25/10/10 - Rachel.

Rachel's Lesson. Period 1.

We took notes for the Responding and Developing of the Childrens play:

Responding (Stimulus)

Target audience

Suitability

Imagination

Creativity

Needs of audience

Developing (Shaping Process)

Insight

Imagination

Liaison and constraints

Needs of audience

We then wrote questions for the woman from the primary school, to ask about the children and the performance area, the questions were the following:

April: What are the age ranges of our audience and will that be the case for all performances - So that we know our target audience age.

Leah: What do they already know about Christmas - So we know what we dont need to talk about and what we do.

Chloe: what TV programs do they watch - So that we know what they like to watch and what characters they like.

Abbi E: what Christmas songs do they know - We want to use songs they can sing along to.

Taran: How far can they count to and what colours do they know - So we know how much they know so that we dont try to teach them something they already know and they dont feel patronised.

Rachel: what do they find entertaining - So that we know what to include in the performances

Abbi F: Can they have sweets - So that we know if we can give them sweets as part of the performance

Grace: Subjects we need to steer away from - things that may offend or upset the children

Hayley: How long should it last to fully engage them - So that it doesnt drag on and we dont lose the audience's interest

Joe: Anything that might upsetting/scary (In the past what has proven to be ineffective) - So that we know what we should and shouldnt do to prevent the children being scared

Sarah: Any children who would get up and join in (Do you advise audience interaction) - So that we know if we can write in audience interaction or if they wouldn't like that.

Lauren: Where will we be performing (Here or there) - So that we know what to do, in terms of props, (can they be moved, ect.)

Autumn: Is there is a time that we could come and see the performance spaces - So we know what we have to work with (Is there a back stage curtain, ect.)

James: Any young people with disabilities that may affect their involvement - So we know if we should have audience involvement that they may not be able to do.

Leanne: How many will be in our audience including adults - So that we know how much room there will be and how big a crowd we will have

Becky: Are we ok filming and taking pictures - The children may want photos taken with their favourite character but some children or parents may feel uncomfortable with this.

Then we divided into three groups and were asked to work on small performances about specific things.

Group 1:

Character: Jack

Moral: Learn to share

Convention: Narration

Characteristic: Audience interaction

Group 2:

Character: Sophie the Spoilt Fairy

Moral: What's on the inside

Convention: Vocal collage

Characteristic: Exaggerated body language

Group 3:

Character: Elvis the naughty elf

Moral: True meaning of xmas

Convention: Freeze frame/thought track

Characteristic: Counting