booklet - frantic assembly beautiful burnout

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BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing ArtsUnit 32: Developing Physical TheatreTutor: Jade Smith

Keep me Clean & Presentable!HAND ME IN COMPLETE BY: Thursday 27th March 2013

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Frantic Assembly Beautiful Burnout

Workbook

Student Name: Shannon Mowat

Student ID: S120680

Cameron Burns is going places. He's fighting for his club, his Mum, his

place in the world. And this boy is a natural. He has an affinity with the

violence, the balance, the ritual, the grace, and the power of the most

controversial sport of our time.

(http://www.franticassembly.co.uk/productions/beautiful-burnout/)

LO3: Select Develop and Refine Material


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Research Task

1. In your own words, write down information you have found about the

company Frantic Assembly.

Frantic Assembly is led by Artistic Director Scott Graham. Scott formed the company

with Steven Hoggett and Vicki Middleton in 1994. Having toured throughout the UK,

Frantic Assembly has an amazing reputation as one of the most exciting dance

companies in the country.

2. Below write down information you have found about the companys

production Beautiful Burnout.

Beautiful Burnout was written by Bryony Lavery and performed by Frantic Assembly

throughout 2010 & 2012.

The story follows five young fighters as they aim for fame and long to be far from

Glasgows violent streets.

"This knockout production is spectacularly staged, drawing its audience into the

heart of the action, where every jab, hook and uppercut feels flinchingly realistic."-

Directly from the official Frantic Assembly website.(http://www.franticassembly.co.uk/productions/beautiful-burnout/


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Developing Ideas from a Visual Stimuli

3. What is a visual stimulus?

It is an image or video that can be used to help inspire ideas for our own

performances.

4. Using the pictures as STIMULI, create a mind map of ideas you

could potentially develop into movements.

Boxers are light on their feet and often bounce

around, which could be developed to look like a dance move.

A ring girl could twirl

in and around the ring.

Throughout the match the boxers

will do exaggerated punches,

blocks and dodges.


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It could be a group working in cannon

as though in a training session.

This could represent

a training session in

which a group session

in which a group

synchronized.

5. Using the two pictures, what DYNAMICS would you need in order tocreate your movement ideas?


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Storyboard: Developing Ideas

6. Create a storyboard based on the character discussed in class

(attach a separate sheet). Ensure to have a beginning middle and an

end.

Getting To Know Your Character

Frantic Assembly

Physical Theatre

Bobby

DinaAjay

Cameron

He is the gyms trainer and owner

He is God

He demands respect, and often gets it

He has a good reputation

He has a favourite boxer

He trains his son

He has an argument

She trains with the men

She is eager to fight and train

She will not compete against women in

tournaments

She is confident

She says what is on her mind

she is very competitive

He is a ladies man

He is very confident

He loves looking in the mirror

He is hard working

He trains hard

He is very competitive

He is a very good boxer

He is Bobby's son

He has an argument

He can be jealous

He has feelings for Dina

He is not a good boxer

His relationship with his father is a struggle


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Developing and Refining Material

7. What is a motif?

8. Develop a motif based on your character and story. Record your

movement motif below.

9. How could you develop your motif further?


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LO2: Develop Skills and Techniques Associated with Physical

Theatre

10. Attach your Physical Skills Profile (PSP) sheets to this workbook.

From the information provided on your PSP sheet create a BAR

CHART. Example:

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4

Alignment

Accuracy

Co-ordination


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11. What have you found from your bar chart

results?

12. Why is it important to develop your physicaland technique skills for physical theatre?

Key Words for Evaluation:

Enhance

Develop

Improve

Weakness

For example

Ultimately

I would like to

Next time I would

For example

Progress

refine

motivate

This could suggest

that I am

The results show

From my results I

havefound

Physical skills:

accuracy

alignment

balance

co-ordination

flexibility

movementmemory

posture

stamina

timing

precision

control

extension

Tip: Use the words or

phrases above to enhance

your specialist vocabulary

when evaluating your

performance.Aim High!


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13. How will you continue to develop these skills

in future lessons?


Enhance

Develop

Improve

Weakness

For example

Ultimately

I would like to

Next time I would

For example

Progress

refine

motivate

In order to progress I

would need to

As a result

Previously I have

Now I will aim to

achieve by

I will aim to

Next time I will

achieve this by

Physical skills:

accuracy

alignment balance

co-ordination

flexibility

movement

memory

posture

stamina

timing

precision

control

extension

Tip: Use the words or

phrases above to enhance



performance.Aim High!


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Peer and Self Evaluation

Task

14. Evaluate your final performance and

technical skills.

Key points to consider:

What aspects of your performance can you aim to

improve?

Why do you need to improve this?

What aspect of your performance do you feel went

well?

Why do you feel this went well?

How can you continue to develop further, in order to

maintain or improve your performance?

What constructive criticism have your peers

identified while observing your performance skills?

Did they identify something you did not yourself?

Why do you think this was?

Conclude your findings about yourself

Identify targets for improvement

Aim to write at least 500-600 words to show knowledge

and understanding of your Physical Theatre skills.

(Attach a separate sheet to this workbook)


Enhance

Develop

Improve

Weakness

For example

Ultimately

I would like to

Next time I would

For example

Progress

refine

motivate

This could suggest

that I am

The results show

From my results I

have found

Overall I have found

that

To conclude

Performance and

Physical skills:

accuracy

alignment balance

co-ordination

flexibility

movement

memory

posture

stamina

timing

precision

control

extension

facial

expression

muscular

strength

Tip: Use the words orphrases above to enhance



performance. Aim High!

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