Many of you have completed parts of the working record but there are some gaps. You should spend the summer making notes that will help you complete the remaining sections.
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Your group intentions and aims - this is what you completed as a group at the very start of the Blood Brothers work. You stated the scenes you wanted to include in your performance and why and then linked these to the key themes of the play, you also considered how you would make the playwright's intentions clear in your performance.
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Scene structure and transistions - Detailed breakdowns of each scene in your performance: What happens in the scene, Your intentions with the scene (what are you going to do), How you will show the location of the scene and finally how you will move from this scene into the next.
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Directors Notes and Annotated Script - You all took responsibilty for the direction of a particular scene so should make notes on this scene. What did you want the audience to feel when they watched it? Why is this scene of particular importance in communicating the playwright's message? How did you want the characters to come across? You should also annotate the section of the script with stage directions and character notes.
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Evaluation of Support Set Member/Another group - You should highlight three things that another person and another group did really well in their performance. You must be detailed and specific. You should also give 3 improvements that the group and individual could work on, giving an example of what they could do to improve also.
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Character Notes - Make a simple mind-map or use bullet points to detail important key points about your character. Age, Background, what sort of person they are, Job, Personality.
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Staging Notes - We looked at various types of staging at the beginning of the term and considered how they might be suitable for your performance of Blood Brothers. Make notes on how you tried out these different staging types and what worked well about them and what didn't.
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Costume Notes - What costumes and props you intend to wear for your character (and also changes to this costume if necessary!) Remember the key word here is Semiotics - any piece of costume should be an outward reflection of the characters personality and lifestyle also the time in which the play was set. You may wish to include a diagram/drawing/photo of your costume or examples of costume pieces from the internet.
