3rd June 2013

Firstly I practiced my song 'I want it all' with Millie in full character as I have not rehearsed it properly on the stage. Firstly, I rehearsed the song in the pratctice area so I could make sure my singing was in the right key and that I could hold the notes whilst managing my breath control. I then asked Emily and Dylan to assist with the backing vocals as I felt that they with their powerful voices would inspire me to be louder with the songs. For the movement of the song I wanted to try and improvise with Millie as we both felt that the set choreography was just too similated. I decided that I would walk around the staging interacting with Millie in a affectionate manner on the emphasised notes of the song and grab her and sing to her to resemble affection. This reflects Britney's compassion and shows his relationship with Meat as being one of importance.

We also need to rehearse 'crazy little thing called love' I am much more confident with this song as we have had extensive runs with Sam and the Bohemians, however I think It needs touching up before the final show. I would just like to have more energy and passion as I think it is a defining point for the Bohemians and I need to reflect their joy after discovering the dreamer. We would hopefully get the opportunity to address this in the run through.

I had to wait until 4pm for my run through with an exam in between, I therefore chose to assist with other production roles in order to be as beneficial to the class. I assisted in painting the guitar case white for props, I also decorated it with gold stars to give a real 'rock and roll' effect. I enjoyed this as it made me feel productive when I could just be doing nothing, and it took some pressure off Lauren who has been working so hard to create all of our props. I also assisted Grace and Megan in filming the Killer Queen 'bikini wax' scene by telling Megan which angle I preferred for the camera and holding the boom mic up to Grace while she said her lines, making sure not to get it within the shot of the camera, this was nice to be a part of as it showed me the media effects going into the show and allowed me to gain more experience working with tech and seeing how everything would feature in the final show.

When we moved onto our casts performance. We started off at a good pace and the energy was very encouraging for the first few scenes. Especially as this was our very first full run through of the entire show. When it came time for me and Millie to perform 'I want it all' the energy just wasn't there, we weren't confident with the song as we were trying to improvise our movements to the music. We were uneasy with each other and afraid of interacting in character as we hadn't really rehearsed it. After careful reflection it has become clear that we need to partly choreograph the song as we are unsure of ourselves and Rachel picked up on it instantly. I was embarrassed and nervous on stage, something that im not familiar with as a performer. I will do everything in ability within rehearsals to change this.

The Scenes that really needs to be worked on is Act 1, Scene 10 and Act 2, Scene 10. Lines need to be run as a few people are missing their cues, me included which I have been trying to rectify, this then leads to the scene loosing its momentum because of the constant starting and stopping. I need to take responsibility for myself and learn my lines so that my cast mates aren't being hold back. I will be running my lines through and through also I am going to help Josh Mortimer with his lines as he is struggling and I feel by working together we can bring out the best in each other. The other Bohemians in the scene could learn the structure of the scene in case they may need to jump in and help, specifically with Josh as he does struggle with lines and it's not made easy for him with everyone putting pressure on him to do better, perhaps we need to more patient with him and offer out assistance as his classmates, rather than giving him aggrovation.