Diploma in Perfor

Performing &
Production Arts
Unit 8 Project Proposal

Candidate Phoebe Mocanu

Name
Candidate 4437632833
Number
Pathway Performing and Production Arts Level 3

Project Title Final Major Project: It Snows

Section 1: Review
Coming into this course I was anxious about not having as much acting experience as others and not
having the love for musicals and theater shows that everyone else seemed to have. Now actually being on
the course I have come to realize that there are many people like me, who share the passion for acting but
haven’t been in any shows or acting classes outside of college; and it’s not about our past experience but
about what we’re willing to learn whilst enrolled on the course. I have also discovered that I enjoy and do
also thrive on the fast pace professional environment we have been thrown into since the first day. By
working with practitioners that are within the industry you can observe and analysis how everyone works in
diverse ways and explore what does and doesn’t work for you. At the start I was apprehensive and would
often feel vulnerable when trying out new things such as improve, but as time went on I gained friendships
and learnt to place my trust in people. This made my confidence saw which would then lead me into letting
loose and giving it my all. Something I previously have disliked is when I surround myself with peers who
aren’t motivated as this has had a knock on effect on me. I have discovered all about the creative process
behind performances and what it actually takes to produce an amazing show. The reason I have chosen
the acting discipline is because I hope to peruse it as a career in film and tv; however one thing I have
uncovered while being on this course is the opportunity’s you have to look further into performing arts and
what else it has to offer you besides physical acting, for example becoming a screenwriter or a director.
This is something that I am looking forward to foresee in the future.

Section 2: Project Concept

. We also got to look into the world of “weird kid” and began discovering the type of world they live in
through their small window; however there are still many answered questions that we have which I believe
the writer has done so we can interpret things the way we want and leave it up to our imagination. The
relationship between characters The play that we produced was called “It Snows” and was all about the
conflicting types of relationships between characters and how the atmosphere can shift when it snows;
and how it contradicts the behavior of the characters beforehandare very contradicting and shows the
different types of love people have for each other(which changes after it snows) so this is something I will
be researching within the play. For example Caitlin and Cameron have a romantic teenager type of
relationship and it only begins to blossom at the bus stop after the snow appears whereas the relationship
Cameron has with the lads is a bullying connection which seems too dwindle as time goes on. I’ll explore
this with the actors who play the roles and ensure the audience understand and feel the mood switching
and change in atmosphere by the power in their voices, physical levels within the characters and changes
in movement on stage. As this play is heavily movement based we will have to all work together as a
group to ensure we’re all on time and on the same page, because initially we tell the story through our
bodies not our mouths. Therefore if something doesn’t look right or if someone doesn’t know their part it
can corrupt the whole meaning of the play. Working with our director an movement director I look forward
in seeing how we portray this production through movement and really bring it too life.

Section 3: Evaluation
How I will reflect on my work will be taking notes in my script during rehearsals on stage directions, and
developing deeper into my characters with their thoughts and feelings throughout the play. I will also go
into the rehearsal with an action plan on what I want achieve that day so I can stay focused and stay on
track as I have a tendency to procrastinate and loose focus. I will record weekly reflection videos were I
talk about what I’ve done that week, challenges I’ve faced, what I want to improve for next week
rehearsals and things that I think went well and I’d like to continue. In terms of developing my work I will be
asking our director for her advice on things she feels I could improve on and also asking my peers around
me as they can help me play around with scenes and help me try out new things that have the potential to
work; they also can give me an audiences perspective so problems I may not have noticed before can
easily be picked up on. One negative thing about working with my peers is as I mentioned earlier
becoming easily distracted so I’ve just got to focus on the bigger picture and remember that everything I
do in rehearsals does have a big impact on the final performance.

Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)

“Bullying at school” GOV.UK [Online] Available at: Bullying at school: Bullying - a definition - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk) [Accessed 22nd March 2022]

Laura Cole July 29 2013 “Themes of Bullying In Matilda The Musical” Broadway Educators.com [Online]
Available at: Themes of Bullying in Matilda The Musical – Broadway Educators [Accessed 22nd March
2022]

“Everybody’s talking about Jamie”[Online] Available at: Everybody's Talking About Jamie - UK Tour
(everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk) [Accessed 22nd March 2022]

Susannah Clapp January 25th 2015 “Bull review- a riveting and uncomfortable 55 minutes “The
Guardian [Online] Available at:
Bull review – a riveting and uncomfortable 55 minutes | Theatre | The Guardian [Accessed 22nd
March 2022]

“What Happened 15 years ago in 2007 Major News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices “ The People
History Home [Online] Available at What Happened in 2007 15 years ago inc. Pop Culture, Prices and
Events (thepeoplehistory.com) [ Accessed 4th April 2022]

“A timeline: Notable milestones in the history of iPhone from Apple” [Online] Available at: The History of
Apple iPhones | Verizon [ Accessed 4th April 2022]

“Feature Fil Released between 2007-01-01 and 2007-12-31“ IMDb [Online] Available at: Feature Film,
Released between 2007-01-01 and 2007-12-31 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending) - IMDb [Accessed
4th April 2022]
Project Action Plan and Timetable

Week Date Week Activity / What you are intending to do - Resources / What you will need to do it -
Beginning including independent study including access to workshops

March 14th  We got into groups and acted out Script, place a place to rehearse
memories we had of playing in the
snow
 We then got the script and did a
whole read through of it as one
group
 Got in groups and acted out
scenes in the script but in a
different setting

 Introduced too some new warm up Script, pen, notebook and a place to
March 21st games including balls, for example rehearse
around the world and trying to get
the ball in the bin only touching it
once
 In twos we explored scenes in the
script and find facts and questions
 Had a big group discussion on
whether we should change the
‘lads and girls’ and ‘mums and
dads’ part to something more
genderfluid but in the end decided
to keep it the same
 We played a game where we Script, and a place to rehearse
March 28th passed a click round the room
which ended up being part of the
production, the snowball scene,
but we changed and adapted bits
 Went through the mum and dads
entrance’s and exits
 Talked about how we could make
the snow scene and different ways
we could interrupt the snow; for
example a snow machine or sheets
 We had been given our characters Script, pen and a place to rehearse
April 24th the Thursday before so we then
did another whole read through as
our group but saying our
characters lines instead
 A very rough walk through of the
play
 In groups explored our characters
on a more deeper level for example
their home life and who they are
 Introduced to the entire creative Script and a place to rehearse
April 25th time who have been helping
throughout the whole production
process
  Learnt the hexagonal dance
 Went through the opening and
closing scene
 Ruff idea of the lads and girls
scene
 1st costume fitting
 We were shown the set design for
the play
 Tutor with Kris Script, pen and a place to rehearse
April 26th  Created the dream sequence
 Practiced different styles of lifts
and what felt the most comfortable
for keira and the rest of us
April 27th  Theory with Kris Script pen and a place to rehearse
 Figured out how we wanted to
create the illusion of snow ( we
used sheets)
 Did the phone scene
 Did the snowball fight
April 28th

 Went through lads and girls scene Script, pen a place to rehearse and snow
April 29th  Went through parents scene gear
 Got given the snow gear and went
through the dances and scenes
with them
 Tutor with Kris
May 3rd  Went through the whole of unit 1 Script, pen and a place to rehearse
 Showed sophie our dream
sequences
 Worked on the snowball fight and
did the big snowball
 We went into the auditorium and
May 4th Script, pen and a place to rehearse
did a rehearsal in there
 Explored different ways we could
use the sheets to create the
illusion of snow
 Went through the snowball scene
again
May 5th  Recapped unit 1
 Rehearsed snowball scene Script, pen and a place to rehearse
 Rehearsed morning scene
 Rehearsed lads and girls scene
 First full run through

May 6th  We got notes back from the run Script, pen a place to rehearse and props
through
 Went over scenes we felt needed
 looking at
 Went over my scene with Evie and
Kate
 Did an improv scene in our
characters
 Did a full run through but with
props
 Played a few warm up games
May 9th  Split into groups and had to figure Script, pen and a place to rehearse
out the atmosphere for the specific
scene we were given
 Got given notes from last run
through
 Worked on scenes that needed
improving
 Before lunch we went through the
tiktok dance with the new track
 Did another run through

 We spent the whole day teching Script, pen and a place to rehearse
May 10th

May 11th
 Worked on a few scenes we felt
needed rehashing Script, pen and a place to rehearse
 Got into costume then watched the
wardrobe
 Then did the first dress rehearsal
with lights and sound

May 12th Script, pen and auditorium

 Notes from the dress rehearsal
 Then we did another rehearsal that
the wardrobe watched
 Kate gave us notes and then we
May 13th did our first performance
Script, pen and auditorium
 Went over notes from kate

 Final Performance