my achievements within the theatre.

 Academically, I have achieved  singing grades up to grade 3 all with distinction, A grade in Musical Performing Arts  B grade in AS Textiles, A grade in Dance GCSE, Arts & Design GCSE and Textiles, B grade in Sports Science GCSE and C grade in English, Maths and Science GCSE. I have performed in various theatre's including, The Capital (Horsham),  The Sealight Theatre (Worthing) Paviliion (Worthing) , Congutat (Worthing), The Hawth (Crawley) Portsmouth Theatre and Brighton Dome (Brighton),

As well as having knowledge about the basics of the theatre, I also have experience with some of the technology, such as mics - how and where to put them on the actor as i have also worked backstage in productions including a National Theatre's Connections production.

 I understand that a Technician role also requires Passionate about education and improvemen, Strong classroom management skills, Able to implement effective behaviour management strategies, Excited for a challenge skills. I believe i have all of these.

Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

Elsie Metters.

2.

Job Name: Front Desk Clerk 

Job Description: The Front Desk Clerk is a member of the Front Office team. S/he are responsible for: maintaining and promoting hospitality at all times; welcoming and serving guests in a courteous, efficient and friendly manner, both face-to-face and on the phone. As part of this job, this individual is required to: demonstrate good computer skills; accurately handle cash and charges; stand for long periods of time; present a friendly, outgoing, energetic and guest service oriented demeanor.

Website Link: http://jobs.interstatehotels.com/job/Denver-FRONT-DESK-CLERK-Aloft-Denver-Downtown-Job-CO-80002/233008900/?feedId=4&utm_source=Indeed

Letter to Employer;

Dear Employer,
 I understand that a Front of Desk role also requires customer service skills. I gained a lot of experience in customer service at Applesause Catering Company, and very condifent with people. At Appplesause Catering I took payments in person and over the phone, greeted customers , served food, handled food and dealt with any complaints. I handled all these situations very professionally, and built a good relationship with many of the frequent Applesause customers. In this job it also means i have good catering experience so if any function rooms in the theatre were in use and required staff, i would be equipped with the health and safety regarding food and nutrition. 
Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,

Further to your advertisement on the Indeed Jobs website , I would like to apply for the Front of Desk Clerk position at your theatre. I have many years of experience in the theatre, as I started performing from the age of 6. I am familiar with how you must behave in a theatre and familiar with the ins and outs (backstage) of a building. In my time i have seen many West End productions so i have a clear understanding of how the theatre works. This also is reflected academically in my achievements within the theatre.

 Academically, I have achieved  singing grades up to grade 3 all with distinction, A grade in Musical Performing Arts  B grade in AS Textiles, A grade in Dance GCSE, Arts & Design GCSE and Textiles, B grade in Sports Science GCSE and C grade in English, Maths and Science GCSE. I have performed in various theatre's including, The Capital (Horsham),  The Sealight Theatre (Worthing) Paviliion (Worthing) , Congutat (Worthing), The Hawth (Crawley) Portsmouth Theatre and Brighton Dome (Brighton),

Yours Faithfully

Elsie Metters

3.

Job Name: Performing Arts Instructor - Premier Performing Arts - Farnham

Job Description:

Planning and delivery of dance activities to children and young people, both in school curriculum time following the national curriculum and/or schemes of work and also deliver of Out of School Hours learning - before school, lunch and afterschool activities as well as evenings and weekends. Candidates must be... Enthusiastic about working with young people A people person – confident, friendly, interactive and engaging A dynamic and motivated individual, with a real passion and enthusiasm for promoting dance & performing arts Committed, reliable, punctual and organised Experience in teaching/instructing dance with relevant qualifications Passion to drive the business forward! Full training given, including First Aid, Arts Award and ITDA teaching qualification worth £1200.

Website Link: 
http://www.indeed.co.uk/cmp/Premier-Performing-Arts-North-Hampshire/jobs/Performing-Arts-Instructor-6f75279162c9fb8c

Letter to Employer;

Marketing you the Product

PAB 
Marketing you the Product

Lesson 1 - 12th September 2014 

YOU ARE THE PRODUCT!
PROMOTE YOURSELF.

Publicity - materials!
Putting yourself out there and increasing public awareness, as well as entering the industry. Requires you to be proactive and organised.

Social media is a great way to do this as it is free, efficient and easy to use and access.
There are so many different social media sites, such as;

Twitter
Free
Ensure its separate to your own personal account
Creates a platform for supporters and can create a fan base.
You can promote events easily to a large number of people.

Facebook
Its free
Lots of people have it
People can like your page
Public can see your posted photos and videos
People can review you or your performances
Ensure it's separate to your own personal account
You can actually create an event and invite people, with time and location
A good way of networking

Website
 Personal to you
Share videos and photos of performances
List contact details, making it you more accessible

Instagram 
Small clips on videos,
Places you've been, photos,
Professional but shows you have a personality

Blog 
More personal and can have all links to your social media links

Youtube 
Post numerous forms of promotional media such as;
Showreel
Performances
Shows
Live work
Vlogs - video blogs

Linkedin

SoundCloud
No covers
Must be your own work
Checked at auditions
Recording of your voice
Allows people to hear your original songs

Leaflets, Business Cards, Flyers
Efficient way of sharing contact details and events/performances/projects you are doing.
Can include images of performances or yourself

Photos
Photos of you performing, promoting yourself

Voiceovers

Radio
Promotes to wide audience
Can sample your work to various markets/audiences

Performers CV
Shows a list of all your work in Musical Theatre and any other performances
Allows people to see you work experience and previous jobs

Workshops
Shows people what you do and how you perform
Shows the public how you portray yourself


Charity Work
Making your self known to people
Increase reputation

Pub Gigs
Can generate income whilst promoting yourself
Performing to people who may not necessarily come across your work elsewhere.

Gigs
Generate income
Weekly contracts
Creates a fan base
Promotes to larger numbers

Busking
You need a licence, but they are quite cheap
Can create money whilst promoting yourself
Performing to people who may not necessarily come across your work elsewhere.

People - you need to know!

Directors 
It is good if you know a director that is familiar with your work and likes you as they should give you a lot of work and help with looking for work.

Musical Director 
It is good if you know a Musical director that likes your work and style as they should give you a lot of work and help with looking for work.

Casting Director

Agent

Other performers 

Media people

Sound people

Set people

Light people

Photographers 
For head shots, photo shoots and promotional pictures

Choreographer 
Help you create routines for upcoming auditions and develop your dance skills


Place - you need to be!

Aundrams

Agent

Own productions

Low budget films

Student films

Gigs

Events

Auditions

Local Shows

College training

Training


Class Questions? 

How far would you be willing to move away to go to Uni?
London, no further.

Are you thinking about a Drama school? a Uni? or a Foundation degree?
Possibly University, but hopefully a CBMA course in London.

What course are you after?
Musical theatre costume hair and makeup course.

6 Choices for Higher Education - Assignment 1

Choices for Higher Education

1.

CSSD Website for 'Costume Construction'

Name of Course:  Costume Construction
Course Location: Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London
Award: BA (Hons) Theatre Practise
Course Duration: 3 years, full time
About the course:

11% assessed coursework
69% time in lectures and seminars

Costume construction requires the making of garments suited to the modern body, while achieving the correct shape and silhouette for a given era and design. The garments have to be appropriate for the character to enable the performer to use costume to enhance their performance.

You will need to be sensitive to the stylistic intentions of the designer and director, and be able to research and understand the time, place and narrative of the production through analysis of scripts and creative concepts. These productions do not focus solely on historical garments and include a diverse range of projects.

2. 

UAL Website for 'Costume for Performance'

Name of Course: Costume for Performance 

Course Location: London College of Fashion, London

Award: 

Course Duration: 3 years, full time

3.  

CSSD Website Link to 'Design for the Stage'

Name of Course:  Design for the Stage

Course Location: Royal Central Stage of Speech and Drama

Award: BA, (Hons)

Course Duration: 3years, full time

About the course:
Design for the Stage develops practitioners with a strong sense of direction and identity, and an ability to think conceptually. You will learn in an interdisciplinary environment through collaboration with design and production students, sharing workshops with Central’s acting students and develop a professional respect for, and understanding of, the specialist practitioners you may work with in your career. You will develop necessary skills, including model-making, technical drawing, costume drawing, storyboarding and the use of projected media, and have the opportunity to put these skills into practise on realised projects in Central’s professionally equipped performance spaces.

4.

CBMAC Website Link

Open Day – October 18^th 11am-4pm

Name of Course:  Christine Blundell Make-up Academy

Course Location: London

Award: 

Course Duration: 3 months or 4 months or 5 months

About the course:

CB*MA was founded in 2006 by Academy Award award-winning hair and make-up designer, Christine Blundell, to share the experience and knowledge she has accumulated in over two decades working on film, TV and theatre productions.

Christine was inspired to create the school because she felt that in the training being provided in the UK, there was a lack of key skills. Therefore, she has designed her courses to ensure that every student graduating from CB*MA is at an Industry recognised level for those beginning their career.

Her extensive knowledge of the industry has enabled her to hand-pick your team of excellent tutors, all of whom continue to work regularly in the business and keep abreast of new techniques and skills, through constant collaboration with fellow film and TV make-up professionals.

We promise you not just a superb technical grounding but also an insight into the industry, based on the experiences of those who have felt the pressures of real deadlines and developed the tricks for managing the day-to-day realities of applying make-up and styling hair backstage, or on a bustling, often chaotic film set.

Course Structure: 

3 month course - 

4 moths course - extra topics are period makeup, period hair & wigs 

5 month course - Basic makeup, Basic hair/barbing, Wigs, Casualty makeup, Period hair & makeup, Facial hair, Theatre make up, Prosthetics, Boot camp.

What do you like about this course?

I like the range of workshop they offer do and train you in these topics, i also like that fact it is a short course.

What don't you like about this course?

This course is not funded by student finance and as far as i know there is no help finical easily available.

Monologues & Sheet Music for Auditions

If I was going University or a drama school i would choose these monologues to perform in my auditions and use this sheet music too.

Monologues & Sheets are a part of the Audition File.

Monoluges:

1. Classical

2. Mordan

Sheet Music:

1. Classical

2.Mordan

Research into how performers promote themselves - Assignment 1

Research into how performers promote themselves

Research into how performers promote themselves. 

Business Cards

Online

Photos

Workshops

Busking

Submit to casting web sites.

Find a talent agent.

Seek out a personal manager. 

Start your own web-based business that has to do with acting, hosting, commercials, etc

Do regular mailings to casting directors, talent agents and production companies.

Go to meetings with casting directors and agents .

Go to reputable schools/study with reputable teachers. 

Take a workshop with a casting director or agent you would like to know. 

Go to industry events.  

Goto industry forums.  Study successful actors and how they promote themselves. 

 Find out who your customers are and what they want!  

Learn how to network! 

Get a job doing something that is related to the acting industry , so that you learn and meet the right 
people while you earn. 

Team up with other actors and write a play, put it up and invite people to see it.

Investigate what work experience you can do now & in the further.

1. Front of House
2. Costume Runner
3. Runner
4. Volunteering Work - helps with promoting and experience
5. Parties - Children parties
6. Workshops

 

Performers CV - Assignment 1

My Performers CV
Lesson 4 - 19th September 2014

Elsie Metters

D.O.B.: 26th Novemeber 1996

Height: 5ft 4

Build: Curvy

Playing Age: 15-25years

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Brown

Native Accent: Southern England

Ethnicity: White British, Caucasian

Training:

Diploma in Musical Theatre Dance, Singing, Drama, Trained dancer in: Ballet. Tap Mordan Jazz, Musical Theatre

Grades in; Ballet (1,2,3,4) Tap (1,2,3,4) Mordan Jazz (1,2,3,4,5) Piano (1,2,3)

Skills:

Singing. Acting, Gymnastics, Horse Riding, Swimming, Netball, Trampoline, Condience with Pets & Children, Rollerblading, Guitar, Ice Skating, Piano playing, 

Accents:

R.P. Cockney, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, American

Experience:

The Wardrobe,

Date:2014,

Character: Maid

Venue: Capitol Theatre Horsham, National Theatre.

Director: Ardian Rilley

High School Musical, Disney

Date:2008

Character: Cheerleader

Venue: Pallivon Theatre Worthing

Director: Amiela Regnate

Big Time Show

Date:2008

Venue: Pallivon Theatre Worthing

Director: Amiela Regnate

Bad Girls the Musical

Date: 2014

Character: Noreen Biggs

Venue: Sealight Theatre Worthing

Director: Rachel Maddix

Suessical The Musical

Date: 2014

Character: Bird Girl

Venue: Sealight Theatre Worthing

Director: Rachel Maddix

Suessical The Muscial

Date: 2014

Character: Mrs Who

Venue: Sealight Theatre Worthing

Director: Rachel Maddix

Contact Details:

07411788480

Personal  Website

SpotLight

Equality: Yes

Preparation for Auditions - Assignment 1

Lesson 1 - 11th September 2014

Preparation for Auditions

There are 3 main part to preparing yourself for the auditions and your further in the Musical Theatre:

Attitude, Appearance and Attendance!

You need to have the right attitude for wanting to do well and go far in musical theatre, the right approach of getting and the manner in which you do that. 

Ways to do this is making your own and always being busy and doing stuff which will help you in the long run and look good on your CV, making your own projects or being in other peoples projects.

These projects might not make you loads of money or you probably won't even get money from them but they will help you get the experience and get to know people that could always be a help in the further, Work creates Work!

You are the "business" in your eyes, you need to think it is an business!

Making and having prepared a"showreel" will help promote yourself as at any time someone or anyone wants to see what you do, a mixture of all your work and performances will be in one clip/video for them to watch not just once but over and over again. The showreel should have live, professional footage on it, make sure the footage is a lll of a similar age as directors or other people in the business do not want to see young footage as you don't like look that or perform like that now.

The appearance of yourself and they way you present yourself is important, especially for first impressions.