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Week Beginning the 27th January

On Monday 27th January, we got into our groups for our context of Citizenship presentation. I worked with Hanna, Henok, Louis and Aso. We worked as a group to finish our presentation. We took turns reading our research and another person typing it on the computer. Working with this group helped me feel confident sharing ideas. One improvement for my group was that we should try to listen to each other instead of talking over each other because that could lead to arguments and that is not what good team work is.
On Tuesday 28th January, we rehearsed our scenes for Citizenship. 
Rob came to see my scene and gave me target. 

 This is my target:
  1. Don’t force the lines. 
  2. Be a higher statues than Tom. It’s your tent. Everything you say Tom will believe and give you more money.
Whilst myself and Aso performed, Rob filmed it again as our previous performance did not record. But I was happy that he recorded today because I was able to include the targets that Rob gave me.
Planchette

In Tech work myself and my group for the Silent Movie talked about what lights we would use when we do our live performance at the Camden People Theatre. 

Ezra is a year 1 production arts student who will be coming to the theatre with us to do the lighting, sound and playing our Silent Movies. He will be working with Amy who works at the Camden People Theatre. 

Scene 1 - Ouija board:
When we are in a house playing the Ouija board. A red spotlight will light up over us whilst the planchette moves to "YES" as we want to know if something bad will happen to us or are there any bad spirits with us? 
Spotlight

Scene 2 - Fun Fair: 
When entering the fun fair, there will be colourful lights to convey the atmosphere, the lights will change at a slow pace.
Scene 3 - Fortune Teller: 
When Louis mentions that one of the friends are going to die  a red spotlight will shine on him, then there will be a flickering light on Louis when he laughs which indicates danger. 


Fun-fair Lights
Scene 4 - Haunted House: 
A blue light will be used on us when we get possessed. 


Scene 5 - Car scene: 
White flickering lights will come on when we struggle to get the car ready, a black out will happen when Ashleigh tries to bang the window. This will end as a cliff hanger. 



On Thursday 30th January, we rehearsed our ‘Silent Movie’ in front of Rob. He suggested that we walk to the front of the stage, have a look of confusion on our faces whilst looking at each other after hearing what the fortune teller had told us.

 We then met up with the music students who we will be working with us for the live performance of our ‘Silent Film’. We have decided the music that will be played when myself, Hanna and Ashleigh are using with the Ouija board. 

This was a really fun experience, we were able express our ideas so our performance will be more powerful for the audience to watch.
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