APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

 APPENDIX 4

APPENDIX 5

APPENDIX R + 5

Proposed Award Title and Rationale

The award title I seek as a result of doing this programme is a BA (Hons) Professional Practice in Performance and Production

Rationale

Your award title should reflect your knowledge and expertise and you should think carefully about it in relation to your future career development. (Module Handbook)

After reading this in the Module 2 Handbook, I started to think deeply about what I do now as a performer and what I wish to pursue in the future. I wanted to make sure that the title I chose would represent my individual experience and ambitions.

I have had many conversations with Friends, Family, Fellow BAPP colleagues and advisors, and all their points were relevant and narrowed down my ideas into three categories. Performance, Presenting and Production.

These three categories were chosen because they all relate to what I do and wish to do in the future. Ultimately, I want to have my own Production Company which will require management of myself and others around me. I need to have the skills to be able to produce an entire show and keep everything flowing. I love the challenge and the pressure of getting things right. This all comes under the production side of things. When growing up, I often worked backstage during shows and when filming, I found it fascinating how everything worked and how important each person was and I feel that this has inspired me to create my own company.

I have been dancing since the age of four and have developed other skills over the years and after training for three years at Italia Conti, I feel that I am now qualified to perform. During this time I have picked up skills like, singing, stage combat, Diablo, Pointe work and contemporary dance. Each of these skills will help me become a more versatile performer which will give me more opportunities to work. I have the passion to perform and I feel that other performers share this passion and this is why the Industry survives.

Presenting has recently come to fruition. As a child I used to record my sister and I doing our own cookery programmes but only recently have we discovered our love for it. It is the scariest type of performing; I have ever had to do, because you have to be yourself, which for an actor is extremely difficult.   Presenting has become something quite useful to me as it helps you in day to day life as well as within the Industry.

Although all three topics are relevant to my Inquiry, it has become apparent that my award title is too lengthy and not specific enough to me. I decided to put the Presenting under the performing bracket to keep my award title short. I have been having a few discussions with Phil Carroll and he found it fascinating that I put Presenting under the performing side of my title instead of the production as he felt it would benefit me with public speaking. I agree with this and I can see that presenting can go under either production or performance as it will be beneficial to both.

Having my own production company has always been a dream and I feel that having a degree in Production will give me the opportunity to prove that I am capable of having the mind set of running my own company. In this day and age anyone can set up a company, but it is how the company continues to run and grow, that it the real test.

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Critical Reflection

I have found this Module harder to nurture because it is all about self development which is a large step forward form Module 1. I needed to expand my knowledge of my career path to find my own line of inquiry. (APPENDIX 1) I wanted to use my experiences within the Industry to support my Inquiry but be versatile in my pursuits so my company would be varied. After writing down all my thoughts and ideas (APPENDIX 2) I began to see some shape and after many conversations with fellow colleagues and advisors, I managed to group my findings into categories and found that everything links in. (APPENDIX 3)

I feel that my knowledge and skills have developed to a competent level to pursue my inquiry and keep involved with the significant amount of work. The most important part, for me was discovering the tools like my SIG which served as a useful platform for discussions to find a suitable line of inquiry.

The pilot reviews gave me the opportunity to try out different tools within the performing industry. I pushed my boundaries by putting myself into situations I am not used to. Interviewing was a difficult process, especially when interviewing elder, more experienced people. However, I gain valuable experience from using these tools. Looking at the different types of social media has given me the opportunity to expand my networks. I feel that this is a vital way to keep a business working in the current economic climate. I have discovered new sites like Tumblr, which may help aspects of my inquiry line.

Ethics have come to my attention many times during the development of my Inquiry and I feel that they are imperative. They give you a guideline to follow to keep everyone in check. Without ethics we become immoral and self-centred and will not progress to where we wish to be. I have discovered that I need the help of others to complete my inquiry and this is only possible if I abide by my ethics and follow data protection laws.

My case study on sword fighting will allow me to see how a company can develop within the industry and how the skill had evolved to thrive within the industry. (APPENDIX 4) I feel that the case study will benefit my research as it will give me a deeper understanding of how the industry works.

The issue that challenged me the most was the decision of my award title. (APPENDIX 5) I found it difficult to find a title that expressed exactly what I wanted to do.  However, I have had very helpful feedback from my advisor who has given me valid points. I need to make sure that I can determine the size of my inquiry that I can complete it in the time available. I must make sure I am precise in carrying out the inquiry and I should try to obtain qualitative data so that with all this information I will develop my inquiry throughout Module three. 

6D Delicious

I have been thinking carefully about which links will aid my research. Clink on the link below to see which ones I feel are important to my inquiry

Delicious