As we look at the Example Work document what do you notice?
What can you see that is missing from your work?
Give yourself 3 SMART Targets for completing the next section
of your work (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, TimeBound).
This Example Work document can be used as a reference but
NONE of it may be copied!
Do Now
● Make a list of all of the Roles and Responsibilities you
think make up a Production Company.
● Rank them as most to least important for the production
of ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
Enquiry question: How can an introduction be effectively written for a
piece of Theatre Production Research?
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SECTION 1 - INTRO
Write an introduction to your presentation…
• Explain the task
• Introduce your play – title, playwright, date it was first performed
• Explain its:
• Plot
• Genre
• Style
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Do Now
● Write as many words as you can that you associate with
the Theme of ‘Unity’
● How does ‘Unity’ relate to Everybody’s Talking About
Jamie’?
Enquiry question: How does our chosen production relate to a given
theme?
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SECTION 2 – THE THEME
In your next section of your presentation
• Talk about the theme of ‘chance’ and what it means
• Explain how the play meets the theme through its:
• Story
• Acting
• Creative Intention
• Explain the purpose of the play. Why was it written and produced?
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Do Now
I am going to play a series of songs
from either ETAJ or TGWDLM - it is
your job to write down the name of
the song and which show it is from
SECTION 3 – THE THEME
Discuss the exam board’s ‘theme word’.
• Talk about the theme of ‘chance’ and what it means
• Explain how the play meets the theme through its:
• Story
• Acting
• Creative Intention
• Explain the purpose of the play
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SECTION 4 – OTHER WORKS
Give examples of other works that meet the theme of ‘chance’.
• Identify another play that relates to the theme and explain why.
• Identify a film that relates to the theme and explain why.
• Identify a TV series that relates to the theme and explain why.
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Communicators, Open-Minded, Risk-takers, Reflective
SECTION 5 – ACTING
Paste a YouTube clip/ screen grab of a scene from the
play. Choose one actor and explain how they use their
acting skills in this scene.
Use as many of these words as you can:
Posture, Volume, Gesture, Facial Expressions, Pitch, Pace,
Proxemics, Tone, Eye Contact, Pause, Accent
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SECTION 6 – TECH
Paste a YouTube clip/ screen grab of a scene from the play.
Explain how technical elements and skills have been used during
this scene and elsewhere in the play.
Use as many of these words as you can:
Lighting
Spotlight
Floodlight
Wash
Colour (gel/LED)
Fade/Cross-fade
Blackout
Gobo
Strobe
Direction
Sound
Diegetic
Sound Effect
Soundscape
Non-diegetic
Music
Atmosphere
Set
Backdrop
Cyclorama
Projection
Stage flats
Fly rail
Props
Trucks
Scene changes
Transitions
Costume
Garment
Colour
Fit
Condition
Fabric
Era
Hairstyling
Makeup
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SECTION 7 – ROLES
Explain what each of these roles did during the process of
creating this play:
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Director
Producer
Casting Director
Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
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Front of House Manager
• Lead Actor
• Ensemble
• Understudy
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Lighting Designer
Lighting Technician
Sound Designer
Sound Technician
Set Designer
Costume Designer
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SECTION 8 – CASE STUDY
Focus on each of the roles from the previous section. Explain in detail what
that person would do in the following stages of the process of staging this play:
• Before rehearsals begin
• Rehearsals
• Technical rehearsal
• Dress Rehearsal
• Performance
• Post-performance review
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