Base Layer Email

Today an email was sent out to the cast regarding base layers. Hopefully this will give them enough time to get everything before the first costume call which will be on the week beginning 16th January.

Rehearsal Schedule: Dec 12

Rehearsal Schedule: Dec 5

Characters Onstage

I made this table which shows a visual representation of which characters are onstage in each scene. This allows me to see how much time there is for costume changes and thus plan each characters' costumes accordingly.

Rehearsal Schedule: Nov 28

Production Meeting: Nov 24

Rehearsal Schedule: Nov 21

Production Meeting: Nov 17

Rehearsal Schedule: Nov 14

Production Meeting: Nov 10

Rehearsal Schedule: Nov 7

Inventory So Far...

On Friday 21st, Connor and Ashley started making an inventory of the costumes we have which may be suitable for the show:

Production Meeting: Nov 3

Rehearsal Schedule: Oct 31

Production Meeting: Oct 20

I was away for this meeting so here are the notes Asha took:

Rehearsal Schedule: Oct 17

Mood Board

Production Meeting: Oct 13

These are the notes I took from the production meeting.

Billy Elliot Preparation So Far...

So far in the preparation for Billy Elliot, we have:

• Watched the film of the live musical to become familiar with the story
• Received and annotated scripts with regard to characters, lighting, sound, props, costume, set, etc
• Applied for and received department roles
• Created a scene-by-scene run through of the production with respect to personal roles
• Created an action plan

This year I have again been assigned to my first choice of department - costume - along with Asha, Abby, Ruby, Ashley, Connor, and Freya. We joined up with the hair and makeup departments to create mood boards which will not only help us, but also various other departments such as sound (regarding mics) and lighting (regarding colours). Each of us have chosen a specific character or set of characters to create a mood board for, for instance I have Debbie Wilkinson and the Ballet Girls.

My scene-by-scene run through contains a list of each character in each scene, along with what sort of outfit they need. At this point in time it is important to stay flexible and not make any fixed decisions until they have been discussed (particularly with the director) and the cast have been measured.

Role Application Letter

In order to apply for a production role in the production of Billy Elliot, I was required to write an email the the producer (Mr Hawkins) stating my first and second choices and why I wanted to do them.

After everyone had sent in their own applications, I was told I was in the costume department with Asha and Abby who I had worked with last year, and Ruby, Connor, Ashley, and Freya.