Time span- Where do I want to be in...	Objective- What do I want to achieve in this period of time? Why do I want this? What part of your current work is relevant to this?	Method- What do I need to do to achieve this? What resources will I need? Who/what can assist me?	Target date	Date achieved
6 months	Get my GCSE's learn how to site read be the person I want to be get more clothes ��meet new people take life as if comes. Surround my self with people who can teach me some thing that are interesting and positive. Broaden my mind with different cultures and people. Go to things that are different, don't conform! Buy books, i hopefully also want to be with an agent!! learn french.	Why ?Develop my self as a person as an actor! getting there through inbracing what happens wether negative or positive getting my name out  there taking part in smaller plays,How? In brace everything that happens and learn how to take in the negative and make it a part of me the dark in you doesn't make you bad it makes you more interesting. i will need support from my family this is what i will need, and contacts to find an agent-	may 2014	im am afraid to sa I have not et achived this due to stress and work caused b GCSE's but I belive this will be achievable when m exams are over.
1 year	A lot of the above be fluent in French,Watch a film a day  go to France at least 5 more times ,meet someone amazing -more things for life- carrer- have been at least 5 short films with up and coming directors.	^above and going to more open additions	september 2014	I have achived some on this I have been in 4 short films with up and coming directors but I am working on my fench.
Time span- Where do I want to be in...	Objective- What do I want to achieve in this period of time? Why do I want this? What part of your current work is relevant to this?	Method- What do I need to do to achieve this? What resources will I need? Who/what can assist me?	Target date	Date achieved
2 years	In two years time i would like to be living in paris(by the end of two years)be with an agent have my own apartment.   at the moment the paris things is something i have always loved i am currently writing a book on paris and hopefully turn it into a script.	i need to find i part time work when i turn 16 and start saving money so that i can afford what i want for 2 years i want to have gained D* in my btec for GCSE and A1-AS and i will need some financial support from my parents.	september 2015	I CAN NOT COMENT ON THESE FOR IT HAS NOT BEEN 2 EARS BUT I WILL COME BACK TO THIS IN TWO EAS TIME TO SEE IF ITS BEEN ACHIVED.
5 years	In 5 years time i want to have studied and got a degree in acting at the university and starting the road to my success.	all of the above leading up to this moment.	september 2018	I CAN NOT COMENT ON THESE FOR IT HAS NOT BEEN 2 EARS BUT I WILL COME BACK TO THIS IN FIVE EARS TIME TO SEE IF ITS BEEN ACHIVED (HOPEFULL I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN HOLLWOOD)

This week it is essential to complete these tasks:

• Props all actors use should be brought into rehearsal to be rehearsed around/with.
• Finalise sketches and show director/make sure they are suitable and get approval to make or buy.
• Bring most of essential props in so the cast can begin work with/around them.

In order to prepare for this week Kim and I emailed about the final props we were struggling with or late ideas by fellow cast members. 

This week it is essential to complete these tasks:

• Props all actors use should be brought into rehearsal to be rehearsed around/with.
• Finalise sketches and show director/make sure they are suitable and get approval to make or buy.
• Bring most of essential props in so the cast can begin work with/around them.

In order to prepare for this week Kim and I emailed about the final props we were struggling with or late ideas by fellow cast members. 

This week we confirmed the final list for Props for the show that still were not definite about or that Kim and I had queries over.

Kim and I checked with the director to make sure that these were suitable and if the director needed anything else.

Evaluation

On the 16^th of April at the Charles cryer theatre, theatre strand did a performance of ‘Great Expectations’. For the past two terms we have been working on this play and progressing it for it to be ready for showing. In the first lesson we watched the channel 4 series of ‘great expectations’ so we really got to know the characters and what is was about after we got our scripts and where cast.

Someone in our cast who I though was really impressive and fully committed to the role was Daniel he was the perfect type cast but he didn’t let this deify his role he owned it and worked really hard. In one scene he had to fight with willa and even though he was being active on stage and being physical he also was very good at projecting his voice so that all sides of the theatre could her him. He is already well spoken but for this play he exhentuated his natural voice to create a strong character.

Another person who I though displayed a strong sense of characterisation was ivory she really took on her role and got lost in it. During the rehearsals she was always focused and when not on stage she was reading her lines. She took a bold move and chose not to base the character on the TV show that we saw and she put her own twist on it. For example the scene when ivory asks pip to sing and she uses a range of levels in her voice and adds extra stress to some words making her character more divers.

One of the strongest moments of the performance was the change over between the first and second half; the London scene. Everyone entered the stage using sound effects e.g the bell of the Big Ben and the house and carriages we created a sound scape of London to show the change of scene as before we were in the county and now we are in London.

We did this by using physical theatre and using our bodies to create the famous landmarks in the Victorian era like the Big ben but we had to make sure nothing was modern.

This was successful because it was more entertaining for the audience because it used both senses sight and sound which made the play over all more interesting. Also in this scene music was also incorporated to again make the play more entertaining.

Another part of the of the play that I found was so effective was the pre-set although it tequenicly was not part of the play it gave the audience a good understanding of the fact that the characters are shared and who the chorus were.

The weaknesses of the show I believed were in one of the scenes the change over between willer and Tyler and the idea of Tyler being pip, I think a lot more could have been done and I believe the chorus should of got involved to make the change over more effective.

Also something that could have been improved on was the song ‘Old clem’ because I think it should of only been the chorus singing it to highlight how put on the spot pip was.

Over all I believe the show was a success demonstrating the commitment and discipline of people in the strand I just feel there should have been more communication between both cast so that the shared characters would have more resemblance to one another or shared characteristics so the play would’ve been less hard to follow but everybody worked well as a team and we pulled of a ‘Great’ show to be proud of.

The props department worked well together and we shared ideas throughout the rehearsal period and on the facebook great expectations blog. we worked well as a department but we also spoke to cast members about their personal preferences and opinions on their probs because they props where quite low scale we asked some people (who could) to bring in there own costume. Before we could choose the different props for each character.

We went through the script and looked for any references to props that we needed. After reading about Mr.joe we immediately agreed that she should have tools and a carrot for ben to bite on to show the simplicity of mr.joe but also to show the eeriness of his character.

 Me and ben made a list of all characters and ideas of each specific prop that every character could use e.g. Jaggers – brief case. These pieces props would be a key part of telling the story of Great Expectations as they portrayed what each character represented as well as making the production visually exciting. 

.Me and ben researched what Victorian upper class and working class people and there style to see what they would use in those times. Key information from this research was that upper class women would have worn lots of makeup but this was the same as the lower class woman and this help us characterise the character of ms.humble (me) . Upper class men would have large hats and pocket watches and breif cases. This allowed us to then research specific props as we knew what we were looking for. 

We then decided that we would have to ask the cast if they had any appropriate props for there character this was the best opption meaning we would spend any money and the money could go to something else, and thankfully many people did. 

We were able to collect chairs (given by the theatre), skirts by the school .the brief case jaggers used was mine i used my own skirt and corset and romy brought in a aprun for ben. .We discussed with the director that cast members should use their specific piece prop and everything else should be black or white. I think I could have improved in this job role by having better communication director becuase we dicied what we wanted to use before talking to her then some of it had to be cut also and keeping the cast members updated more. If we knew we did not have a budget we could of spent less time researching and more time figuring out what prop people already had. I think our time management skills were god because everyone knew what they were using  in time for the show and no one felt displeased with their final props.

What is a production meeting?

A production meeting is a weekly gathering of the different departments involved in the production to discuss and share progress.In every production meeting each department would have the opportunity to update the rest of the cast on their progress as a specific department and explain the future tasks in which they are working towards. Other departments would be able to ask questions and record any information if necessary. This way all departments are aware of the progress that is being made towards the final production.

• Shackles/ Handcuffs 
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• A file

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• 8 chairs 

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• 1/2 coat/hat stands'

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• Few files/tools-for the blacksmith

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• Powder and Brush- Mrs Hubble 

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• Cane- Mrs Joe

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• Toothpick- Orlick 

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• Jaggers- Brief Case
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Production Meeting Minutes

Production Meeting Minutes

Production meeting minutes 
-FUND-RAISING
-Week 1 - cake sale looking to raise £50-£60 
Possible great expectations theme 
-week 2 - staff car wash (£5) per car 
Need to speak to site manager about facility use. 
-week 3 movie night (£2.50) 
Tuck shop, movie sleep over theme. 
Film yet to be decided.
- week 4 - open mic (£1 entry) year 10/11 in lecture theatre 
- week 5 - brit theatre jumper service
Jumpers for cast and optional for school members 
- week 6 - pound show 
Piece of physical theatre at lunch time performed by strand 
- week 7 - doughnuts sold during lunch 
Need a price from each department of how much they require.
MARKETING 
-Twitter and Instagram made
-programme,poster, Facebook 
PROPS
-By next week they will have done more background research on the play looking into context and what can be made/bought 
-Need to see props department about what they can supply.
-By Thursday have gone trough the first 30 pages of act 2 picking out where props are needed. 
MAKE-UP
-speak to make up department about what they can supply and work with (miss chew)
-test out make up looks on each other 
-look at previous casts make-up
SOUND/LIGHTING
-require a sound board 
-speak to director about what they want sound wise 
-look into smoke machines 
-need to look into the lights in the theatre and what they are and do. 
- speak to Mr French about lighting techniques 
COSTUME 
-look through script for costume requirements.
-week 2, looking into sourcing and what people can supply them selves.
-visit miss Chew Into making costumes.
-need to take fittings from actors using a fitting sheet.
MUSIC
-no budget needed because of instruments being played by cast members.
MOVEMENT
-want to experiment with lots of different dance styles.
-looking into Dance context of the time and where it can be used.
-historical and cultural dance backgrounds. 
-email miss Goodall about scene changes and how they can be made to include choreography.
-look into how productions have used movement to change scenes and how this can be used in GE
-want to speak to design team about how costume may restrict movement
STAGE MANAGEMENT TEAM
-by next week they will be arranging production sheets in which they will include extra rehearsal times
-checking up on groups to see their work is being carried out. 
-need to speak to props team about where the props will be placed for them to hand out.

Production Roles

Year 11 production

Student name	kimberley mccuaig
1st choice	marketing
2nd choice	Fundraising
3rd choice	Drama Turg

Please give reasons why you think you would be able to be effective in your first choice of production role:

Marketing Team: I believe that I would be good in this role as I have had lots of experience of making advertisements for media studies and therefore would be able to make one in for our show in order to increase ticket sales. I also believe I will be able to easily identify an audience to aim‘Great Expectations’ at and take steps to advertise it to them. I am also good with numbers and could therefore deal with the financial implications involved within this job role.

Year 11 production roles
JOB	RESPONSIBILITIES What planning/preparation, skills & tasks are involved? What materials/equipment is needed? What obstacles to get in the way of the job being completed by performance? How could these be overcome?
DSM	· DSM must be team players to work for the successful production of a show. Must be dedicated to motivate rest of the class. Must spread enthusiasm to the other members of the class. Must be organised as it is a Deputy Stage Managers job to keep production information readily available. Might also include liaising with theatre/space · Need a note pad/diary/organiser. Possibly a laptop to make notes. Also need a recording device to record and make notes about the rehearsal. · Some members of the class may not agree with the decisions and suggestions made. Losing or misplacing notes and information about the production. · Enthusiasm, confidence and dedication must be included when presenting your suggestions so others have faith in your decisions and ideas. Organising and saving documents will prevent the misplacement/loss of notes.
ASM	· ASM includes helping director and artists with their smaller errands. Must check props and furniture, operating equipment. Also follows up work needed for the DSM. · Need a note pad/organiser. Needs to have a telephone for communication. Comfortable shoes/footwear. · Having a lack of communication between the DSM and the ASM. Not having a willing attitude. Also having an awareness of note making will help. · Communicational skills will be needed as a relationship must be formed between the DSM and ASM to get jobs done efficiently and quickly. Having good navigational skills will help when locating props or running errands for artists/actors.
CHOREOGRAPHER	· Helping actors to physically play animal characters, characters of another gender, drunken characters, and so on. · Helping to stage theatrical stunts.Being able to help the cast with movement on stage and rehearsing with them regularly. · Some actors/actresses won’t be able to do what you’re telling them to do straightaway, so rehearsals and ‘training’ is key.
DRAMATURG	· Encouraging, and helping directors get to grips with, new writing. · Working closely with playwrights to achieve a script that will work in a stage. · Reading and researching plays, and devising new work. · Adapting the stage. · Editing (cutting) parts of the production to benefit the play and actors/actresses. · Obstacles that could get in the way of this role would be if parts of the production couldn’t be cut or the research of the plays couldn’t help with your own stage adaptation.
MARKETING TEAM	· Come up with ways to attract audiences – these might be special offers on tickets, or an exciting poster campaign. · Oversee the design and printing of brochures, leaflets and posters. · Being able to be confident enough to target certain audiences and make sales. · Being able to fundraise within the marketing. · Sometimes, certain fundraising and campaigns don’t work attracting audiences, so being able to come up with many different ideas and put them into place is a great skill to
DESIGN TEAM	This will be made up of 3/ 4 people: · This role will consistent of the designing and budgeting of many different parts of the show i.e. stage, set, costume, prop etc. Should be good thinkers, quite artistic and work well in a team. · Probably need book and pen/pencils for initial ideas. Then more specific measuring equipment will be needed. Possibly also the use of a computer for inspiration and software. · Members of the cast may not agree with the decisions and suggestions made. Losing or misplacing notes and information about the designs. Also the ideas must be appropriate for the show. · Enthusiasm and dedication are a must when presenting your design ideas. I also think faith of the cast will come from having confidence and evidence that your pieces will work in the theme of the show.
TECHNICAL TEAM	This will be made up of 3 / 4 people: · In a theatrical performance, the production team includes not only the running crew, but also the theatrical producer, designers and theatre direction. They work on everything technical, everything from sound to lighting. · Equiptment will be anything they have access to that will help them. E.g. Sound software, computers, lighting box etc. Will also need sketch book for designs. · Having a lack of communication between the technical team and the director. This could cause confusion over the vision of the show and the eventual outcome. · Communicational skills will be needed as a relationship between the director and technical team must exist. There is also a strong need for artistic flare, in your designs/must be unique; innovative.
COMPANY MANAGER	· An essential skill for theatre stage managers is people management, as it is their role to coordinate all aspects of a theatre company to ensure the successful delivery of the performance. · Organizational equipment will be needed to manage rehearsals, actors, technicians, props and costume fittings, as well as liaising with front of house staff and the director. · There will be issues if the company manager does not have a good understanding of both the technical and artistic elements of the performance, as they will not be able to fulfill the director's requirements. · Make sure that he/she liases with the director about there vision and the step needed to get there. Also be realistic with the size of the production and keep people on task.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR	· Musical directors will conduct a group or orchestra. This involves having a clear idea about the performance of a piece of music and leading a group of musicians to realise this idea. · Organisational equipment in order to prepare the rest of the team. Also access to information about music and a computer. · Also have a good knowledge of music and how to run a team. Must also understand the different types of mood and atmosphere different music creates. · Make sure they have a good knowledge of music and research about how the play was previously performed/other adaptations.
MUSIC TEAM	· Being able to play instruments and come up with different music to fit the genre of the production. · Will probably need musical instruments and music software on a computer. Also need script and notepad to interpret script and moments that need music. · If a team member cannot take direction well. Does not listen to the musical director. Does not show enthusiasm or ideas for the piece. · Make sure the musical director is both strong and enthusiastic enough in order to enable the team to take instruction. Also essential that the team are working with the director as appose to against them.
FUNDRAISING	· Coming up with many ideas, and trying the majority of them all out to see which ones do the best for further productions and marketing. · Being able to budget within all of your fundraising. · Being confident and friendly. · Talking to the right people when needed, in order to lengthen your budget. Maybe do surveys (ask around) to find out what people would spend money on within school to help sales.
MAKE UP	· This role will consistent of the designing and budgeting for the need and use of make up during the show. · Should be good thinkers, quite artistic and work well in a team. Also good idea of time management and preparation for the show. · Probably need book and pen/pencils for initial ideas. Then more specific measuring equipment will be needed. Possibly also the use of a computer for inspiration. · Members of the cast may not agree with the decisions and suggestions made. Losing or misplacing notes and information about the designs. Also the ideas must be appropriate for the show. · Enthusiasm and dedication are a must when presenting your design ideas. Having experience in stage make up is also essential.