4c

My professional Associate 'Dewi Evans' is on board and happy to support me through my Degree.

Dewi Evans is an intellectual, talented, professional who is currently working as an Actor and  experienced Director  who is in the process of writing his own scripts.

Dewi studied at The University of Wales, Aberystwyth with an Upper Second Class Bachelor's Degree in 2007 and then attended The Central School of speech and Drama where he graduated with a Masters Degree in Musical Theatre.

Since leaving Central, Dewi has performed in multiple shows and has most recently been involved in 'A Pirates Adventure' working along side me on a TIE and theatre tour.

 http://www.dewievans.co.uk/


All I need to do now is think of an Award title!!

SIG creating and managing your own production company and the factors that effect it.

I have created my SIG. Please join my group to keep up to date with the Inquiry about setting up your own company and the factors that affect its growing.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/SIG-managing-creating-your-own-4326744?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

Thank you and I hope it brings weeks of debate

Performing Duos

So how difficult is it to have your own business in the Industry?


 It seems to be so easy. Register the company and away we go, but it is not that simple there is so much you need to know like Insurance and accounting. Having all the information can be found  http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ .


Can we appear in more than one section of the Industry i.e. presenting and acting - own business and acting?


the answer is yes, we can. There is not much difference between Presenting and acting as they are both in the same industry. Qualities such as public speaking, confidence and talents such as singing and dance can be beneficial in both Industries. They are Transdisciplinary.

• Do we need to train to be successful in the Industry?

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  I think training is vital for the work I want to do. I didn't do A levels so getting a degree is vitally important to me. When I was training I broke my ankle and ever since then I have come to realise that doing a physical job, i need the use of my entire body so therefore I need a back up. This is one reason why I want to set up my own Company
 

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  Should we rely on luck or do we make our own?

This is an on going question in my head! Luck is something we are told to believe in from a young age. When we go on stage its - GOOD LUCK or Break a Leg. We are always given some hope, but is it really luck? I get really nervous before going on stage, but with all this hype about good luck, its no wonder. What causes stage fright? I don't think Luck is real. I think we create our own as it is up to us to be in the right place at the right time. As I mentioned in my previous blogg

http://lisawhyte.blogspot.com/2012/02/4a-developing-inquiry.html

An online site seems to think there is no such thing as luck and you have to create your own by relying on 3 different elements.

• 1. Proximity - “You cannot catch a fish without being near the water.”
  2. Practice - “The fish not caught on the first try is larger when finally caught.”
  3. Persistence - “If you do not fish often, the fish have little chance to bite.”
  It is true, I feel we create our own luck and it is up to us to push ourselves to our limits to achieve our goals in life.
  

Do we need Agents to get us work?

All we talk about to each other is, who is your agent and what work have they got you? But realistically how good are they? I have been out of college for almost a year now without and agent and I haven't been out of work. It has been hard and testing my passion but it wasn't impossible. If I wanted to be a film star or west end lead, i would be thinking differently but I am so passionate about being apart of this profession, why would I change the way I work. I am not say that if an agent approached me, I would turn it down - I am saying that it is what works best for you at the current time. Agents can be specific about what they get you work for i.e. Acting, musical theatre or commercials. Is it possible to have an Agent to do it all? some agents will only allow you to be on their books, so if they only do commercials, you cannot get work in the Acting or Presenting world! it is a vicious circle. 

Is it possible to break into the industry as a duo?

Working with my sister has always been a dream of mine. However, being a presenter has only recently become a passion of mine, even though, I have always subconsciously done it. When I was younger my sister and I made our own shows like As simple as Pancakes. it was a cookery show which involved adverts the news and also the television program. So it has always been something I loved to do. This has shown me that I should present with my sister and I have also discovered there is a niche in the market. There are loads of duo presenters but they are either 2 males or 1 male and 1 female. Having 2 female presenters is not a common sighting. What section of this industry is best suited to me? Can working with my sister be a bonus? (2 for 1 deal)However is there a reason why there are not 2 female presenters?

How do Celebrities make it into the Industry?

Many Celebrities have made it into the lime light without training. How do they do it? They must have had Agents, but why would they? Ant and Dec started their careers on Byker Grove before releasing a song to then become Presenters. Bit of a strange path but it worked for them. They didn't even start in the same industry they ended up in. This brings me back to Luck, and being in the right place at the right time! It makes me think that it doesn't matter how hard you push yourself, if yours not the right look, then you won't get the part. Hard to hear but true. At least we can all think that it is not are talent that is letting us down.

I feel I need to focus on one path and not all my ambitions. Ultimately, presenting is what I want to do but know the least about. Looking at my research I have discovered that it breaks down into catergories :-

Presenting/Television

Company/Business

Acting

Luck

After looking at my answers, nothing seems to jump out at me. All subject seem to link for example, Agents and transdisciplinary work still comes under Presenting and therefore is relevant to my Inquiry as well as Luck.
I have always been told you have trained in Musical Theatre and won't be accepted as a actress/presenter but I don't think this is strictly true and I want to prove this by being successful in the presenting Industry. I am going back to my one of my original questions of 'can you transfer to a different section of the Industry?'

 All the information I have discovered to date are related to my Inquiry and will develop my Inquiry further. My Inquiry managing and creating a production company 

After reading Jess Hay's Blog I have made a discovery. Most people want to do SIG's about teaching and performing and I felt this wasn't suited to me, however it's not that different. This is what I commented


'This has made me realise that our Inquiries are actually quite close. You ask questions that every actor asks every day subconsciously but never find answers to. This is a very open path to go down which will open more questions to bring you to your Inquiry. However, I discovered that I also want to teach and perform. As an actress I perform on a daily basis and also as a presenter, however, wanting to own a Company I will have to choreograph, direct and teach people what I envisage. '

This has displayed to me that creating a SIG might not be as difficult as I first thought. 

My line of Inquiry

My line of Inquiry is ' What determines a successful career in the performance Industry?'

Sub questions

• How difficult is it to run your own Company?
• How would having my own Company affect my acting career?
• Would a Company increase my chances of work?
• Can we appear in more than one section of the Industry i.e. presenting and acting - own business and acting?
• • Do we need to train to be successful in the Industry?
  • What are the benefits of training?
  • Should we rely on luck or do we make our own?
  • Do have a variety of skills to be a presenter?
  • Can you be Multi-disciplined?
  • Hoe easy is it to break into a different area of the Industry?
  • How different is Presenting to other disciplines?
  • Do we need Agents to get us work?
  • If so, can one Agent get me work in all disciplines?
  • Is it possible to break into the industry as a duo?
  • Can working with my sister be a plus or a minus?
  • Do people like to see diversity?
  • How do Celebrities make it into the Industry?
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These questions are just outlines for further debate and research.

Re-think

After reading my developing Inquiry, I questioned my current ideas. Yes, presenting is something I want to do, but I want to set up my own Company as well. I want to test myself and push my limits and not question myself on something I may already know the answer to. I have never been involved in business, the closest I have been was at GCSE studying Business Studies, but that doesn't inform you on the exact measure taken to have your own legal company.

I decided to set my ideas out as mind maps as I think clearer when my ideas are in a diagram. I have split them up into three categories to clearly see any trends.
Presenter
Performer
Company

There are a few themes that caught my attention. Communication skills are vital whatever kind of Industry you are in and have to deal with people. Being transdiciplinary seems to be the way we work as performers. However, Luck really caught my attention. I feel that what we create personally and how we create it determines what luck we have and therefore, I think my line of Inquiry should be focusing on being in the right place at the right time! it is something that will always affect us as a performer and I feel that there is more to this subject than meets the eye. It can be backed up by all the information in 2D as well as helping me pursue my dream of having my own Company. I just need to get the correct wording for my line of Inquiry.

4a - Developing Inquiry

So I am starting to get back in the swing of questioning my every move. I have found a passion for presenting but I feel that there are so many factors preventing me reaching my dream. I feel that the performance industry is made up of walls like Concentric castles and you have to work your way to the centre of the castle to reach your dream. There are many things preventing you (walls of the castle) but if you work hard enough, it might just come true.

This is my Developing Inquiry

Module 2

Hey

So we are all back for our second Module. I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and an even better New Year. 2012 here we are - the year of the Olympics!

This Module looks like a lot more work is required but I have learnt so much from the last one, I feel that the skills that I have developed will assist my learning further.

So lets get started!!