Beechi's Blogaroo

So then, as alot of you know, i have auditioned for my part as "Bottom" and i have go it! Bottom exaggerates every movement to try and make himself as interesting as possible, he is big headed and an ultimate know it all! (first person to comment "lol, just like you :P" is gona get ranted at!) During one of the lesson, we managed to storm our way through acting out over a half of the play with Mrs Bimpson, and i got plenty of time to practise playing as Bottom and taking plenty of tips. I however have a strong feeling that actually performing this play is going to be very embarrasing for me as i not only have to sing and make MASSIVE gestures... i also have to be loved liek the other characters. But i think that with rehearsals i will get over it lol. What do you all think of the characters that you are playing?
I also got given my skill area in Set and Scenery design, and we have to create EVERY single scene within the play, and we want to be the best and most successful group! We have got plenty of idea's which you can see us discussing, designing and creating during lesson and we are happy for any input or other idea;s which you would like to share with us. You could post them here, on your blog, or just tell us in lesson or around school.
Thanks guys
cya in lesson
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On thursday we had our little trip to the theater! We went to catch the train to Bolton Town Centre and goto the Octagon theater, but the train got cancelled.... Oh dear. Hearing the anouncement we dashed of back to school got some money from the finance office, walked to the closest bus stop and waited for a Public Bus going to Bolton town centre. We waited in the cold... but we had a camera to amuse us! Liz and Charlotte spent abit of time annoying Ben Woods... trying to get a picture of his face -.-' After we cought the bus and arrived in town, we made our way to the theater and strolled upto one of the balconies. I hate to admit it, but i feel that the mornings workshop wasnt what i expected. It culd have been alot better and maybe more interactive. A major problem was that we were also on a Balcony.. a high one aswell. But we then had our lunch in our own private room (because Turtoners are just that special!) and we also listened to Lucy play the piano... she was very good and it shows how multi tallented us Turtoners really are! After eating our lunch.. and feeding ben.. and worrying were on earth gabriel is and if he has got himself lost.. we searched for some boss-people in the Octagon! We asked if they would sit us below, and they said yes.. but you will have to be seperated. Luckily enough a row of five became available for me Ben, Ben, Paddy and Gabriel. And even better... it was front row seats!!! :-D This was really fortunate and the Play of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" was AMAZING and FABULOUS!!! The director had put his on spin on the play, and had set it in the 60's using very spherical art, and taking a view on the flowers as drugs. I thought that this was clever and fit in with the play well. I really do not understand the people who were critsizing it, either they were just looking for attention or couldnt understand the language used. Either way i thought that it was a very worth while trip that has inspired me and given me a vast amount of inspiration and idea's for different scenery (Is anybody else thinking giant green sticks with paper lanterns on tops with light bulbs in the middle???) :-D

So then, the other day we walked dow to Canon Slade to have a Guru session. We walked out of the school gates and across the road and across the train track and down a smalol road then down a main road... you get the idea? =) So anyway, we walked down the road to Canon Slade were we had a Guru session about why the Media Diploma is going to be so good for us,what jobs are available now, and what jobs could be available in the future. Overall the talk was very interesting and i think that i got alot out of it. I would say that the whole talk thing has given me a much needed boost and now i am once again looking forward to work! The guru talked about alot, he named jobs in this area and explained alot of new inventions and things that will come in the future. He told us that CERN have teleported an Electron and that doctors have created a microscopic submarine with a tiny nuclear warhead to destroy cancers. But he then said what i think was possibly the most important thing... "Technology is advancing, we are going through a revolution, and employers need creative people in these area's!" I totally agree with this quote and who says that a microscopic nuclear submarine for killing cancers isnt creative! In a Nutshell the Guru session was worth the walk and provided me with alot of cool facts to bore my dad with!