Peter Pan Portfolio

                        Peter Pan

Production Portfolio

Unit 7:

Performing To an Audience

Unit 11:

Theatre for Children

Unit 17:

Developing Voice for the Actor

1. Production Overview

Name: Jessica Robinson
Role/s: Peter Pan
Describe the production role/s you are carrying out:	The production roll that I am going to be carrying out is promotion, this means that my production group and myself are responsible for the promotion of the pantomime. This will include advertising through posters and going into staff meetings in costume, collecting money for charity and getting the word out of the play in general.
List the main individual tasks you will be required to undertake giving deadlines.
Task:	Deadline:
Speak to site staff and put up posters around the collage.	Monday the 26th of November
Go into a staff briefing in character and costume to advertise the play to teachers.	Monday the 4th of December
Collect money for the charity in buckets.	Thursday 13th December
Give details of the others you will be working within your team. How do your tasks relate to those being undertaken in other groups?
The other people on my team are Frankie, Donny, Shantae, and Abigail. We will all be working together to complete each task. Our group is for pre-production. So this means that we need to be able to complete all our tasks in order for the show to go on, for example, if we do not tell people where to buy tickets or how much they are, no one will buy them meaning that all the other production roles and groups will be pointless.
Explain how your role will contribute to the final production:
My role will help contribute to the final production because without promotion no one will know that the play is happening or even if they did they would not know where it is, what time it is, how much tickets are and where they can buy them. Also, my role is crucial for raising money for charity because all the profits from the play go to Great Ormond Street Hospital. This is because they own the rights to Peter pan so we must pay them to use it. If we do not raise any money by selling tickets we will not be able to give the charity the money they need and we will also have no play to perform.

2.Meeting Minutes

(You will need to fill one of these out for each production meeting you attend)

Production Minute Meetings
Name: Jessica Robinson
Date:	Friday 23rd November 2018
Present:	Yes
What was discussed?	We discussed when we are going to talk to site staff so we can know where we can put up posters as well as who is going to go into the staff meeting dressed as there character to let teachers know when and where they can buy tickets as well as to entice them to buy them.
What decisions were made?	We decided that on Monday the 26th of November, we will speak to the site staff and find out where we can put up the posters and then proceed to put them up.We next decided that on Monday the 4th of December Frankie, Donny, Shantae, Abigale and I will be going into the staff briefing dressed up and in character to let them know everything they need to know about the production. Finally, we spoke about the possibility of walking around with charity buckets and flyers for the pantomime.
Date of next meeting:	Friday 7th December
What needs to be done before the next meeting?	-We need to of put up posters that advertise the play around the school. -We need to of gone into the staff briefing in character and costume to entice them to buy tickets.
How will you achieve and meet this deadline?	We will achieve this by going and speaking to the site staff and finding out where we can put up the posters, then proceed to put them up. For the staff briefing we must come in on Monday with our full costume ready to go into the meeting.

3.Character Development

CHARACTER PROFILE QUESTIONS

1. What is your full name?

My characters full name is Peter Pan.

2. What does your name mean?   origin?

My name Peter Pan has two origins. Peter comes from Peter Llewelyn Davies, one of five Llewelyn Davies boys who helped for the inspiration behind the story, and the name Pan is after a minor deity of Greek mythology who plays pipes to nymphs and is Satyr.

3.  When & where were you born?  current age?

I was born in 1904 and I am now currently 13 years old. I was born in a hospital near to Kensington gardens.

4.  What is your astrological sign?  explain.

My astrological sign is Leo. This is because I believe I am kind and warm-hearted, this is because I look after all the lost boys and constantly want to protect people such as the mermaids and Tinkerbelle. Also, when I meet Wendy I show signs of liking or even loving her which I think show I am definitely warm-hearted. Moreover, I am optimistic and energetic. My energy is shown through my love of adventure and fighting. My optimism is shown through my dismissive nature about Pirates and thinking that I can always keep people safe. I also think that I am dominating and arrogant, this is because I am always stating that I am the leader so I have an obvious need for control I think my arrogance is shown by my lack of listening to advice and thinking I can always win fights.

5.  What is your occupation?

My job is too look after the lost boys, the mermaids, the fairies and anyone in Neverland. It may not be a job that pays but I get great fulfillment from protecting and looking after my friends. I also get a sense of exhilaration from the fighting element of my job!

6.  What excites you?

What excites me is fighting and going on adventures. I love going to London and sitting on children's window sills listening to their bedtime stories so that I can go home to Neverland and tell them to the lost boys. I get extremely exhilarated from fighting against people especially Captain Hook and his pirate gang.

7.  What secrets do you have?

I once went home from Neverland to see my Mother and Father, I looked in my window and saw a new baby laying in my crib. From that day onwards I promised myself never to go back to my old home and never to visit my parents again.  

8. What are your deepest fears?

I am afraid most of being alone and children not believing in fairies, this is because ever a child says they do not believe in fairies somewhere a fairy falls down dead, and I never want Tinkerbelle to die. I am afraid of being alone because if I am alone I have no one to protect or look after and that means I will lose my purpose.

9.  Who do you hate?  love?

I love the lost boys, the mermaids, the fairies, Tinkerbell and maybe Wendy. I hate pirates and especially Captain Hook, this is because of the ongoing and long lasting feud.  

10.  List 10 adjectives to describe you.

• Cocky
• Strong minded
• Kind-hearted
• Dominating
• Wise beyond my years yet still vulnerable.
• Arrogant
• Egoistic
• Daring
• Adventurous
• Cunning

11.  What are your hobbies?

I love fighting with pirates and play fighting with my friends the lost boys. I also love flying to London with Tinkerbelle to listen to bedtime stories in order to take the stories back to Neverland and tell the lost children.

12.  What discoveries have you made in the last year?

In the last year I have learned that I need to listen more to people in order to succeed more. This is because over many adventures I have been cocky and big headed it leads me ignore people as I am headstrong. This will end up with me endangering people that I care about such as the lost children and Wendy. I think that if I listen to people advice more I may be able to get myself into less danger and keep me and my friends out of trouble. I have learned that I am not always right and other people around me do no what they are speaking of.

13.  What animal would best describe you?  why?

The animal that I believe would best describe me is a fox. This is because fox’s display characteristics much similar to mine. Some of these are that we are bothe, sly, cunning, mischievous and we are bothe scavengers. Also I think that both fox’s and I may not seem aggressive or like fighters but once you threaten us we become aggressive fighters that will not back down until we proceed to get what we want.    

14.  What is your favourite : colour?  animal? food? book? movie?

Colour: Green.

Animal: Fox.

Food: Rabbit.

Book: Puss in boots.

Movie: The Wizard of Oz

DRAMATIC ACTION

1.  What do others say about this character?

Tinkerbell believes that Peter Pan does not love anyone but himself. This implies that he is self-centered and not particularly compassionate, this is highlighted when Tink is speaking to Wendy in scene 3 about how he does not Wendy as “he doesn't love anyone ...but himself”. However, the lost children speak of how that they wish he would come home. This shows us that despite Tinkerbell's opinion he has an empathetic and paternal side. We know this as the Lost children show that they are dependent and need him to look after them. This dependency is also shown in scene 3 when Tootles asked: “has Peter come back yet Slightly”.

2.  What does this character say about others?

Peter Pan is very confident he believes that Captain Hook could never defeat him this is demonstrated in scene 4 when the mermaids are trying to warn Peter about the pirates and he brushes it off with the response “Nonsense! That swashbuckling idiot has nothing on me - I will always outsmart him and his gang of loons”. This also shows that Peter is quick to put down the evil characters in the play. It shows us that he has a very cocky nature.

3.  What discoveries does this character make?

In the pantomime, Peter discovers by the end of the play that sometimes people want to and need to grow up. He learns that sometimes you need to be responsible and not run away from your problems. He learns this in the last scene when the lost boys “want a mummy … and a daddy”, Mrs. Darling teaches him that the children need love and nurturing in order to flourish.

4.  How does this information affect each character?  Does it change their behavior, way of thinking, needs?

At the end of the play, I think that Peter becomes more humble and mature. He learned that he needed to let go of Wendy and the lost children so that they can have a better more loving lifestyle. It shows his maturity had developed throughout the play as at the beginning he relied on them to help his adventure move forward. In the end, I think he becomes more content with his own company. It also shows that he loses his selfish and childish attitude he has at the beginning of the pantomime.

5.  Does this information signal a victory?  a defeat? a reason for re-evaluation?

I think Peter Pan does have victories and reason for re-evaluation. His victories come from defeating Captain Hook in scene eight, this is a victory because it has been a life goal of Peters to finally defeat Captain Hook. However, his re-evaluation comes from at the end when Mrs. Darling speaks to him about how he needs to let the lost boys grow up. He realizes not everyone needs to live the adventurous youthful life that he leads.

6.  Character’s objective, obstacle, and tactic

Peter Pan's objectives are to get Wendy to stay in Neverland with him and be the lost boys and his new mother, it is also his objective to win against his final battle with Captain Hook. The obstacles that he faces is Tinkerbelle dying as well as Wendy and the gang is captured. The way he overcomes this is by working as a team with the fairies and mermaids to look for Tinkerbell and use the audience's participation to help bring her back to life. He also uses Captain Hooks fear of the crocodile against him, this takes initiative and show Peters sneaky and clever attitude.

7.  What is the character’s subtext

When you read between the lines of what Peter Pan is saying I think it shows that all his confident and cocky nature is just a cover for him being a scared little boy. He seems mature in parts throughout the play but his naivety is shown by his unwillingness to listen to others advice even if it does lead to more detrimental situations for him and his friends. It is also shown in the first scene of the play. He cries on the floor of Wendy's nursery for not being able to stick his shadow back on it shows that despite his exterior he still has very childlike tendencies.  

CHARACTERISATION

Abilities:

• Unending youth
• He must forget his adventures to stay youthful
• He can fly using fairy dust
• The lost boys always wake up whenever pan returns from London.
• He is a skilled swordsman.

Family:

• He ran away from home the day he was born.
• He returned sometime later and saw a new baby with his parents in his crib, and decided to never go back to them after this event.

Costume:

• In this rendition of Peter Pan, he wears a denim pair of dungarees, with khaki green tights, glitter fishnet tights and a multi-colored denim jacket with all different fabric patches on it.
• On his feet, he wears black plimsolls that are scuffed and slightly broken.

Friends:

• Tink
• Lost boys
• Lost girls
• Wendy
• Michael
• John
• Mermaids

Mental:

• Peter Pan is smart yet still nieve
• Cocky
• Mature but can reveal his childish characteristics when faced with a difficult issue.
• I think that Peter shows neither left brained or right brained tendencies. I think he shows a combination of the two. This is because he is logical with his battle plans but he does not always make the right decision as he is very spontaneous and think that he always right.

Movement:

• Peter almost always moves with a skip in his step
• His head is help up high and his chest puffed out which demonstrated his confidence.
• He tends to have good posture and walks with his hands on his hips which shows his dominance and that he is in charge.

Voice:

• Cheeky and upbeat.
• Still fairly high as he is a younger boy and his voice has not broken yet.
• Sarcastic

OBJECTIVE  (Desire or Victory)

Peter Pan desires to defeat Captain Hook as well as wanting Wendy to stay in Neverland with him and finally I think one of his main desires is to keep the lost children safe. If could defeat Hook he would be extremely proud of himself as it has been an ongoing feud for many years. It would give him a sense of fulfillment because protecting the lost children from Hook has been his purpose for many years. He wants to defeat Hook as soon as possible. He wants Wendy to stay and be their new mother as the lost children have never had a solid structure of family to live by. Peter knows what is best for his lost children and a nurturing mother is what they need so that they can become polite competent people. I think both wanting to defeat Hook and get Wendy to stay as the mother is all in order to keep the lost children safe. This is because he knows that Hook is the only threat in Neverland for them and that Wendy will supply them with the motherly nurturing they need.

OBSTACLE  (Other)

Peter wants freedom from Captain Hooks constant threats. Hook and his pirate crew stand in his way from this. It is because while they are still around they can never be at peace or feel safe due to the constant impending threats of being attacked or harassed. The fairies, mermaids, lost children, Wendy, and her brothers will be able to help them. Peter fears growing up in the play as well as Captain Hook. This is because he just wants to play and have fun with no responsibilities to worry about other than the lost children. Peter never had a proper childhood so must have been forced to grow up quickly this is why I believe he wants to stay young forever.

TACTIC  (Will)

I think Peter Pan has great inner strength. He is confident and believes he can do anything. This undying perseverance means that the majority of the time he will prevail and be successful in all his attempts. His attitude towards things is how he gets what he wants. I think Peter Pan has a sense of responsibility towards the lost children, he wants what is best for them and this is shown when he lets them stay with Wendy at the end of the play. He shows a new level of maturity as he knows what is best for the lost children, it is a time were Peter is very honest with himself and has to have a lot of inner strength in order to let people go whom he loves and cares about very deeply. I think Peter Pan has strong morals that drive the decisions he makes. Although he may come across as self-involved I think all he wants is for the lost children to be looked after and safe. Overall Peter Pan wants the lost boys to be safe, Captain Hook is what is putting them in danger because he wants to make them walk the plank and the way Peter can solve this by getting rid of Hook and his pirate gang.

EXPECTATION  (Resolution)

Peter at the end of the play expects to beat Captain Hook in his final battle (winning). This is because he has never lost a fight against Hook before it is something he is confident about and know that he is good at, it even makes him seem a bit cocky or big headed throughout the pantomime. It excites him because he gets exhilaration rushes from fighting, adventures and most importantly winning. Peter loves winning because he is still a child (as he will never grow up) he still has the innocent desire to win. When Peter wins he becomes giddy and happy, he knows that he has managed to keep the lost children safe, they can survive for another day. Peter also expects to keep the lost children safe, he almost treats it as if it is his job. I believe that it excites him because he never has someone to nurture him as he grew up so enjoys giving what he did not have to them so they can have a better childhood. When Peter gives the lost children a home with the Darlings he is disappointed to see them go but he knows in his heart it is what's best for them.

4.Annotated script

Include personal notes on character as well as blocking, set changes, and costume changes etc.

5.Pictures/sketches of your costume and makeup ideas

6.Rehearsal Log

Thursday 4th October

In this session, I developed an animal that reflects the traits of my characters personality and mannerisms. I decided that for Peter Pan the animal that I believe relates to him is a fox. This is because foxes are cocky, stealthy and conniving, all traits I think that Peter displays as well. To begin with, I had to put my mind and body into that of a fox's. So, I crawled on my hands and knees with my head held up high, with a slight tilt every now and then. This was with the intention to make myself-seem alert and curious. I moved slowly to give the illusion of stealth but would occasionally speed up as if hunting or stalking prey. Next, I started to slowly develop my animal into human-like movements. To start my development I stood up and walked around slowly, constantly look around at my surroundings, while still including the head tilt from the animal exercise. Finally, I had to now transform this animalistic person into our character, to do this I put my hand on my hips and held my head up high. I channeled the fox into my final characterization by keeping the head tilt and the stealthy movement. I used my face to convey focus and alertness. I did this by squinting my eyes and I kept looking around. The second exercise that I did was hot seating. I sat in character and had other people; in character as well, ask me questions. This helped me develop my character as a lot of the questions were very random and out of the blue so I had to think on my feet to come up with answers. Moreover, it made me think of my posture, the way I sit and the way I carry myself as I am playing a man and I do not consider myself very masculine.

Wednesday 10th October

In today's rehearsal, we did the basic blocking of scene one and two. For the first scene, we blocked how the children create chaos and are then put down for bed. We also staged how the children were first introduced to Peter Pan at the beginning of the pantomime. I  initially climb up the staging and through a window, I then address the audience and interact with them whilst looking for my shadow. After a conversation with Wendy, we then wake up the boys climb back on the staging and fly to Neverland. In the second scene we experimented with levels and staging, for example, on the pirate's ship I appear on a stage block above Captain Hook, this demonstrates the power, I, Peter Pan have over Captain Hook. I also looked at my positioning on the stage and how I enter and exit for the scene.

Thursday 11th October

In today's rehearsal, I worked on my characterization of Peter Pan in scene one, the Darlings nursery. I started off by making my actions much bigger and overdramatic almost grotesque, especially when I interact with the children in the audience. This is because children can become distracted and uninterested very quickly for example when I sit down on the floor to cry, I was very loud and overdramatic it shows to the audience that the even tho Peter may seem mature and like a leader but he is still a young child and very vulnerable, I want to make sure I portray all sides of Peter Pan Moreover, I developed the way my character interacts with the other characters on stage  for example in front of Wendy and when interacting with her I act confident and walk around with my hands on my hips trying to impress her, this is because Peter Pan very much likes Wendy and I want this to be obvious from my body language.

Wednesday 17th October

In today's rehearsal, we rehearsed for 3 hours. We blocked scene three (Peter pan's hideout) and we also blocked scene 4 (mermaid's cove). In scene three we blocked Peters entrance to the hideout this is when he brings Wendy and her brothers here for the first time. To enter the scene I do a small jump onto the lowest stage block downstage left, I then put my hands on my hips this is to indicate to the audience that I have just landed from flying and that I feel that my entrance is very important. Moreover, Peter is very proud of his hideout and he is also extremely excited to show it off to Wendy. To demonstrate this I would puff my chest out and hold my head up high. I will also swing my arms strongly as I walk around. When I deliver my lines I have begun to over exaggerate the words and enunciate clearly. This is because I need the children all the way at the back of the theatre to be able to hear and understand what I am saying. Also, over exaggeration can be amusing and funny to children. For scene four we blocked out Peters entrance and his interaction with Wendy at mermaid cove. Once again, I enter with purpose jumping on to the stage with my hands on my hips. I have to be flirty with the mermaids but at the same time, I must be far more protective over Wendy. To show this before Wendy comes on stage I am waving at the mermaids and engaging in lighthearted conversation. However, when Wendy arrives I run over to her and grab her away from the mermaids making sure that they do not hurt her/ Moreover when the mermaids try to drown Wendy I grab her by the wrist and pull her back. I also raise my voice at the mermaids showing them and the audience that I am annoyed and care about Wendy.

Thursday 18th October

In today's rehearsal, we blocked the first pirate fight scene and also added to the movement, it needs to be sharpened and worked on, however. Every pirate will surround me and one at a time they will each come up and fight me in an attempt to capture or kill me, only to be defeated. We experimented with different movements and levels that demonstrate power and status. There are seven different pirates and each one has a slightly different fight sequence, they are all short and sweet this is because a fight should be fast-paced and entertaining to keep the children engaged, it also supplies some comedic relief as it is very slapstick-based. In this rehearsal, I also began to develop my characterization in the mermaids cove scene. I tried to make the way I walked past the mermaids more confident so I put more of a hop in my step and put my hands on my hips to make sure I assert myself when I walked onto the stage. I make sure to puff out my chest while holding my head high I also attempted to have a cheeky smile on my face to show off my flirtatious nature with the mermaids.

Friday 2nd November

In today's rehearsal, we have begun to learn the song for the pirate's cove, scene 8. It is the song "it's going down" from the Disney film descendants 2. We started off singing it through as a group, apart from the solo parts. I found the solo fairly difficult as I had never heard the song nor have I seen the lyrics. After singing it through as a group we were split into separate groups of the people who had solos and the peoples who did not. We ran through each of our solos while trying to add more characterization to our separate parts and voices. As it is the first time I had ever sung this song there is a lot I need to improve on, such as I need to learn the timing as well as the lyrics them self. To improve I must learn the lyrics as well as listen to the song multiple times so that I can know my timings and when I need to come in to sing my solo.

Wednesday 7th November

In today's rehearsal, we blocked the last scene which is scene 9 and we also began to learn the dance routine in scene 8. First, we started with scene 9. It is the last scene in the Pantomime. I enter stage right, as we all enter we begin to pick up toys in the nursery, cleaning up the mess that we had left behind. I stay in the center of the stage as I tidy up. I am unaware the children want to stay so I begin to exit stage left. I then realize that something is wrong as the lost boys do not proceed to follow me. At this point, I begin to realize that the lost boys want to stay with Wendy to grow up. To show my confusion and disappointment I will slightly hang my head and change my voice from the usually confident and cocky tone to a quieter and timider voice. I will also change the way I walk to portray my disappointed nature. I will no longer have my hands on my hips, I will move slower and look at the floor as well as my feet more often. When Mrs. Darling enters I will walk over to her. When I realize that Mrs. Darling is the first Wendy from ages ago, I will widen my eyes and open my mouth slightly while pointing at her. This will help demonstrate my amazement and realization. After speaking with Mrs. Darling, I still believe that the lost children would want to come back to Neverland. So I jump up onto the lowest stage block that is on the left, I regain confidence before coming to the realization that no one is going to come with me. I start walking around slowly hugging and waving to all the lost children, saying goodbye to all of them. After saying my goodbyes to the lost children I walk to the center of the stage with Wendy and Mrs. Darling. Wendy gives me a kiss on the cheek. To show that I am happy and slightly startled I smile and widen my eyes. As I deliver my final line I will put my hands on my hips look out to the audience, use and confident and strong voice. After we completed blocking scene 9 we learned the dance in scene 8. When I am not playing Peter Pan in the other cast I will be a pirate so I must learn the dance routine. You can see the first attempt of learning the dance below:

Thursday 8th November

In today's rehearsal, we blocked scene 7 at Peter Pan's hideout. I come in halfway through the scene once Wendy and the gang have been kidnapped. I enter stage left panicked and running around the set looking at the destruction that had been left behind from the pirates. I am distraught and to show this I will run my hands through my hair while having a distressed facial expression. I decided that before we do anything we must find Tinkerbelle first. I walk along all of the staging looking above and below it for Tinkerbelle, exaggerating my movements to fit the traditional style of pantomime. Once I find Tinkerbelle I get on the floor, crouching so I can hear her speak. For her to be able to get well again I need to engage the audience. I need to get them to clap, stamp and shout. I will do this by going up to the audience and making them feel immersed in the play. Before she regains her strength I am worried for her and I am feeling at a loss. To show the sadness that I am feeling I will squint my eyes and rub them as if I am clearing my face from tears. Also, I will not use my confident and cocky voice but a soft and sorrowful one. This demonstrates my love for Tinker Bell and how I do not want her to die. Once she has come back to life, we all rejoice before exiting to save Wendy and the gang.

Thursday 16th November

In this rehearsal, we attempted to do a full run of scene one through five. We go to scene four and we had to stop. It fell completely flat. There was no energy, people had not learned their lines and it looked as if no one even cared, or wanted to be on stage. After this people went into the studio to run and polish the first scene in the nursery. We ran through it trying to use more emphasis on our words as well as just generally using higher energy. To ensure that this does not happen again, everyone must, first of all, learn their lines. This is because you can not properly act with a script in your hand. Secondly, the whole cast must start attending rehearsals because when people do not attend, it makes it far more difficult to run and block scenes. Also when they do attend it makes the run-throughs messy as they are unaware of where they should be or what they are doing.  Finally, everyone needs to start using much higher energy, the same amount of energy they would use as if they were on stage. This is because if we keep doing low energy runs when it comes to the real performance, we will either not be entertaining or some people will be high energy and some won't and it will just look of a poor quality.

Friday 18th November

In today's rehearsal, we blocked the scene in Tinkerbell's cave. In this scene, I find out that Tink has lied to Wendy. Initially, I begin to enter stage right but then I here Tinkerbelle speaking about Wendy so I hesitate and start to listen to what she has to say. When she finishes speaking I storm in. To demonstrate that I am angry my arms will be crossed and I will furrow my brow (screwing up my face). As I tell her off and decide what her punishment is, I back her into center stage. My voice will be low and have a slightly disappointed but angry tone. Once I have decided that she may not return to my hideout until she apologizes to Wendy, I storm off stage left. After I ran through this scene a few more times I went into the studio and worked on polishing and putting more energy into the first pirate fight scene. We added shouting and cheering as well as putting in more effort into our facial expressions to make it actually look like we are fighting.

Tuesday 20th November

In today's rehearsal, I worked on my characterization. To do this I ran through the first scene and I asked my drama teacher to stop me and pull me up when she believed I could develop my character. I decided that I need to develop my interaction with the audience. This is because children enjoy audience participation and need it in order to keep them engaged. To do this I changed my tone to a more inquisitive one and I also decided that I will repeat questions I ask them to put them on the spot. I also tried to exaggerate my movements, I made them a lot bigger, put more emphasis and energy into them. This is because children are not going to be as entertained by realism as they will be by over the top, whimsical and humorous production. Children can lose interest very quickly, so the way I interact with them is crucial to their engagement and reactions. To develop my character I had to remember that I am playing someone much younger then I am. I needed to put myself in the mindset of a 12-year-old boy, to do this I need to be mischievous, cheeky but at the same time, I need to display that despite my cocky exterior I am still a vulnerable child.

Wednesday 21st November

In today's rehearsal, we learned the choreography for the final song which is for the curtain call, as well as the rest of the choreography for the big pirate song in scene 8. The first dance we learned was to the song "don't stop believing" by Journey. To make this dance effective everyone must be synchronized and put energy into each and every movement. It must be crisp and well executed. To ensure that this happens everyone in the cast must come to all the rehearsals and do extra practice in there own free time. For the pirate's dance in scene 8, we learned the rest of the choreography, as well as the blocking of where people enter and exit as well as where they stand for the dance. As I am Peter Pan, I come in halfway through the song on the right hand highest stage block. I jump down and make my way to center stage, weaving my way through until I face off Merlin (one of the pirates) after that Hook and I square up to each other and commence a sequence of fight moves that will end up with Captain Hook and me on the highest middle stage block with his hook to my throat. There is some dialogue in the instrumental of the song between me and Hook. This will eventually lead to Hooks demise. To improve this dance routine we must work on sharpening it and cleaning it up. To do this everyone must show up to rehearsals and we must practice outside of lessons in our own time.

Wednesday 27th November

In today's rehearsal, we went through the pirate dance from scene 8. We then proceeded to do a full run of the play. When we were rehearsing the pirate dance I had to learn the choreography for the lost boy, this is because for one performance I will be playing the role of the lost boy, not Peter Pan as the show is double-casted. The first half of the choreography for the dance I had already learned but I needed to learn the new routine for the second half of the dance as a lost boy. This means that at the beginning of the song I enter with the fairies once the music starts. We then gather on the left-hand side of the stage creating different levels and acting as if we are cheering on the other lost boys who were fighting the pirates, we also tried to be as intimidating as possible. This meant that we screwed up our faces with our shoulders back and our chest pushed out. After this, there is a series of fight movements that are choreographed to go together. This includes two sets of the same movements that last for 8 counts each. After we had done this we went on to do the full run of the pantomime. After we had done the full run our director gave us some notes for each scene.

Overall:

• Improve projection
• Increase movement

Scene 1:

• More energy
• To remain in character
• To let the audience react more to what I am saying.
• I need to not rush my lines and not run them together.

Scene 2:

• To run through this scene with props.

Scene 3:

• Must work on positioning.
• To learn my entrances and cues

Scene 4:

• Stop skipping people's lines

Scene 5:

• I must go through this scene so we can all learn our lines and cues.

Scene 6:

• I was not in this scene so there were no director's notes for me.

Scene 7:

• We must rehearse this scene as it was poor quality and needs work.
• We must learn our lines.

Scene 8:

• It is looking good.
• It needs more energy.
• The person who plays Captain Hook and I must rehearse the final part and work out what we are doing.

Scene 9:

• NEEDS POLISHING

In order to improve the pantomime as a whole cast, we must use much more energy. This means with every run with must use as much enthusiasm as possible every time, it means rehearsing as if you are performing to an audience every time as well as remaining in character. It also means for as a cast as a whole we all need to learn 100 percent of our lines and cues, this will result in a far more smooth and clean run. For me personally, I need to run all the scenes that include the mermaids and fairies this is because I think these were the worst ones, we need to learn our lines, blocking and use far more energy.

Thursday 28th November

In today's rehearsal, we first worked on the beginning of scene 8 which includes my entrance and Wendy and the gang's forced entry onto the Jolly Roger (Captain Hook's pirate ship) as well as continually rehearsing the pirates dance. This is because at 5.00pm after college we had to perform this dance at the start of the ART auction. I let Rhys (the other boy playing Peterpan) perform as Peter in this performance of the dance as it gave him an opportunity to perform the same amount times as me. We spent almost the whole rehearsal practicing this dance over and over again. I think people were not focussed and were not putting in as much effort as possible. Although we did polish this dance and it was far better than when we last practiced, I still think that the performance we gave at the auction was not as high a standard as I would have liked it to be. I hope it gave the cast a shock as we need to be at a much higher standard by now. In order to improve we need to put far more effort in and learn to project our voices, this is because the in the audience you could not hear us particularly. This may, however, of been due to the poor acoustics that was in the atrium where we performed as it was not a proper theater.

Friday 29th November

In this rehearsal, we ran through scene 2 and scene 9. First, we practiced scene 2, we needed to work on the choreographed first fight scene, it needed to be made smoother and look more fluent. To do this the first thing we did was to mark out where everyone is running across the stage in order to surround me in an attempt of kidnap or murder. Then we sharpened our movement each pirate comes up to me with a movement but all eventually fail. Pirate one runs up and after we strike swords three times I hit her on the head with the but of the sword and she falls into the arms of another pirate. The second pirate runs towards me but I grab their arm turn them around and push her away. The third pirate runs up to me and I just punch them in the face, the fourth and fifth fall over my legs. The sixth pirate runs and falls through them, the seventh runs up to me gets face to face, I just gesture and she gets to her knees. For the final pirate which is Smee he runs up to me I say "do not even try" he runs away feebly apologizing. After this to make it more effective we added in sounds, screaming, shouting and grunting. This helps make the whole fight far more immersive and effective. After practicing this scene about three times we moved on to scene nine. For scene nine we first blocked it out just going through the scene slowly and going over lines, we did this at lunch. I worked on making my character come out more, I did this by making my facial expressions bigger and more exaggerated as well as my movements. The only people that did this at lunch was Wendy and I. The next time we ran it was in the full run we did in our last rehearsal of the day after school. Yet again after the full run, the director gave us more notes again:

Overall:

• The first full run with limited mistakes.
• We must amp up our energy.
• We must amp up our characterizations.

Scene 1:

• GOOD!
• Try and be slightly louder.
• I need to practice the window entry with the props.

Scene 2:

• Try to not mix up my lines in order to keep the rest of the people on stage not confused and able to complete there own lines.

Scene 3:

• Needs work.
• The volume needs to be louder.

Scene 4:

• I need to face the front
• I need to let Olivia (one of the mermaids) pull Wendy more off the stage block before pulling her back. I need to let the moment last for longer.

Scene 5:

• Very good!

Scene 6:

• Do not rush this scene.

Scene 7:

• Needs work.
• Do not speak as I am exiting the stage.

Scene 8:

• Well done!
• Best run of the dance yet.
• Good energy.
• Remember some of must not lose character.
• Do not be too loud when cheering in the fight scene.
• Work on the ending.

Scene 9:

• Good!

In order to improve, I must run over the mermaid and fairies scene as they seem to be the worst and least smooth running scenes of the play. However, I believe that in scene 7 I had run out of energy, I felt very pressured and forgot my lines. I think if I had been less tired and remembered my lines that the scene would have run a lot better, to ensure this doesn't happen again I am going to re-learn the lines as well as make sure I drink lots of water and eat before rehearsals so I do not become tired.

Monday 3rd December 2018

In today's rehearsal, we worked on scene one, scene three and scene seven. For scene 1 we took our directors notes and we tried to slow down the scene and put more emphasis into what we are saying. It is the opening scene so it needs to grab the audience's attention in order for them to stay engaged throughout the rest of the pantomime. I need to work on my relationship with Wendy, to do this I need to relax my body and be more comfortable and confident in my self and my character. For scene three we ran over it quickly to solidify our lines and our ques. We went through it twice fine-tuning the movements and the dialogue. When practicing scene seven, once again we quickly ran through it stopping when we found any part of the scene we had difficulties with. We then clarified what we were doing and we went through it over and over again until it ran smoothly. To improve my characterization for the whole play I reflected on today's rehearsal and realized that I need to be more fluent in my speech and movement so that I can show the audience I have confidence in my character. I hope that it will make me look more natural on stage. To do this I will stand up straight with a good posture and have my shoulders dropped, this should make me look less uptight and uncomfortable.

Tuesday 4th December 2018

In today's rehearsal, we tried to polish scene three, scene four and scene five. I worked on scene four and five while Rhys (the other Peter Pan from cast 2) worked on scene three. This is because I believe I know that scene practically inside and out. For scene four, Mermaids cove, we ran through it with the director stopping at points that were causing problems. The main issue was when I had to pull Wendy away, I was moving to fast and it looked very anticipated. To fix this while the mermaids lure Wendy away, I look around not paying attention to them and when Olivia (mermaid 1) says "swim" that's my queue to turn around and pull Wendy back. It makes it look and feel less rehearsed and more spontaneous. For scene five we did the same thing again essentially troubleshooting the scene and fixing the issues. I found that my main issue is that I was not being over the top enough I really need to exaggerate my anger at tink. To do this at the beginning of the scene when I run in and see Tink telling lies I cross my arms making the movement big and obvious I also screw up my face and furrow my eyebrows to show my anger and finally I tap my right foot to demonstrate that my frustrations are growing. Also when I am speaking to Tink I need to gesticulate more rather than just stand with my arms crossed. This is in order to give the audience something more entertaining to watch. A teacher from outside the Drama department came in to watch us rehearse.  She gave us some feedback, which was:

- There is one person in each scene not putting in 100% effort and it lets the rest of the scene down.

- Be more eccentric to fit into the pantomime style.

- Be more out there.

- Peter Pan is doing well, however.

To make sure all these points are improved upon as a drama company we need to improve our focus and ensure that we are working together. 100% effort needs to put in at all times, we need to be rehearsing as if we are performing to an audience every single time. We also really need to play into our characters making them over the top, the audience especially the children will respond really well to this.

Wednesday 5th December 2018

In today's rehearsal, we practiced scene six and scene seven. However, I am not in scene six as it only has Captain Hook, Tinkerbelle, and Smee in it. So during this, I watched it and helped by giving constructive criticism and feedback so that they can improve the scene. I observed that Tinkerbelle needed to learn and polish her lines as well as this every one needed to put more energy in and they need to over exaggerate their characters this is because they need to engage the audience and keep them entertained. For scene seven I had decided that in order to improve I needed to pump the scene full of energy as well as needing to be more confident with my lines so it sounds more convincing to the audience. I need to speak with more conviction. This is the scene in which Tinkerbelle comes back to life so I need to show that I really care about her and that I do not want her to die. To show this passion that I have for her I need to demonstrate our empathy for one another. When I find her I get straight to the floor to comfort her, to show my worry and concern I will use facial expressions such as slightly opening my mouth to show my shock. When I find out how to bring her back to life, I leap to my feet with much enthusiasm, this is to show how eager I am to get Tinkerbelle well again. Overall this scene is much better then what it was last week. It still needs a small amount of fine tuning but overall I am happy with it.

Thursday 6th December 2018

In today's rehearsal, we prepared all of the set, props, and costumes. We turned the studio into the backstage area with a prop table, an area for the set, a costume rack, and a changing room. We also ran the scenes we did on Wednesday but with cast two rather than cast one. While they did that I focussed on making sure all of backstage was ready while also  running over my lines attempting them in different styles and tones in order to find out what sounds the most effective, also running them through over and over again helps lock them into my head to ensure that I am ready for the performance on Tuesday night. In order to improve my characteristics before the night of the show, I am trying to develop the way I speak and move on stage. When it comes to my movement I am trying to be more over the top almost grotesque this is so my acting fits into the traditional pantomime style which is over the top and overly dramatic. Pantomime is full of light-hearted humour, to make the jokes have the impact I want I need to slow down my lines and pause for effect.

Friday 7th December 2018

Today we had the full day of timetable in order to be able to do a full tech, costume, makeup and set change run. We started off doing a top and tail run of the whole production just so that we could do the lighting and sound effects. After this, we had an hour break to get into costume, makeup and to be ready to do the first full run with every element of the play. Cast one (the cast that I am in) went first due to our performance being first. We went through every scene with full set changes and lighting. We had issues with tech as our lighting person was not in. This meant that we could not run through it as quickly or as smoothly as I would have liked to. Furthermore, the set changes were long and messy this is due to us never of doing a full run with set changes before as well as people were not paying attention to the set change list that had been put up. I think that the attitude backstage was extremely unprofessional. were speaking, had no focus and were not paying attention to basic ques. It was a frustrating environment to be in as I was trying my best to give full energy and focus. In order for the backstage environment to improve as a cast, we must keep focus we could do this by doing a simple focus and vocal warm-ups such as the one, one, two, one exercise. This is good as it will help our focus as well as warm up our voices. As for the scenes themselves they need to be louder and have more energy. To improve our projection we need to envision the words coming out of our mouths and hitting the walls on the back of the theatre. We could also do different projection exercises such as reading famous speeches while opening your mouth widely and once more envisioning our words hitting the walls on the other side of the theatre. This will not only help our projection but our enunciation as well. With regards to costume and makeup, my costume did not fit as it was too big. So I needed to go and speak to the art students to get it altered. I did a simplified version of my make up then what I would do on Tuesday so that I would not take to long while getting ready. One specific piece of advice/feedback we were given was that the song from scene eight "it's going down" needs to be louder and be performed with more confidence. In order to have more confidence we need more energy, this is because without energy it will be slow and boring to watch. I believe that one thing that will improve energy is the buzz of performing in front of an audience.  This is because no one wants to let them self down or embarrass them self on show night. However, this is not the best attitude to have as we should be rehearsing at full energy from day one.

Monday 10th December 2018

In today's rehearsal cast 2 did a full run through with tech as they did not get a chance to do it on Friday. I am only in scene 8 in this cast so I stayed backstage making sure that the prop table was organized and that the other person playing Peter Pan knew his lines and ques. Once again the attitude backstage was unprofessional, noisy and messy. No matter how hard you try people backstage would not be quiet. It meant that people again could not focus were missing cues and the set changes were sloppy. The feedback from the director and other people who watched was:

• More body language
• More facial expression
• Stay in character
• Think before you say your lines
• Solos need far more energy
• Projection
• Work off each other
• Interact with one another if you're in a group
• Pirates need to be more aggressive
• No running in transitions
• Fairy's need to be more girly and giggly
• Captain Hook needs to be more comically evil
• Don't just walk into positions
• No smiling while fighting
• React more
• Bows need to be in sync
• We as a cast need to work together and believe in ourselves

Cast 2 notes

S1-

• If someone doesn't come on we need to fill in
• Peter pan needs to bring on his shadow
• Mrs. Darling song need improvement

S2-

• Don't mess around side stage or on stage
• Bring props all on
• Must be responsible for all your own props
• Look at the setlists
• Wait for the music for the fight

S3-

• Set change needs to be much faster
• Lost boys were much better, things bounced off each other better
• Needs to be louder
• The argument needs to bigger
• Wendy's song needs to be improved  

S4-

• Mermaids were much better
• Don't make obvious that there are costume issues
• Peter come in when the jig music starts
• Don't make it obvious if you miss your cue
• LOUDER
  

S5-

• Peter came in too soon
• LOUDER
• The song needs to be stronger
• Best the fairy scene has been done

S6-

• Really good
• Really nice energy

S7-

• WAY MORE ENERGY
• The hook needs to be faster coming on
• Peter pan was on the wrong side

S8-

• Scene change was awful
• Pay attention
• Be responsible
• Exit way faster and in character

S9-

• Wendy must learn lines
• Curtain call needs to be much better
• Step it up

In order to improve cast 2 must work on improvisation. This is because if someone misses there cue and does not come onto the stage or does not say a line, the rest of the cast on stage need to either prompt the person by saying something that may help the person remember what they are doing or improvise a new scenario to propel the scene forward. Furthermore, the whole company needs to work on their professionalism. This is because not only were there people speaking backstage but side stage as well, it is not acceptable as sound travels around the theatre very easily so the audience would be able here if it was a real performance. We need to learn that if we are rehearsing we should do it as if it is to an audience every time.

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Today I got into college at 9am so that I could be in the drama studio all day to rehearse and prepare for the show in the evening. I started off with tidying backstage and reorganizing the prop table. I also hung up all the costumes so they did not get ruined or creased as well as cleaning up the changing room. I did this because I believe that you need a tidy workplace in order to do effective and progressive work. Once some more cast members arrived to the studio we begun hot seating to help us get into character. We asked and answered questions in character, this helps everyone start to get into the mindset of our characters. After this, we ran through scene nine which is the final scene in the Darlings nursery. We ran through it and got the director to stop us when there was an issue and tell us how to develop it to make sure we can improve in time for 7.00pm that same day. Overall the feedback that was given was that I need to be bigger and more over the top. So the second time we went through the scene I really emphasized my movement and exaggerate my lines. I really tried to fit into the traditional pantomime style. I did this by making everything bigger, projecting my voice more and making the changes in my emotions very obvious. I did this by changing the tone in my voice dependant on my mood. When I was happy and excited to be going back to Neverland with the lost children I speak in a happy and joyous voice with a light-hearted undertone. But, when I realize the lost children do not want to come with me the undertone in my voice turns to one of disappointment, I will also look down and lose the enthusiasm that is in my voice. After we completely polished scene nine. I went up to art to get my costume, from after it had been adjusted. When I got back to the studio I got one of the girls who was doing hair and makeup to braid my hair into two plaits that kept the majority of the hair of my face. I then got into costume and put my makeup on. I had to do very heavy makeup due to the stage lights, I did not want to be washed and I also thought it added to my character of Peter Pan. I did green eyeshadow with black eyeliner and green gems to accentuate and enhance my look. Once the whole cast was ready we did some warm-ups which consisted of: lip trills, many men, sirens, going through scales and singing one of the songs from the pantomime.

Wednesday 12th December 2018

Today we had a matinee performance for children from a local primary school. This means that this performance needed to be even higher energy than the first night. As it was an early performance at 11.00am as soon as I got into the studio I put on my costume and did my make up as the same night previously. To warm up once again we did lip trills, sirens, one one two one, scales and we also sung its going down from scene eight in the pantomime. The children seemed to respond very well with lots of enthusiasm.

Thursday 13th December 2018

Today it was cast two performance, so I was only in scene eight. This meant that the way I prepared and prioritised things was different. My costume was simplified as was my makeup to suit the character of a lost boy more. My priorities consisted on making sure backstage was organised and quiet instead of knowing my cues and lines. I also helped out the other boy playing Peter Pan so he knew his lines and what he was meant to be doing.

7.Notes from the director and choreographer

After each rehearsal, the director and choreographer will give notes to the cast – make sure you write down all notes specific to your performance.

Run 1 feedback:

Overall:

• Improve projection
• Increase movement

Scene 1:

• More energy
• To remain in character
• To let the audience react more to what I am saying.
• I need to not rush my lines and not run them together.

Scene 2:

• To run through this scene with props.

Scene 3:

• Must work on positioning.
• To learn my entrances and cues

Scene 4:

• Stop skipping people's lines

Scene 5:

• I must go through this scene so we can all learn our lines and cues.

Scene 6:

• I was not in this scene so there were no director's notes for me.

Scene 7:

• We must rehearse this scene as it was poor quality and needs work.
• We must learn our lines.

Scene 8:

• It is looking good.
• It needs more energy.
• The person who plays Captain Hook and I must rehearse the final part and work out what we are doing.

Scene 9:

• NEEDS POLISHING

Run 2 feedback:

Overall:

• The first full run with limited mistakes.
• We must amp up our energy.
• We must amp up our characterizations.

Scene 1:

• GOOD!
• Try and be slightly louder.
• I need to practice the window entry with the props.

Scene 2:

• Try to not mix up my lines in order to keep the rest of the people on stage not confused and able to complete their own lines.

Scene 3:

• Needs work.
• The volume needs to be louder.

Scene 4:

• I need to face the front
• I need to let Olivia (one of the mermaids) pull Wendy more off the stage block before pulling her back. I need to let the moment last for longer.

Scene 5:

• Very good!

Scene 6:

• Do not rush this scene.

Scene 7:

• Needs work.
• Do not speak as I am exiting the stage.

Scene 8:

• Well done!
• Best run of the dance yet.
• Good energy.
• Remember some of must not lose character.
• Do not be too loud when cheering in the fight scene.
• Work on the ending.

Scene 9:

• Good!

Over all Notes:

More body language

More facial expression

Stay in character

Think before you say your lines

Solos need far more energy

Projection

Work off each other

Interact with one another if your in a group

Pirates need to be more aggressive

No running in transitions

Fairy's need to be more girly and giggly

Captain Hook needs to be more comically evil

Don't just walk into positions

No smiling while fighting

React more

Bows need to be nsync

We as a cast need to work together and believe in ourselves

Cast 2 notes

S1-

• If someone doesn't come on we need to fill in
• Peter pan needs to bring on his shadow
• Mrs Darling song need improvement

S2-

• Don't mess around side stage or on stage
• Bring props all on
• Must be responsible for all your own props
• Look at the set lists
• Wait for the music for the fight

S3-

• Set change needs to be much faster
• Lost boys were much better, things bounced off each other better
• Needs to be louder
• The argument needs to bigger
• Wendys song needs to be improved  

S4-

• Mermaids were much better
• Don't make obvious that there are costume issues
• Peter come in when the jig music starts
• Don't make it obvious if you miss your que
• LOUDER

S5-

• Peter came in to soon
• LOUDER
• Song needs to be stronger
• Best the fairy scene has been done
• 
  

S6-

• Really good
• Really nice energy

S7-

• WAY MORE ENERGY
• Hook needs to be faster coming on
• Peter pan was on the wrong side

S8-

• Scene change was awful
• Pay attention
• Be responsible
• Exit way faster and in character

S9-

• Wendy must learn lines
• Curtain call needs to be much better
• Step it up

8.Final Evaluation

The first moment I am going to analyze is the first exercise we did at the beginning of the pantomime process. This was finding an animal that you believe fits your character I chose a fox. This is because foxes are cocky, stealthy and conniving, all traits I think that Peter displays. Moreover, fox’s often live in small packs that fiercely protect one another or supply for one another and I think the lost children our lie Peters pack. To begin with, I had to put my mind and body into that of a fox's. So, I crawled on my hands and knees with my head held up high, with a slight tilt every now and then. This was with the intention to make myself-seem alert and curious. I moved slowly to give the illusion of stealth but would occasionally speed up as if hunting or stalking prey. Next, I started to slowly develop my animal into human-like movements. To start my development I stood up and walked around slowly, constantly look around at my surroundings, while still including the head tilt from the animal exercise, these movements reminded me of Peter Pan because in my opinion he always alert and extremely curious. Finally, I had to now transform this animalistic person into our character, to do this I put my hand on my hips and held my head up high. I channeled the fox into my final characterization by keeping the head tilt, the stealthy movement and the constant looking around to display that I am very aware. I used my face to convey focus and alertness. I did this by squinting my eyes and I kept looking around. I think this exercise was very helpful because it made me think of who Peter Pan was to me and how I wanted to interpret his character in my final performance. This exercise is what I used to base my movement on for the whole rest of the rehearsal period it was a really good foundation for me to build my character up from. I believe this exercise was crucial for me for developing Peter Pan into the character I portrayed.

The second moment I am going to discuss is when we ran through the nursery scene for the first time. I worked on my characterization. I started off by making my actions much bigger and overdramatic almost grotesque, especially when I interact with the children in the audience. When doing this scene it made me realize how energetic and extraordinary I am going to have to be in order to have the audience engage with me and what is happening on stage. In any performance especially pantomimes you must over exaggerate everything you do to grab the audience's attention. I want the audience to be eager in wanting to see what I do next. To make sure I was being as over the top as I needed to be I looked at how I would normally act out the scene and the timesed it by ten. This was effective because it gave me the ability to be able to reflect on my old work and improve it further for the whole of the pantomime not just scene one. It also made me look at my other scenes and made me want to put far more passion and enthusiasm into them as I saw how it made the first scene far more effective.

The third moment I am going to analyze is when we learned the choreography for the final song which is for the curtain call. The dance we learned was to the song "don't stop believing" by Journey. To make this dance effective everyone must be synchronized and put energy into each and every movement. I felt like we made a lot of progress in this rehearsal because not only did we learn the choreography for the curtain call but also the rest of the choreography for the song “it's going down” from scene 8. I felt as if the cast was very focussed when learning it and picked up the routine fairly quickly, although I did struggle at times with some of the movement I don’t believe that I held anyone back. I think that learning this dance was a crucial moment for the cast as it showed us what we can do if we put full energy into rehearsal, it changed some people's attitudes from one that was casual to one that was slightly more professional. It helped develop the piece from just parts of a show to something put together. It also helped me personally develop my dance skills from nothing to something I would be proud to perform to an audience.

The fourth moment I am going to discuss was on the day of the first show, we ran through scene nine which is the final scene in the Darlings nursery. We ran through it and got the director to stop us when there was an issue and tell us how to develop it to make sure we can improve in time for the first show in the evening at 7.00pm. The main feedback that was I given, was that I needed to express my emotions for that scene in a much much more eccentric/exaggerated manner. This is because in the final scene Peter Pan goes through what you could call a roller coaster ride of emotions and I need to demonstrate this in a way that is obvious for the audience. This helped me develop my character even more because it added more layers to Peter Pan's personality on stage. It shows the audience that Peter is not just a cocky young boy but an empathetic and responsible person. I showed the roller coaster of emotions that Peter Pan was on by changing the tone in my voice dependant on my mood. When I was happy and excited to be going back to Neverland with the lost children I speak in a very upbeat and joyous voice with a light-hearted undertone, I would also smile and have very open body language. This is because I want to show the Lost children that coming with me is the best idea and that they would have far more fun than staying with the Darlings. But, when I realize the lost children do not want to come with me the undertone in my voice turns to one of disappointment, I lack confidence and to do this I will speak slightly quieter and will use more closed body language. I will also look down and lose the enthusiasm that I had for going back to Neverland. This really helped me develop character as it was the fine tuning that needed to be made before the first performance.  

One exercise that I did not find particularly helpful was hot seating in the first rehearsal. This is because I had only just found out that day that I was playing Peter Pan. Therefore I had not had enough time to think about how I wanted to portray him or how I wanted to carry myself while playing Peter. I also found that the group I was working with was not particularly focussed on the task at hand. It meant that people were distracted and breaking out of character fairly often. In order to improve I think to start off with we could have done a simple focusing exercise just to ensure that everyone is ready to make some productive progress. A simple focus exercise we could have done was the mirroring game, all you have to do is focus on your partner and copy exactly what they do whether it be a slow movement or something quick and fluent. It helps calm you down and makes you focus much better. To help develop our characters instead of hot-seating we could have done an exercise called “put them through the wringer”, this is when you come up with a common moral dilemma and put your character into that situation, you then act out how you would respond to that situation as your character. This would have helped me more than hot seating because it fully lets you develop what your character's moral compass is like, I think that it's a more in-depth exploration into your character's mind.

Another exercise that I do not personally think was particularly effective was going and researching all about my character's life as a child and before the time that the play starts. This is because I did not want to base my version of Peter Pan on the original book or film, I wanted to make it my own unique performance. Furthermore, there was hardly any information about Peters backstory online so it made it increasingly difficult to write up for me. I think a more effective way of developing my character would have been making up your own backstory as long as it fits in with the plays main theme. This is because it would have given all the people in the pantomime far more creative license with their character. It would mean that we could develop our own versions of the characters that fit our personalities. I also think it would have made for more variation on stage. Every person would have a different backstory that they could play up to enhance their performance.

The voice of my character is usually cheeky with an uplifting undertone, however, sometimes when confused or upset his tone drops and he becomes more mellow and unenthusiastic. The way I approached how I developed my voice for Peter Pan is I thought of what a 12-13 year old boy would sound like. I knew it would be fairly high pitch as he is still young.I also wanted to put in a little bit of a sarcastic tone into it to highlight Peters cheeky personality. However, although Peter Pan is young he also has a lot of authority in Neverland so his voice had to show this. The way I did this was by always projecting my voice by doing this you can almost command the stage. Another thing that I did was go through my lines in multiple different voices until I found one that I really though suited the character of Peter Pan best. I found that I did not need to make my voice as masculine as I initially thought as because he is young he can get away with a slightly more feminine voice. I think in some ways my voice was similar to other portrayals of Peter Pan. This is because the majority of the actors who have played Peter pan in the past are done by young boys. However, I think that mine is unique in the fact that I also made Peters voice sarcastic and aggressive when talking down to Captain Hook which I have not seen done before.  

When I performed as Peter Pan my movement varied depending on what scene I was in. However, I almost always walked with a slight bounce in my step this is because I want the audience to know that the majority of the time Peter is a very uplifting character whose also confident. To accentuate my confidence I would also often have my hands on my hips ,my head held up high and my chest puffed out. This is very open body language which is important because it shows that Peter is open person who is happy to be spoken to, this was very important to me to portray Peter like this because I wanted him to almost be a role model to the lost children. In think that other portrayals of Peter Pan were similar to mine but I don’t think they have put the emphasis on the more nurturing side of Peter that I have. Finally in the fighting scenes I moved quickly and stealthily, in rehearsals I tried to tighten up the movements as much as possible to make sure on the night of show that it looked fluent yet spontaneous.

I was not happy about sharing the production until the actual night of the performance and even then I was very anxious to perform in front of an audience because I was very aware that the majority of the cast had an extremely unprofessional attitude throughout the whole rehearsal process. I was not worried about my ability because I knew that I had my lines learnt as well as my cues for myself the only thing I was panicked about was the timing for my solo in the song in scene 8 “it's going down”. What made me more confident on the night of the performance was that we ran all the scene that I believed were problematic and polished them, it was the first time I saw people running it with full energy and I believe that this was only due to nerves as the show was that night. What made me less confident about the show was the idea that we had never done a full tech run with costume that had no errors or people coming out of character. Also people in our drama company find it very hard to focus and to be quiet which led to people not being listened to and a lot of speaking backstage. What I would've done differently is that before every rehearsal I would of done a focus exercise and would've also emplaced more discipline so that students were coming to 100% of lessons and rehearsals. This is because what let us down is that the majority of the time we did not have a full committed cast to do run throughs with. I would also of made the compulsory rehearsals compulsory in order to get the amount of rehearsals that we needed to make a smooth running and refined show.

I think that the audience responded extremely well to my character especially in the matinee performance to the primary school children. Whenever I came onto stage there would be a massive cheer as well as the typical “its behind you” line that is in all traditional pantomimes. I think this is due to my engagement with the audience I really tried to make it feel as if the were immersed with in Neverland with me. I think the young children were able to relate to me this is because I tried to get them as involved with the story as possible, also in the audience there were alot of cheeky comments when they were asked to get involved with responses which I think also reflects Peters attitude. To make my character relevant to the children's audience the first thing that I did was make sure that the pantomime was full of action as children respond really well to it. This means that in the fight scenes I tried to make them as full of action and energy as possible without being to scary as you do not want to give the children real life fears. Moreover another thing I did to make my character relevant to children I tried to make the elements of the play that contained a kiss or lovey dovey stuff fairly toned down. This is due to the fact that the children are to young to relate to relationships so they probably still find the ideas of relationships weird and appealing. The final thing I did to make my character relevant to a children's audience was to engage with them as equals. This is because even though children are obviously younger they are not stupid and really dislike being patronised. So when I spoke to them I made sure not to speak down to them but spoke to them in a way that was engaging for them.

Overall the final I think that the final performance went well the feedback that the whole cast gave was:

What Went Well

• We worked well together on stage.
• Good team work.
• Our characterization was very good.
• Energy was high on performance night.
• Our delivery of lines was good.
• Improvisation was good.
• We managed to pull it together last minute.
• The energy in the dances was good.
• We all helped each other out.
• We stuck together.
• Costumes looked great.
• Everyone was helpful with makeup.
• We were happy with our final show.
• We were all very supportive

What We Need To Improve

• Do not make unauthorised changes to the show.
• We need to work on communication.
• We need to work on our professionalism.
• We need to work on our listening skills.
• We need to work on projecting.
• Do not take things out on one another.
• Don’t talk back stage.
• No talking while on stage.
• Our focus needs to be improved.
• Set changes must be smoother.
• Focus backstage must be improved.
• We must learn to be able to take constructive criticism.
• Some people need better commitment to rehearsals.
• We need to stop getting so frustrated.
• Do not block the entrances.
• Focus on your rolls on and off stage.

The feedback that our director gave us was:

• Commitment is needed to rehearsals.
• Commitment is needed to characters.
• We need to be nicer to one another.
• Work on our working relationships.
• Work on listening and our focus.
• Really impressed with the show.
• Characterisation went well.
• We need to keep full energy at all times.
• We need to rehearse as if we are performing to an audience at all times.
• We fed of the audience very well.

Obviously, there are many things that we need to improve upon within our show the majority of them, however, are not to do with acting itself but the attitude we had towards the show in general.I think that the company needs a more professional attitude, this is because people did not realize how detrimental it was to miss rehearsals or speak through them. If I were to do this production again I would ensure that there was better discipline from the start, this is so that we would have 100% of our cast at 100% effort in every single rehearsal. Also I would make sure we did a focussing exercises as well as a group warm-up at the beginning of each rehearsal, this will not only improve the groups focus but help improve the groups ability to work together as we will all be starting off all doing the same thing rather than starting off all in different rooms, I think it will help give us more structure. Personally, I think that my strengths within the show was my characterization and the way I engaged with the audience. This is because I did not break out of character once, even when I fell off a stage block! Also, the audiences responded really well to me even if it did take a little bit of improvised encouragement. Things that I need to improve on for movement is my synchronization and fluidity. The way that I am going to do this is to relax my body more while I am on stage during dances this is in order to make my movements look less wooden, I am going to improve my synchronization by when I learn a dance repeat it over and over again while listening to the counts. Counts are especially important to be in time as it well tell you when you need to do a certain movement within the music. To improve my vocal skills I am going to branch out and try and use slightly different tones to what I am used to. This is because I believe that Peter Pan had a fairly similar voice to my own so I do not think I was as adventurous as I could of been. When I next have a character in which I develop my voice I will experiment with a varying pitch and styles of voice. Even though I believe my projection was good it can always be better, so I must remember to use my resonance. For my acting techniques I think I need to work how my character interacts with others to do this I should re-look over Lee Strasberg’s Method, this is when an actor intensifies the connections with others on stage by putting the situation they are acting in into the context of there real life and then use the emotions from that to help in the scene.

Jessica Robinson

WEEK 1

Smart Target:

I wish to increase my breath control. I will do this by using a breathing exercise where I breathe in for 4 seconds, hold my breath for 4 seconds then breath out. Currently, I can only breathe out for 7 seconds, by the end of the week I would like to be able to do it for 15 seconds. I need to increase my breath control because I am playing Peter Pan in the collages upcoming pantomime. I am anticipating some moderately long speeches/ sections of dialogue and I do not want to be out of breath. I would also like to practice my articulation as I find my self occasionally stumbling over my words. 

Practice 1 - Monday 10am

I practiced for 15 minutes doing this breathing exercise and for 5 minutes doing various different tongue twisters. This is how long I planned to practice for because it fits in around my Monday morning routine and means I am still able to complete other activities while still getting into college on time.
Smart goals:
To be able to breath out for 12 seconds by the end of the 15 minutes of practicing.
To be able to say :
IN TOOTING TWO TUTORS ASTUTE
TRIED TO TUTE A DUKE ON A FLUTE
BUT DUETS SO GRUELLING
END ONLY IN DUELLING
WHEN TUTORS ASTUTE TOOT THE FLUTE. 

without stumbling over the words. I want to be able to say it fluently by the end of the week. 

The practice went fairly well. 

Overview:

I practiced for 20 minutes overall and I found that by the end of the breathing exercise I can now exhale for 12 seconds meaning that I have somewhat improved my breath capacity. However, I did feel my lungs strain as I was reaching the 12-second point so I believe more practice is much needed. Moreover, with the tongue twister I practiced saying it multiple times for 5 minutes I found by the end of it that if I say it slowly I can go through it without falling over the words. 

Reflection: 

I think that I reached my smart goals, but I think in order for me to reach my SMART targets for the week I need to practice for a longer duration of time, and even potentially set my self some more stretching goals. For the breathing exercise, I think that my goal was achieved. I believe that my target for the rest of the week, which is breathing out for a duration of 15 seconds, is very realistic if I keep practicing in the same way for 15 minutes every so often. However, I also found that although my goal was met and I could breath out for 12 seconds I still felt out of breath at the end. With my articulation, by the end of the practice I felt that I was articulating well but with the tongue twister, I was still going fairly slowly. I need to improve this because when it comes to my performance in Peter Pan I am anticipating some fast-paced scenes in which the audience still need to be able to understand what I am saying. 

Practice 2 - Wednesday 4pm

I practiced the breathing exercise for 20 minutes and the articulation exercise for 10 minutes. This was because I believe that on Monday I did not spend enough time on them so I wanted to extend the time scale of the practice to see if it made a difference and helped me improve. 

Smart goals: 

To be able the exhale for 15 seconds after breathing in for 4 and holding it for 4. |Also I want to speed up my pace of the tongue twister, while still making sure that I am articulating clearly. 

Overview: 

I practiced for 30 minutes overall and I think that this practice was fairly successful as I can now exhale for 15 seconds, which is one of my SMART targets achieved. I can no also say the tongue twister slightly faster without messing it up or making any mistakes. For me, this is the kind of progress I want to see my self-making as I want to be clear, concise and not be getting out of breath on stage during the pantomime. 

Reflection: 

I think that I have done well in my practice as I have reached my smart goals and one of my SMART targets for the week, which was to be able to exhale for 15 counts during the breathing exercise. However, I also think that even though I achieved my goal I need to keep consistently practicing the breathing exercise due to the fact of I still feel slightly out of breath by the end of it. When it comes to my articulation, I think that I have improved because I can say the tongue twister faster without making mistakes. But, it is not as fast as I would like to be able to do it so I must constantly practice making sure I am progressing in the right way. 

Practice 3 - Friday 3pm
I practiced both exercises today for 20 minutes each as I think they both deserve the same amount of time to work on as they are both at similar stages of development now.
Smart goals: 
To be able to exhale for 15 seconds without feeling as out of breath as I usually do. This is because I do not want to be on the stage of the pantomime and then be out of breath and spluttering after an important speech or monologue. I also want to be able to articulate my self properly so that everyone who is watching the performance can hear what I am saying clearly. 
Overview: 
I practiced for 40 minutes today on my breath control and articulation. I can now say my tongue twister slightly faster and it is all correct. I do not make any mistakes which means that I have completed both of my SMART targets for the week. For the breathing exercise, I can now consistently exhale for 15 seconds form my diaphragm without getting as out of breath as I used to. 
Reflection:
I have now completed both of my SMART targets for the week. Over my different days and lengths of practices I have now determined what is a sensible time range to practice within (from 30 minutes to 40 minutes), this is because I see the most effective change when I spend a long time on the exercises. Furthermore, I no longer become as out of breath as I used to, I still need to practice however because I think that there is still room to be able to increase my breath capacity. With my articulation, I reached my target that I set my self but once more I shall continue practicing, due to the fact that I need to make sure I am constantly clearly spoken.

WEEK 2:
SMART Target:
I wish to continue working on my breath capacity throughout this week. This is because I still feel I could improve it, as I still find my self-feeling slightly breathless at the end of the exercise. To do this I will continue doing the exercise from last week but instead of inhaling and holding my breath for 4 seconds I will inhale and hold my breath for 5 seconds in efforts to try and increase my breath capacity. Furthermore, I want to try and improve my projection so in each practice I will read a different political speech while envisioning my word hitting the opposite wall in my room. I will do it multiple time each time putting more emphasis getting louder but speaking from my stomach, not my throat.

Practice 4- Monday 10am
I practice both exercises today the breathing one for 20 minutes and the speech reading one for 25 minutes. I dedicated more time to my projection exercise as it took longer to read through and rehearse than the outer exercise.
Smart goals:
To be able to exhale for 15 seconds without feeling breathless or the need to breathe in at any point during holding my breath for the 5 second period, This is because of the upcoming pantomime. I want to be able to perform at full energy without becoming breathless. I also want to be able to read the first part of Martin Luther King I Have A Dream speech clearly while projecting and articulating my words.

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
Overview:
I practiced for 45 minutes in total today. I spent 25 minutes on the speech and 20 minutes on the breathing exercise. This is because at the point I am currently at I think that I need more work on my projection rather than my breathing capacity as I am happy with my breathing capacity at the moment. 

Reflection: 

I think for the breathing exercise I believe that I reached my smart goal this is because I can now exhale for 15 seconds without feeling breathless. I did not feel the need to take any extra breaths nor did I feel breathless at the end of the practice. I think that this is because I decided to try breathing in and holding my breath for five seconds instead of four seconds. I believe I have managed to increase my breath capacity to a much better standard, then when I started. When I practiced the speech, I read through it for 25 minutes. Each time, I stood at the end of my living room and read out the speech envisioning the words coming out of my mouth and them hitting onto the wall on the other side of the room. I made sure I was enunciating, projecting while speaking clearly and slowly. Because of this, I think that I have reached my smart targets for my 1st practice of the week.

Practice 5- Wednesday 4pm 
Once again I practiced both the exercises for 35 minutes in total. I decided this because I want to see if it appropriate amount of time to make a good amount of progress in. 10 minutes on the breathing and 25 minutes on practicing projection using the speeches. 
Smart goals:
I wish to deliver the speech of Barack Obama's victory of the 2008 election speech. I must work on being louder without shouting, I must speak from my diaphragm and not from my throat. For my breathing exercise, I need to continue doing the same thing as in my previous practice (which was to breath in and hold my breath for 5 seconds instead of 4) so that I can maintain the standard that I am currently at.

"Hello, Chicago."If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

Overview:
I practiced for 35 minutes all together today. Once again I spent 25 minutes on practicing Obama's speech and 10 minutes on the breathing exercise. I spent less time on my breathing exercise today as I believe that my breath capacity is at a standard I am happy with for now. 
Reflection:
I believe that I delivered the speech with enthusiasm and conviction. I stood with my feet shoulder width apart, projecting my voice, doing the same thing as before which was envisioning my words leaving my mouth and hitting the wall on the other side of the room. I spoke from my diaphragm not from my throat. This is because I am playing Peter Pan in the pantomime at Christmas and I do not want to strain or damage my voice before the performance and by speaking from the diaphragm, not the throat I will have less chance of damaging my voice. It will also help prevent it. With the breathing exercise, I have become consistent with being able to exhale for 15 seconds and I am becoming less breathless every time. Moreover, when I do the speech I can now do it without becoming breathless and I think it is due to the continual practice of this exercise. I believe I have reached both of my smart goal for this week. 

Practice 6 - Friday 3pm

I am going to practice for 45 minutes again today as I have determined this is the appropriate length of time to practice and get an effective amount of vocal development done.

Smart goals:

My aim for this practice is to be able to project my voice while enunciating every word, I need to be loud, clear and concise. The speech that I will be using to practice today will be JFK we will go to the moon. I also want to practice my breath capacity exercise to make sure that I am staying consistent and can still exhale out for 15 seconds without becoming out of breath.

"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."

Overview:

In total, I practiced the, we will go to the moon speech for 25 minutes and the breathing exercise for 20 minutes. I decided to go back up to 45 minutes as I determined that 35 minutes is not enough time to do a fully effective practice.

Reflection:

 For the speech, I did the same process as before (feet shoulder width apart and envisioning my words coming out my mouth and hitting the wall on the other side of the room) but this time I opened my mouth very wide while speaking to help with my enunciation. This also helped warm up my face so it was not as stiff as it usually is. I found something that helped me speak from my diaphragm, and that was standing up straight with my shoulders back and my hand on my stomach. When it comes to the practice of the breathing exercise I did the same thing as usual but instead, when I breathed out I made a hissing sound instead. I can not hiss for as long as I can just exhale on its own but I am not as breathless as when I first started. I was clear and concise with my speech and can continue to exhale normally for 15 seconds so I have reached my smart goals for the practice. I also think that I have reached both my SMART targets for the week as I am not as breathless and can project my voice much better now.

WEEK 3

SMART target: 

For this week I want to develop my intonation, I want to be able to reach a high note without my voice cracking, I will do this by using a vocal warm-up where I sing:

1

1,2,1

1,2,3,2,1

1,2,3,4,3,2,1

1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1

1,2,3,4,5,6,5,4,3,2,1

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

and then the same again but starting from 8 and going backward. I need to do this due to the parts in the play Peter Pan where I may have to sing or change the pitch of my voice.

Practice 7 - Monday 10am

I practiced this exercise for 20 minutes today, I sang it at least 5 times in this practice.

Smart goals:

I want to be able to sing the whole thing through without any mistakes. I want to be able to of learned the whole thing off by heart. I also want to start working on singing the higher notes such as up to the 6th verse without cracking or breaking my voice. I want to be able to hold the note.

Overview:

I practiced the intonation exercise for 20 minutes as it took me 5 minutes to learn the whole song off by heart and I spent 15 minutes on trying to sing up to the 6th verse.

Reflection:

I have completed my smart goal for this rehearsal, this means that I can now sing up to the sixth verse without my voice breaking, I can also sing it all off by heart without stumbling over my words. To improve next time I am going to sing it for longer (holding the notes) and I will spend more time on it, perhaps 25-30 minutes. I practiced for 20 minutes, I progressed going up the scale slowly, practicing and making my way up to the 6th verse making sure that my voice does not break or crack. I am glad that I have managed to do this as it will be crucial for my role of Peter Pan in the pantomime. 

Practice 8 - Wednesday 4pm
I practiced the singing exercise to help my intonation for 15 minutes today this is because I felt that as I do not need to learn it so the extra 5 minutes of practice was unnecessary. 
Smart goals: 
I want to be able to sing up to the 7th verse today. I want to make sure that I can still hold the 6th note without my voice breaking but I want to push my self and see if I can hold the 7th note on the scale without breaking or cracking my voice. It is important I do this as I do not want to damage my voice for the pantomime but I still would like to develop my singing range. 
Overview: 
I practiced for 15 minutes and I managed to reach the 7th verse in the song, it was not as difficult as I had imagined and I believe that bye the next time I practice on Friday I should be able to go up to the 8th verse and then backward. 
Reflection:
I know that I have reached my SMART goal for this intonation exercise. This is because I can still hold the 6th verse note without my voice cracking and I can now also reach the 7th verse easily. However, it still strains my voice slightly, but I think this is an issue that can easily be dissolved with more practice and different vocal exercises. Once more in this practice, I progressed slowly through the verses, going up the scale, making sure I could hold each note confidently without my voice breaking or cracking. For the next time, I practice I am going to see if I can sing louder while still holding the correct note. 

Practice 9 - Friday 3.30pm
Once more I practiced for 15 minutes, I did this because that is the same amount of time I practiced for last time and I think I made an effective amount progress.
Smart goals:
I want to be able to sing up to the 8th verse and do the rest of the song backward. I want to essentially be able to sing the whole song without my voice cracking or breaking. 
Overview:
I practiced for 15 minutes and I reached the 8th verse, however, I struggled when trying to do the reverse version, I did eventually succeed and finish the practice successfully. 
Reflection:
In this practice, I believe that I have met both my SMART goal for this practice as well as the SMART target for the whole week. This means that I can now sing the whole song including doing it backward without my voice breaking or cracking. In the process of trying to do this, I did stumble slightly when trying to do it backward as well, I was messing up the numbers and singing them in the wrong order. But, I did manage to rectify my mistakes very quickly by just going over the song until I learned the reverse version fluently. Not only do I think this week of practice has helped me improve my intonation but I think it also helped me improve my focus. Improving my focus I think is important because during my performance there are going to have to be children everywhere they will be noisy so I must be able to stay focussed and not let them distract me. 

WEEK 4
SMART target:
For this week I wish to go back to working on my articulation, to do this I am going to learn a tongue twister off by heart. Every time I practice I want to speed up how fast I say the tongue twister, but I want to make sure I am not making any mistakes or falling over my words. It is important I work on my articulation because in the pantomime my voice must be clear and concise so the audience can hear and understand me. The tongue twisters I will be using to practice is: 
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.

Clean clams crammed in clean cans.

Stupid superstition!

Practice 10 - Monday 10am 
Today I practiced the tongue twisters for 10 minutes repeating each one for at least 5 times, learning each one off by heart and saying them without stumbling over my words and or making any mistakes throughout the tongue twister.
Smart goals: 
For this practice, I want to learn each one of the tongue twisters off by heart and be able to say each of them without messing it up. I am also going to time myself and how long it takes me to read each one of tongue twisters so than on the other days that I practice I can time my self again to be able to compare my self and how much I have sped up.
Overview:
I practiced for 10 minutes and I learned each of the tongue twisters of by heart, I also managed to time how long each one took me to read out.
Reflection:
I believe that I have completed my smart goals for today's practice, this is because I learned each of the tongue twisters completely and I can say them at a fairly good speed without creating any mistakes or stumbling over my words. I also timed my self on how long it took me to say each one:
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins. - 3 seconds
Clean clams crammed in clean cans. - 2.50 seconds
Stupid superstition! - 1.90 seconds
For my next practice, I will hopefully be able to speed up how fast I say the tongue twisters. I believe that my articulation is very important to improve on as I need people to be able to understand what I am saying throughout the whole of the pantomime and that is not only down to projection but articulation as well. 

Practice 11 - Wednesday 4pm
In this practice, once again I practiced for 10 minutes. I repeated the three different tongue twisters at least five times each speeding up how fast I said each tongue twister. If I made a mistake I would pause, slow down and restart saying it.
Smart goals:
For this practice session, I want to be able to speed up how fast I say the three tongue twisters while not making any mistakes or running my words together. Each tongue twister should be clear and concise, I want them to be able to be audible (so at a good volume as well as being able to be understood), and I want each word to be enunciated correctly. It is important for me to reach these goals as in the Pantomime I must be audible and understandable to the audience. 
Overview:
I practiced for 10 minutes, as I said before,  and I managed to complete my smart targets for today's practice session. This means I sped up how fast I said them and each one was clear and understandable. 
Reflection:
In today's practice, I went through three different tongue twisters. To make sure that I am articulating and enunciating each of my words when I said each one I opened my mouth very wide while saying each tongue twister to ensure that each of my words is understandable. Moreover, when trying to speed up how fast I say each one if I made a mistake I would slow down how fast I was saying it then correct my self and start trying to speed it up again gradually. Once more I timed my self on how long it took me to say each tongue twister so I can record my progress. 
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins. - 2.21 seconds
Clean clams crammed in clean cans. -  2.13 seconds
Stupid superstition! - 0.77 seconds
The timings show that I have been able to speed up the rate that I can say the tongue twisters. This means that I have met one of my smart targets for this practice. I also think that I have met the other which is to make sure I am not running my words together and to fully enunciate my words. I know I have done this as all my words were clear and easy to understand. 

Practice 12 - Friday 3.30pm
For my final practice of this week, I practiced for 10 minutes again. I have determined that 10 minutes is a suitable amount of time to practice tongue twisters this is because I know I can not only speed up the pace of the tongue twisters but make sure they are clear and easily audible. 
Smart goals:
For my final practice, I want to make sure that I have completed all my smart goals for the whole week. This means that I need to speed up how fast I can say each tongue twister as well as making sure that I am clear when I speak so that everyone can understand what I am saying. 
Overview:
I practiced for 10 minutes, during this time I have managed to meet my smart goals for the week. When I practiced I made sure to learn from the other times I practiced so I knew what would help me make the most progress in this short amount of time. 
Reflection:
In today's practice, I spent roughly 3 and a half minutes on each tongue twister. I went over it multiple times making sure I was opening my mouth wide so that I was enunciating. Moreover, I took the technique from week 2 to make sure that I am projecting my voice at the same time. I also made sure that I was never running my words together. This is because when I rehearse for Peterpan one comment I got was that I needed to stop running my lines together. So, therefore, I tried to work on that this week. I timed my self once again on how long each tongue twister took me to say, the results are:
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins. - 2.10 seconds
Clean clams crammed in clean cans. -  2.1 seconds
Stupid superstition! - 0.70 seconds
The timing shows that from the beginning of the week I have been able to speed up how fast I say each tongue twister. This means that the tongue twister exercise has worked and that I have been able to meet my smart goal for the week. Finally, I think that I have definitely improved my enunciation as I am very clear and concise in the way that I deliver the tongue twisters.  

WEEK 5
SMART target:
For this week I want to develop my tone. The tone is very important as it will help you command the stage as well as to communicate your confidence and authority. This is something I need to do as in the pantomime I will need to be able to engage the audience with not just my body language and the way I move but with my voice. I will do this by reading a poem. I will start low, and then go high with my voice, then go low again. By adding more vocal range helps me to be more engaging and interesting to listen to. The poem I am going to use is:
I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows. 
I am who I am, from my head to my toes. 
I tend to get loud when speaking my mind. 
Even a little crazy some of the time.

Practice 13 - Monday 11.30am
For this session, I practiced for 30 minutes. This is because I wanted to learn the poem at the beginning of the week so that I can do the exercise effectively without stumbling over my words or forgetting what I am going to say next.
Smart goals:
My smart goals for this practice is to learn the poem off by heart, I also want to be able to read through the poem in the different tones while I am still projecting my voice and using all of the techniques I have been practicing previously. 
Overview:
In this practice, I managed to learn the whole of the poem off by heart as well as go through the poem multiple different times using different tones. I also made sure to utilize the projection techniques I learned in week 2. 
Reflection:
During this practice, I believe that I have reached my smart goals. This is because I learned the whole of the poem as well as reading through it in different tones. I used three different types of tone I started off with a low pitch voice, then went to my normal toned voice and then finally went up to a rather high pitch voice. I also tried using a monotone voice to read the poem followed by a very excited tone of voice to try and convey different ways of how the poem could be portrayed. To make sure I was projecting my voice (so I could reach my smart goal) I stood shoulder width apart and envisioned all the words of the poem going across the room and hitting the wall on the other side of the room. By the time I reached the end of my practice, I was not making mistakes or stumbling over my words.

Practice 14 - Wednesday 5pm
In this practice, I practiced for 25 minutes. This is because on Monday I allowed my self an extra 5 minutes in order to be able to learn the poem. I tried a few different techniques in this session in order to expand my vocal tone.
Smart goals:
For today's smart goal, I want to be able to say the poem using not only different pitches but bye using different emotions so I am never using a monotone voice. It is important not to use a monotone voice in the Pantomime as I need to be able to engage children and I can not do that if my voice is boring.
Overview:
I practiced for 25 minutes and I went through the poem multiple times using different tones of voice. I tried to develop my tone by channeling different emotions, such as, happy. sad, excitement and anger. I also continued using the projection techniques from week 2. 
Reflection:
I know that I have reached my smart goals for this practice session, this is because I went through the poem at first using a high then low and then regular pitch as I did before but then I went on to using different emotions to change the way I delivered the poem. I started off by trying to use an angry tone of voice, I raised the volume and almost shouted the words, I also screwed up my face to add an expression. This is because the tone of voice is not the only thing that helps display emotion. To make the tone of voice sound more authentic I thought of a time in my life when I was angry and tried to channel that. I did this process for three more emotions they were happy, sad and excitement. I also made sure that I was continuing my projection exercise while trying to enunciate each word. 

Practice 15 - Friday 5pm
Once again I practiced for 25 this is because I determined that on Wednesday that it was an appropriate amount of time to get an effective amount of work done and or progress made. I used pitch and emotion again, to help improve my tone.
Smart goals:
For today's practice session I want to be able to deliver the poem using various tones of voice that would be able to entertain and engage a theatre full of children. This is because in the pantomime the audience will mainly be children.
Overview:
I practiced for 25 minutes again as I determined that this was an appropriate amount of time to make a good amount of progress in. I once more practiced different pitches first then I explored other emotions that would help me display various tones of voice that I will be able to use during the pantomime.
Reflection:
In this practice I have reached my smart goal for the singular practice and then I believe that I have reached my smart target for the whole week. This is because I have definitely developed my tone. I know that I have done this because now when I deliver the poem I can hear myself being far more emotive and interesting. I also know I have completed my smart goal for this practice as I believe my voice would definitely be engaging to children. Throughout this week process, I have also been working on incorporating the other exercises into my practices, for example, I have constantly been projecting my voice as well as making sure I am enunciating. To ensure I am enunciating I open my mouth very widely as I speak and for projection, I stand shoulder width apart envisioning my voice leaving my mouth and hitting the wall on the other side of the room. 


WEEK 6
SMART  target:
For this week I want to gain control of my voice and breathing. To do this I am going to stand with my shoulders relaxed and my face pointing forward. Then I place one of my hands on my stomach and then I will breathe in so my stomach expands. While I exhale, I make static "Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha." noises. With every "Ha," I push in my stomach to force the sound out of you.

Practice 16- Monday 1pm-
In today's practice, I went over the activity for 15 minutes. I stood facing the other wall across from me in my room in order to help my focus. I predicted that 15 minutes would be enough time in order to make a good amount of progress. 
Smart goals:
My goals for today is to be able to gain more control of my voice, this is because I want to be able to say my lines in the pantomime with conviction and an engaging tone. I also want to be able to do the exercise without straining my voice or becoming any sort of type of breathless. 
Overview:
I was correct in thinking that 15 minuets were long enough to make a decent amount of progress in. I stood with my shoulders relaxed and my face pointing forward looking at the wall on the oposite side of my bedroom when I made the ha sound I envisioned the words coming out my mouth and hitting the other side of the room.
Reflection:
I stood with my feet shoulder width apart, my head held up high and my back completely straight (it is important to have good posture whenever you do a vocal warm-up or exercise). I then started going through the breath control exercise, I kept my hand on my stomach the whole time. I think that I have achieved my smart goals for today's practice. This is because I was not breathless at the end of the exercise and also I do believe I have gained some more control of my voice. I think this because as I had been doing the exercise for more time I could feel the "ha" sound coming out and sounding louder and more powerful. I think that this could also be a good projection exercise as I found my self getting louder as the exercise went on.

Practice 17- Wednesday 4.30pm
In today's practices session once more I did the exercise for 15 minutes again. This is because in the last practice I determined 15 minutes was an appropriate amount of time to make good progress in.
Smart goals:
For today's practice, my goals are to be able to gain more control of my voice, the way I am going to measure this is before and after  the exercise, I will read a famous speech and see if I get out of breath or breathless after reading it out loud once I have done the practice.
Overview:
I stood again with my feet shoulder width apart, head pointing towards the wall on the opposite side of my room and my hands relaxed by my sides. I again practiced for 15 minutes as I know I can make good progress within.
Reflection:
Today I believe that my practice went very well this is because, before the vocal exercises I read out a famous speech, I had to take a lot of pauses and felt slightly breathless at the end of it. However, after I had done the vocal exercise I re-read the same speech. I felt that when I was reading it, it came across as far more powerful and seemed a lot more in control. Moreover, I did not feel out of breath like I did the first time when I read the speech. In order to improve for next time, I am going to use a longer speech and practice for 20 minutes instead of 15 minutes to see if it makes any difference to the type of progress I make. I think I met my smart goals as I feel I did gain more control of my breath. 

Practice 18- Friday 5.00pm
In today's practice, I did the vocal exercise for 20 minutes instead of 15 minutes because I wanted to see if that extra five minutes is effective for me to be able to make more positive progress.
Smart goals:
My goal for today is to be able to read a more complex speech with full control of my voice after I have done the exercise. I also do not want to feel breathless at all or feel like I have to pause for an extended amount of time in order to catch my breath.
Overview: 
I practiced for 20 minutes instead of 15 minutes today. Personally, I feel that it did not help me improve in any way I think if I had practiced for 15 minutes I would have made the exact same amount of progress as I did in 20 minutes.
Reflection:
I think that today's and this whole weeks practice sessions have been extremely successful. This is because, after today's vocal exercise I could go through a more complex and longer speech with power and conviction while not getting out of breath, this means that I have met my smart goal for today. Over the whole week, I think that I have met my SMART targets, this is because I know that I have gained much more control over my voice, I can speake far more powerfully and can change my tone particually easily now as well. 

WEEK 7

SMART target: 

My smart target for this week is to improve my timing for my solo in one of the songs in the pantomime "its going down" from descendants 2. I need to do this because after my solo it cues the next part of the dance routine and the next verse in the song, this means that if I am out of time so will the rest of the song. I do not want my solo to be the reason the rest of the song is incorrect. The way I am going to work on this is by sining the song over and over again until I know the timings and counts inside and out.

Practice 17 - Monday 10am

In todays practice I sang the song four times, once with the backing with the lyrics and three times with just the audio of the song. It took me about 15 minuets to sing the song that many times and I feel this is a good amount of time to make positive progress in.

Smart goals:
My smart goals for todays practice session is to learn the counts in the song for when I come in and then I also want to be able to sing the song with only the audio not the vocals as this is how it will be performed in the pantomime. 

Overview:

I found out that 15 minuets is an appropriate amount of time to work on this activity. This is because if I do it for any longer I start to loose my focus and I do not feel like I make much progress after this point. 

Reflection:

I believe that this practice session went very well. I stood up straight with my feet shoulder width apart, my head up pointing forward and had good posture. To begin with I did a quick lip trill exercise in order to warm up my voice before starting singing. This is because I do not want to damage my voice or strain it when I start singing. I started of by listening to the song so I could get a good ideas of the counts. I then proceeded to sing it once with the vocals in the background and then three times without the vocals. I think I have achieved my smart goal for this session this is because I have improved my timing however it is still not perfect so I will have to continue on practicing through out the rest of the week to be perfect for the show.

Practice 18 - Wednesday 6.30pm

In today's practice (practically the same as what I did on Monday) I sang the song four times, all with out the audio in the back I did it with just the tune of the song. It took me about 15 minuets to sing the song that many times and I feel this is a good amount of time to make positive progress in.

Smart goals:

My smart goals for today's practice session is to be able to sing the whole song with perfect timing. I also want to improve my projection when singing because I need to be louder in order for the people at the back of the theatre to be able to hear me. 

Overview:

I practiced for 15 minuets again, this is enough time for me to sing the song at leat three times if not four. This is more than enough time for me to develop my projection and develop my timings for my solo. 

Reflection:

I think that this practice session went very well. Once again I stood up straight, with my feet shoulder width apart, head facing forward and good posture. This time as I was singing I envisioned the words coming out of your mouth and hitting the wall on the opposite side of my room, I did this to help me with my projection. I believe that I have reached both my smart goals for today's session this is because I have improved my projection by singing from my diaphragm and not my throat. Furthermore, my timing is much better. To improve for next time I need to bring in my techniques from voice control because my voice when singing can sound a little bit shaky. 

Practice 19 - Friday 4.00pm

In today practice I rehearsed for 20 minutes. This is because I started off with 5 minutes of breath control exercises before going into the 15 minutes of singing the song three times. I hope that the extra time added in for breathy control will help me from my voice sounding shaky. 
Smart goals:
My goals for today is to be able to sing the song "it's going down" with perfect timing and without my voice becoming shaky or out of breath. 
Overview:
For today's practice, I did it for 20 minutes, this was the perfect amount of time for doing my breath control exercise as well as being able to run through the song three times all without the vocals in the background of the song.  
Reflection:
Today I started off my practice with a breath control exercise I stood with good posture and my feet shoulder-width apart. After this, I proceeded to sing the song three times. In today's practice, I think that I have reached both my smart goals for the session and my SMART targets for the whole week. This is because I now have more control over my voice, this means that I no longer sound shaky when I sing. I now also believe that I have the timing perfect for my solo in the song.