Andrew Lovatt FMP Blog: Notes from production meetings

12th March 2015

Masks
-Everyone to make their own masks.
-These are to be made as soon as possible.
Physicality
-need to rehearse in this position all the time.
-need at least 3-4 weeks conditioning otherwise it will hurt.
-Ensure you have put characterisation and physicality in the rehearsal schedule.
Set
-Keeping the set that is already in place.
-Will cover the crash mat with black sheet.
-Hide the trampette behind something.
Slapstick
-could be used to escalate argument?
Costumes
-If it impacts on how you perform you need to be rehearsing in this ASAP.
Music
-If it's needed it needs to be given to Daniel ASAP in MP3 format.
Lighting
-What type is wanted? Theatrical?
Lighting up the stage looks historically accurate.

19th March 2015

26th March 2015

5 weeks of rehearsal left - Performance 19th May 2015
Need to sort out if you are in any other groups performance or if anyone is in yours
-what is needed?
-costumes / props
Write 3/4 lines of self assessment of where you are up to at this point.
Next week need to work on 2 crowd scenes.
Andrew's workshop on Monday morning.
No longer doing Lazarus scene.
Mask still needs making.
The set is definitely staying the same for all scenes!
Is blocking done?
After Easter - NO scripts on stage (for longer speeches this will be extended)
Update deadline and rehearsal schedules.

2nd April 2015

Record in your blog that you have checked your progress against your rehearsal and task list. If needed you can extend your deadlines. You just need to explain the reason why you have had to extend the deadline.
Set yourself targets for over Easter for anything that you still have to do, make or get hold of.
Your mask must be ready for when you return after Easter!!
If you have any props in your scene these also need to be ready for after Easter.
Costumes aren't as important as the masks and props but if they affect how you perform they need to be ready for after Easter.
Come in over Easter break for rehearsals - Tuesday 7th April 2015.
Have a think about how the different scenes are going to be linked.
-This can be through cheap slapstick gags - these don't have to be linked to the scene.
-Can just be a 30 second additional sketch.
Pre-show in the foyer- this will be improvised but need to decide what characters are going to be doing

23rd April 2015

4 weeks left to production!
3 weeks of rehearsals!
2 weeks on Tuesday full rehearsal with all the masks.
In your groups work out the transitions, ready for Mondays and Tuesdays lessons.
Your Journal must outline your progress made on the tasks, in order to achieve full marks.
Make sure your know your lines!!!
All props must be ready!!!
Monday morning Centre Stage 9-12 noon. Don't be late!

30th April 2015

Full rehearsal Tuesday 5th May in the afternoon session
Figure out the scenes which have not been rehearsed.
Work out the transitions. Use slapstick and comedy between scenes to inject momentum.
Practice time slots for each scene.
Monday 11th May, to do full tech- with masks, costumes and props.
To discuss all details as a group.

12th May 2015

In your Journal:

Responses to feedback must NOT be only one sentence, it needs more detail to analyse and reflect.

Hand in date for coursework 4th June.

Next week: Special entry in your journal. A detailed entry that involves more than one full dress rehearsal information.

On the evening of the performance

Produce a checklist for Health & safety, stage building correctly, the correct safety for crash mats, the prop table, the masks and the costumes.

All of the above are performance day etiquette.

Get in - go in and start

Get out - clean and tidy up

Do a physical warm up before the show, your limbs and your vocal chords too.

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