Wiz - 4/2/16

In this lesson we started by going through different ideas everyone had for set with like actual set and colour themes for each section. This was good as we got to hear everyone's different ideas and how we all envisioned scenes to look. For the colours we came up with :

• Munchkins  - Pink, orange and yellows.
• Addapearl -  Royal blue
• Scarecrow - earthy colours and tones
• Tinman - Silver
• Lion - Sand/beige
• Wiz/Emerald city folk - Metallic emerald greens
• Evileene - Dark green and dark purple
• Glinda - Pink and Gold
• Poppies - Red
• Crows - Black
• Monkeys - orange/brown

After allocating colours we could then focus on specific elements like costume and set as we knew the colour schemes.

For set we felt that for emerald set it is mainly going to be metallic/sparkly/shiny green set/furniture to give it the wow factor that it is meant to have. For the Wiz max came up with the idea that we should have a piece of set like a board on wheels and project "The Wiz" on and then when the song starts it turns and the actual Wiz is there so either Max or Jordy, we all like this idea as it would be effective as well as easy for us to get off and on.

For Kansas we decided that it would mainly be projected set as it is going to have to have a fast transition for when the tornado arrives. The scarecrow would mainly be projection screen, a few hay bales and a metal stand in which the scarecrow can stand on.

We then decided overall as a suggestion that we have wheel bases and then we change the bits of set upon the wheels so the set firstly takes up less room but also so that the transitions are smoother and more professional.

The Tinman would just have a few random items in which would be found in a scrap yard like tyres and metal frames as well as having a projected screen to make the supposed scrap yard to look bigger. For the Lion we only need one or two physical trees as the rest can be projected this not only gives us more space to perform but the projection will help the audience envision it more clearly and help them get into the mood of the scene. Lastly for Evilene, she is going to have a dragon for her entrance to represent her evilness as well as her status within the storyline, this will probably be made from chicken wire or something similar and wheeled on.


After break we then got given a rough copy of one of the scenes as the script hasn't arrived the scene were given was the one in which Dorothy arrives in Oz and meets the Munchkins and Addapearl. We read through it and then Jade and I had to direct the others and block it how we would like it to look and go. As we went through we wrote down on our script different ideas and movements we ended up doing.

After we went through it we then performed it and liam filmed it.
My strengths of this I think were picking up the movement that we were blocking quickly and coming up with ideas.
My weaknesses were that I kept losing my accent to improve this I will practice the accent a few times a week and watch things which include the accent so that I get used to it.