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.